VietNamNet Bridge – Julio Benedetti, a tourism consultant and blogger from Brazil, explained why tourists can play part in lifting standards of living.

In 2012, the number of foreign tourists to Vietnam reached over 6.8 million, with revenues of $ 6.61 billion. "Tourism in our country was born from the '60s, but since then we have not built a national tourism brand,” said Dr. Pham Trung Luong.