scenic of Viet Nam

Tourism in the economy

Tourism is increasingly important in Vietnam. For backpackers, culture and nature lovers, beach-lovers and veterans touring the country for a long time, Vietnam has emerged itself as a new tourist destination in South-East Asia and on is now on lists in magazines worldwide. Hotel investors especially the potential of the 3000-kilometer-long coast line and the big cities. The tourism offer has been increasingly diversified. Local and international tour operators offer tours to ethnic minority groups, walking and bicycle tours, kayak trips and multi-country trips in particular in connection with neighboring Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. In addition, thanks to the lift of several movement regulations, foreign tourists have been able to travel freely in the country since 1997.

The economy of Vietnam has transformed from an agrarian to a service economy. More than a third of gross domestic product is generated by services, which include the hotel and catering industry and transportation. The manufacturing and construction (28 percent), agriculture and fisheries (20 percent) and mining (10 percent) have much smaller shares.

Meanwhile, tourism contributes 4.5 percent to gross domestic product (as of 2007). More and more foreign direct investment has been focused on tourism. After the heavy industry and urban development, most foreign investment has been concentrated in tourism, especially in hotel projects .

Tourism statistics

Hotel Metropôle Hanoi

Last 5–7 years hotels were built actively and now a tourist can choose any hotel. There are hotels of different categories of highest world standards, built in modern or colonial style.

National parks of Vietnam

Vietnam has 31 national parks: Ba Bể, Ba Vì, Bạch Mã, Bái Tử Long, Bến En, Bidoup Núi Bà, Bù Gia Mập, Cát Bà, Cát Tiên, Chư Mom Ray, Chư Yang Sin, Côn Đảo, Cúc Phương, Hoàng Liên, Kon Ka Kinh, Lò Gò-Xa Mát, Mũi Cà Mau, Núi Chúa, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng, Phú Quốc, Phước Bình, Pù Mát, Tam Đảo, Tràm Chim, U Minh Hạ, U Minh Thượng, Vụ Quang, Xuân Sơn, Xuân Thuỷ, Yok Đôn.

World Heritage Sites

Thien Duong Cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province.

Huế, Hội An, Mỹ Sơn (Quang Nam Province), Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh Province), Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (Quang Binh Province), Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (Hanoi) and Citadel of Ho Dynasty (Thanh Hoa Province).

Man and the Biosphere Programme

Vietnam has eight zones world biosphere reserve: Red River Delta (Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh), Cat Ba National Park (Hai Phong), western Nghe An, Cu Lao Cham Marine Park, Mui Ca Mau National Park (Ca Mau), Cat Tien National Park (Dong Nai, Lam Dong) and Can Gio (Ho Chi Minh City).

National tourist area

Vietnam now has 21 national tourist area up to 2008, is the major tourist sites that are state recognized:

Sa Pa (Lao Cai), Ba Be (Bac Kan), Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Island (Quang Ninh, Hai Phong), Ba Vi National Park (Hanoi), Perfume Pagoda (Hanoi), Co Loa (Hanoi), Tam Coc-Bich Dong (Ninh Binh), Kim Lien (Nghe An), Phong Nha-Ke Bang (Quang Binh), Ho Chi Minh Trail (Quảng Trị), Lang Co - Hai Van Pass - Non Nuoc (Thua Thien Huế and Da Nang), Hoi An (Quang Nam), Van Phong Bay (Khanh Hoa), Phan Thiết - Mui Ne (Binh Thuan), Dankia - Yellow Springs, Lake Tuyen Lam (Lam Dong), For Hours (Ho Chi Minh City), Con Dao (Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Long Hai beach (Ba Ria-Vung Tau), Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Biosphere Reserve Cape Ca Mau (Ca Mau).

Cities

Top ten cities for tour: Hanoi - the capital, Ho Chi Minh City - the largest city in Vietnam, Hai Phong - third largest city, Da Nang - the largest city in central Vietnam, Cần Thơ, Huế - Capital of Vietnam during the Nguyễn Dynasty, Nha Trang - One of largest cities in the South Central Coast, Phan Thiết - with Mui Ne, "Resort capital of Vietnam", Da Lat, Vũng Tàu.

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