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Vietnam eyes improvement in global tourism development rankings

Vietnam has set a target to climb at least two places in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by 2025.
Vietnam eyes improvement in global tourism development rankings ảnh 1The poetic landscape in Huu Lung district of northern Lang Son province. The locality has been a "hotpot" of community tourism over the past time. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamhas set a target to climb at least two places in the World Economic Forum(WEF)’s Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) by 2025.

Under a recently-issued resolution on tasks and measures to improve the businessclimate and national competitive capacity, the Government expects to move up atleast five positions in the Prioritisation of Travel and Tourism index and three in theTourist Service Infrastructure index in 2024.

According to the VietnamNational Authority of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism, to realise the set goals, the tourism sector should pay due attention topreservation work, investment in air infrastructure, and stabilisation oftourism service prices.

Vietnam eyes improvement in global tourism development rankings ảnh 2Boat tours at the tourism hub of Trang An complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh (Photo: VNA)
Besides, focus will be placed on improving the environmental sustainability,tourist service infrastructure, health and hygiene indexes, while breakthroughs shouldbe made to the Prioritisation of Travel and Tourism index to better the sector’scompetitive edge and meet the development requirements of this spearhead economic sector.

The sector suggested the Government continue issuing policies to facilitatetourism development, including the establishment of tourism promotion officesin foreign countries, extension of unilateral visa exemption, andsimplification of immigration procedures.

A report from the WEF showed that Vietnam’s tourism climbedeight places in the TTDI between 2019 and 2021, making it one of the threebiggest improvers in the world.

Vietnam eyes improvement in global tourism development rankings ảnh 3Visitors on a cycling tour to Binh Chau - Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam experienced the greatest score improvement, rising by4.7% to leap from 60th to 52nd on the overall index. Indonesia and Saudi Arabiaalso had great improvements in the ranking, with an increase of 3.4% to the 32nd placeand 2.3% to the 33rd place, respectively, the report said.
The improved rankings resulted from its achievements inCOVID-19 prevention, measures of safe and flexible adaptation to the pandemic,and continuous efforts to develop safe tourism./.
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