A view of Vinh Hy Bay in Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNA) – Tapping huge potential of sea and island tourism coupledwith preserving natural landscapes was discussed at an international conferencejointly held by Ton Duc Thang University and the National Penghu University ofScience and Technology, Taiwan (China) on August 1.
The event drew the participation of over 40 researchers, lecturers as well astourism students from Australia, Austria, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, the UK and theUS.
Experience in sea tourism model development as well as education activities on environmentalprotection were shared at the conference. Some researchers also analysedimpacts of tourism development on the socio-economy and local livelihoods whilehighlighting public efforts to develop tourism sustainably.
Speakingat the event, Tran Trong Dao, Vice Rector of Ton Duc Thang University,underlined that Vietnam boasts huge potential for sea tourism development,however, unprofessional investment in human resources and shortage ofhighly-competitive tourism products have hampered the development.
[Vietnam strives to develop brand for sea-island tourism]
Meanwhile, Chun-Chieh Hu from the National Penghu University of Science andTechnology said that sea tourism development strategies are built based onscientific research evaluating the influence of technology on naturalenvironment and local residents.
Other participants also agreed that enhancing quality of high-ranking tourismmanagers plays a key role in developing sea-island tourism in line with globaltrend.-VNA
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