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TOURISM GROWING AS HOTEL OCCUPANCY DROPS

HCM CITY - The number of foreign tourists arriving in Viet Nam has been increasing yearafter year. On average, it grows by 30 per cent a year, according to recent statistics released fromViet Nam Tourism Administration.

Though the number of tourists is on the rise, occupancy rates of hotels have droppedsignificantly as compared to previous years. Over the past six years, joint - venture hotels andguest houses operated at an average capacity rate of 85 to 90 per cent. They are now operating ata capacity rate of only 60 per cent. A rate which is much worse than that of state - owned hotelsand private guest - houses.

One of the main reasons for the decline in hotel capacity rates is the mushrooming ofjoint-venture hotels which has caused severe competition among hotels for room - rates andhotel services.

Several hotels have become burdens to their owners, with low gross earnings and hightaxes, many are about to be forced to close down.

Most foreign visitors have come here eager to experience something new and to travel to placesof wild and natural beauty during their stay. For this reason, Viet Nam's tourist industryneeds to reorganize its management and set goals in order to satisfy the current demands oftourists.

Though there has been growth in the number of tourists over the past several years, the numberof visitors that come for a second visit is low. It is evident that the attraction of Vietnam's

tourist industry is still inadequate and tourist sites, transport and accommodation facilitieshave not yet reached international standards. The country now has some 22 provinces and citieswhich have completed detailed master plans for tourist resorts.

However, these projects are yet to be developed and are still under discussion. Even though eachyear the government has spent tens of billion of dongs on upgrading national historical relics andtourist resorts, due to a lack of management expertise and investment knowledge, these siteshave failed to help boost the development of the tourist industry. To improve quality of touristresorts and to boost hotel operations, Viet Nam's tourism industry now requires more investmentfrom the government.

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DU KHCH TH TNG TRONG KHI TLLU TR TI KHCH SN GIM

Thnh phHCh Minh - Slng du khch nc ngoi n Vit Nam ngy cng tng theotng nm. Theo sliu thng k ca Tng cc du lch Vit Nam th trung bnh lng du khchtng 30% hang nm.

Mc d lng du khch tng, nhng tnhtrng khch li khch sn li gim ng kso vinhng nm trc. Hn 6 nm qua, cc khch sn lin doanh v nhng nh khch cho khai thc mc 85-90% sphng. Hin gicho hot ng mc 60%, thp hn nhiu so vi cc khch snca Nh nc v nh khch t nhn.

Mt trong nhng nguyn chnh ca stt gim lng khch l do khch sn lin doanh mc lnnh nm, gy ra scnh tranh khc lit vgi phng v gi dch v.

Nhiu khch sn c doanh thu tng thp li chu mc thucao, ang trthnh gnh nng chonhng ngi chv nhiu khch sp buc phi ng ca.

Hu ht nhng du khch nc ngoi hng hi n y c tri nghim nhng iu mi mv mun i n nhng vng t tnhin v hoang vu trong thi gian lu li ca h. V l ny, dulch Vit Nam cn tchc li vic qun l v t ra nhng mc tiu nhm tha mn nhu cuhin nay ca du lch.

Mc d lng khch du lch vn tng trong nhng nm qua nhng sdu khch trli Vit Namln thhai rt t. R rang ngnh du lch Vit Nam vn cha sc hp dn du khch. Them vo, cc im du lch v cc phng tin i li cha t n tiu chun quc t. Vit Nam hin ckhong 22 tnh v thnh phang hon tt nhng khoch chi tit xy dng cc khu nghmt

cho du khch.

Tuy nhin nhng khoch ny vn cha c trin khai, vn ang c bn lun. mc d hangnm chnh ph chi hang chc tng nng cp cc di tch lch squc gia v cc khu nghmt, nhng do syu km vchuyn mn qun l v u t nn vn cha thc y spht trinca du lch nc nh. ci thin cht lng ca cc nh nghv tng cng sut hot ng cacc khch sn, ngnh du lch Vit Nam cn chnh phu t nhiu hn na.