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Update news tourism boom
Strong tourism development has attracted regional investors to the hotel and resort market.
Seaports in all provinces and cities of the central region are focusing on cargo transport, but the central region is lacking large and professional production capacity.
A large area of sea grass on the Cham Islands, off the coast of Hoi An, have been damaged due to the rapid increase in speed boats over the past several decades—another sign that mass tourism and unsustainable development threaten
Hotels have launched recruitment campaigns for middle and senior managers, as well as for untrained workers.
The tourism and hotel industry is experiencing golden days with a boom in the number of foreign and domestic travelers, while the demand for workers meeting international standards is increasing rapidly.
HCMC is leading the country in the number of foreign travelers, amounting to 50 percent of the total to Vietnam. However, it lags behind other localities in the development of hotels.
Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recommended the Prime Minister consider visa exemptions for travellers from France, Germany, the UK, Australia and India.