Monday, 22 December 2014

Viet Nam gears up for world's best tourism destination

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Viet Nam gears up for world's best tourism destination

22 December, 2014, Viet Nam, USA NEWS CORP



Localities, especially those with prominent tourist sites, must raise public awareness of maintaining security and order and servicing tourists in a friendly way, according to a resolution recently issued by the Government.   The Government also gave the nod to funding for a national action plan on tourism and a national tourism promotion programme in 2015.   International visitors to Viet Nam in November estimated 608,617 arrivals, increase 8.9% over last month and down 16.7% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in 11 months reached 7,217,008, increase 5.4% over the same period last year. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) was asked to work together with other ministries and sector in devising plans to draw foreign visitors from potential markets.   In coordination with the MoCST, the Ministry of Planning and Investment will work on all possible incentives for investments, especially those going to infrastructure and key national tourist areas as listed in the comprehensive master plan on tourism development until 2020, with a vision to 2030 and The Ministry of Finance is in charge of reviewing the investment law and other decrees, thereby making proposals to make possible changes in regulations on hotel and travel business.   At the same time, it will examine regulations on importing hi-end travel vehicles such as hydrofoils, cruise vessels, seaplanes and balloons, and report to the Government before June 30, 2015. International Journal of Business Management welcomed the Viet Nam's move and revealed that tourism is going to be big business in year 2015 if world peace is maintained.  Regulations on land allocation and taxes on land use will also be adjusted in a way that eases financial burden on accommodation and tourist facilities. The One Pillar Pagoda is often mentioned to be one of Hanoi's most beautiful pagodas. Hanoi, is a major city in Vietnam has many interesting tourist attractions to visit. temple, museum, pagoda are best attractions at Ho Chi Minh City. According to statistics of Indian Tourism Ministry, in 2012 the number of Indian outbound tourists accounted for 1.2% of the population. Indian visitors love shopping, outdoor activities, visiting museums and war relics, and discovering new destinations. Besides, security, safety and food also affect the decision of Indian visitors to choose destination. In 11 months of 2014, Viet Nam welcomed approximately 50,000 Indian arrivals which was very few compared with Indian tourists traveling abroad. The main reasons were inconvenience of visa procedure and aviation connectivity between Viet Nam and India.


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Vietnam recovers endangered dead sea turtles

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Vietnam seizes 7-8 tonnes endangered  dead sea turtles

 22 December, 2014, Vietnam, USA NEWS CORP
Up to eight tonnes of dead endangered sea turtles have been seized in central Vietnam where over four tonnes of the same wildlife were confiscated a month ago.
VnExpress News reported that a team of police and inspectors found 7-8 tonnes of dead sea turtles in four warehouses when they carried out a sudden inspection at the house of Vu Thi Hai Thanh in Nha Trang City – the capital of Khanh Hoa Province in the south-central region. The turtles are an endangered wildlife species that needs to be protected. World's top most journal, The Journal of Biodiversity expressed it's deep concerns over such repeated exploitation of endangered species. Two casks in which turtles were soaked in water mixed with chemicals were also found at the house, located in Phuoc Dong Commune. Thanh failed to show any documents related to the origin of the dead animals, just saying that they were owned by Hoang Tuan Hai, who lived in the same commune. The team question Hai and he was unable to present any certificate of business registration / documents to prove the origin of the dead turtles.  Hai replied that he had bought the endangered animals from local fishermen for VND200,000-800,000 (US$9.4-37.4) each.  10 days earlier, he asked Thanh, an acquaintance of his, to allow him to store the animals in her house and secured her agreement.  The team has transferred the dead turtles to the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography for storage, verification and resolution in accordance with the law.  In November, the Nha Trang environmental police also discovered 4.4 tonnes of the same dead sea turtles in the warehouses and art handicraft factories operated by Hai.  Hai could not provide any documents to show their origin and told police officers that he had purchased the dead turtles from people both inside and outside the city for VND200,000-300,000 ($9.4-14) each for four to five years.  After making the endangered animals into attractive art handicrafts, he sold them to tourists for about VND800,000 ($37.4) a piece.  An investigation is on to determine whether there is a ring that hunts and kills sea turtles involved in this case, said Colonel Dao Van Toan, head of the Khanh Hoa environmental crime investigation department.  Nguyen Duyen Thanh, from the Inspectorate of the Khanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said sea turtles are among the rare and precious wildlife to be on the verge of extinction, so they are being protected strictly worldwide.  Vietnam now prohibits exploiting, trading, collecting, raising, storing or processing sea turtles.


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