Information technology is applied to boost tourism

The Department of Tourism of Ninh Binh province on Sunday launched the smart tourism app "Ninhbinhtourisminfo” and other platforms to promote Ninh Binh tourism on the "Impressive Ninh Binh" Facebook fanpage. "Ninhbinhtourisminfo" is a mobile app developed exclusively for tourists visiting Ninh Binh. It connects visitors and local businesses.

Da Nang city has deployed its tourism brand ID -- Danang FantastiCity -- and its Danang Tourism Portal at danangfantasticity.com in 5 languages. The city is promoting local tourism on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Tiktok, and has a tourism page on China’s Weibo and South Korea’s Naver.

In Ninh Binh, Da Nang, and many other localities, tourism businesses have strengthened links, created new tour routes, and promoted themselves on tourism websites and social networks. They have also applied IT in serving customers, enabling online bookings, and advertising their products and services.

In order to create a legal framework for applying IT to tourism, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism approved a project to develop a smart tourism ecosystem in Vietnam.

Under the project, by 2025 Vietnam will have smart technology platforms to serve tourists, communities, businesses, and state management agencies.

Using IT to develop smart tourism promises to be a breakthrough for Vietnamese tourism. It is part of Vietnam’s effort to make tourism a spearhead economic sector, ensure sustainable development, and accelerate international integration.