The Government has discussed measures to address difficulties fortourism development, including the granting of visas for visitors at theregular meeting in May, Minister-Chairman of the Government OfficeNguyen Van Nen told the press following the Cabinet meeting on May 27.
The minister said that the Prime Minister will issueinstructions on this issue, he said, adding that relevant agencies andlocalities are to brainstorm on how to overcome weaknesses and fully taptourism potential.
According to the minister, theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism suggested setting up a fund fortourism promotion in the context of falling numbers of foreign visitorsto Vietnam over the past months.
Besides theunfavourable global economic developments, such as the appreciation ofUSD, the depreciation of EUR and JPY, and falling oil prices, whichundermined people's willingness to spend money on travel, the drop isalso attributable to changes in visa, transit and cruise travelregulations and the National Administration of Tourism's ineffectivecoordination between localities.
Answering questions on the decrease in export of agricultural products,Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said his ministrywill continue to accelerate negotiations on free trade agreements withforeign partners to seek good trade conditions for domestic products.
The ministry will also speed up trade promotion,focusing on domestic markets, especially those in mountainous, borderand island areas, he added.
At the same time, the official stressed the need to improve the quality and productivity of agricultural products.
The deputy minister also reported on measures to boost the consumption of lychee, which will be in season soon.
The ministry has worked to establish partnerships between lycheeproducing provinces and Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localitiesto ship lychees to the southern markets.
The DutchCentre for the Promotion of Imports has set up a programme to help withthe export of Vietnamese lychees to EU countries, he stated.-VNA
The minister said that the Prime Minister will issueinstructions on this issue, he said, adding that relevant agencies andlocalities are to brainstorm on how to overcome weaknesses and fully taptourism potential.
According to the minister, theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism suggested setting up a fund fortourism promotion in the context of falling numbers of foreign visitorsto Vietnam over the past months.
Besides theunfavourable global economic developments, such as the appreciation ofUSD, the depreciation of EUR and JPY, and falling oil prices, whichundermined people's willingness to spend money on travel, the drop isalso attributable to changes in visa, transit and cruise travelregulations and the National Administration of Tourism's ineffectivecoordination between localities.
Answering questions on the decrease in export of agricultural products,Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said his ministrywill continue to accelerate negotiations on free trade agreements withforeign partners to seek good trade conditions for domestic products.
The ministry will also speed up trade promotion,focusing on domestic markets, especially those in mountainous, borderand island areas, he added.
At the same time, the official stressed the need to improve the quality and productivity of agricultural products.
The deputy minister also reported on measures to boost the consumption of lychee, which will be in season soon.
The ministry has worked to establish partnerships between lycheeproducing provinces and Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localitiesto ship lychees to the southern markets.
The DutchCentre for the Promotion of Imports has set up a programme to help withthe export of Vietnamese lychees to EU countries, he stated.-VNA
