Pocket Guide for Ecotourism Development in Vietnam
This is a practical document for the eco-tourism management of the
method to construct eco-tourism destinations in Vietnam as well as to
improve their knowledge and professional skills for favorable conditions
of the professional works.
On the 25 Feb., in Hanoi, the Institute of Research and Development of Tourism (IRDT) organized the training courses "Pocket Guide for Ecotourism Development in Vietnam".
The tourism development strategy to 2020, vision to 2030, always
specifies the eco-tourism as the most priority form of tourism
development in Vietnam because in the sustainable development of
tourism, travel with responsibility is an important point, the
orientation of the tourism development of every country. Sustainable
tourism is not only to ensure the long-term economic benefits for the
locals but also to help protect the environment effectively.
Dr. Pham Trung Luong, Deputy Director of the Institute emphasized: "The
Pocket Guide for Ecotourism Development in Vietnam has been completed
with the financial support of AECID and the direction of Vietnam
National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the IRDT and the Vietnam
Sustainable Tourism JSC. This is a practical document for the
eco-tourism management of the method to construct eco-tourism
destinations in Vietnam as well as to improve their knowledge and
professional skills for favorable conditions of the professional works."
The training focused on contents: Overview of eco-tourism and
eco-tourism in Vietnam; Development of the criteria system, recognition
of an eco-tourism destination in Vietnam; the process of an ecotourism
evaluation ; guide to manage the activities in an ecotourism
destination. To be recognized as an eco-tourism destination, there must
be 42 required criteria including: resources, infrastructure,
sustainable environment management, products and services in the system
evaluation criteria.
With abundant and special natural resources systems through out the
country, especially with 30 national parks, 69 nature reserves, parks
and special forests and other reservation areas, Vietnam ecotourism has
much potential for the development, for unique tourism products, created great appeal for tourists, bringing enormous economic and environment benefits to the locals.
Souce: Indochina tours
