On December 8, DTU held an International Conference for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Central Provinces of Vietnam to investigate and develop sustainable solutions and policies. Local and foreign Hospitality and Tourism experts were able to meet each other and exchange ideas.
Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co, DTU President, welcomes conference attendees
The university also wants to build a stronger link between basic training and research, as an integral part of their education programs, to the benefit the socioeconomic development of the region and nation as a whole.
Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co, DTU President, explained that DTU currently offers a broad Hospitality and Tourism program, but it still does not meet the expectations of the national tourist industry.
Vietnamese and foreign participants
Distinguished Teacher Le Cong Co stated: “This conference permits local and foreign Tourism experts and professionals to come up with and exchange some new ideas to boost our local tourism standards, our economy and the quality of education at DTU.”
The conference also focused on key issues, such as the development of marine and island tourism attractions along the South Central Coast, ecotourism products and cultural and heritage programs. Also discussed were ways of finding investors for new tourism opportunities on the North Central Coast, in Danang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Thua Thien¬-Hue, establishing new tourist locations all over Central Vietnam and getting communities to work together for a sustainable future. Finally mentioned were how tourism management could be improved at government level and how to prepare employees to meet the stringent integration requirements of Vietnam to work with other foreign tourist businesses.
Attractive tourism products boost the economy
Forty papers were submitted to the conference, 34 of which were selected for publication in the conference proceedings, entitled “Sustainable Tourism Development in the Central Provinces of Vietnam”.
(Media Center)