Domestic travel - Tour operators in Vietnam

A wave of business travel with 100% foreign capital investment, are predicted to penetrate massively into Vietnam after Vietnam becomes a WTO member, is putting the business  tour operators in Vietnam before the challenge very hard one ..

The Vietnam travel companies are facing huge challenges.

 "Joining the WTO means the market is expanded. The professionalism and competitiveness will require very high for all businesses. Many challenges because we do travel behind other countries, not many products, not infrastructure development, information to the outside is very limited. Nguyen Phu Duc, Deputy General Director of VNAT said.

Currently the State does not allow foreign tour operators set up branches in Vietnam or established business travel with 100% foreign investment in Vietnam is considered a "barrier protection" pretty sure for domestic travel business for so long. So, what makes the domestic business travel concern today is the most competitive when entering the "playground" tough challenges such as WTO.

"Joining the WTO means the market is expanding. The professionalism and competitiveness will require very high for all enterprises. Challenge because we do a lot of travel behind other countries, not products more, not infrastructure development, information to the outside is very limited. "

 Many companies recognize domestic tourism is difficult, especially on infrastructure and capital resources. Most of the 10,400 Vietnam tour operators today said their infrastructure too short and weak, low capital investment and professional qualifications of the staff is not high. The weaknesses will reduce the competitiveness of the local tours in Vietnam to compete with the international corporate travel professionals from the country had "traveling technology".