An Analysis of the International Tourism System in Ho Chi Minh City

This report provides an analysis of the international tourism system in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It begins by examining the number of international visitors, which saw a significant increase in early 2018. The report then explores accommodation options, the economic impact of tourism on GDP, and key tourism activities such as digitalization of networks, online interfaces, and efforts to preserve natural assets. It highlights the city's strengths, including cultural resources and cost-effectiveness. The report also identifies areas needing improvement, such as environmental sustainability, tax regulations, and deforestation. It provides tourism statistics, details on visitor origin, key attractions, and types of tourism, using data from 2018. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for environmental sustainability and competitive tax regulations to enhance the city's tourism sector. It references various sources to support its findings.

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International Tourism System
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Contents
1. Number of international visitors:................................................................................................................................2
2. What accommodation options are available?.............................................................................................................2
3. What is the economic impact of tourism on GDP?.....................................................................................................2
4. What are key tourism activities at the location?.........................................................................................................2
5. What other destination features need to be showcased?.............................................................................................2
1) Tourism Statistics:.................................................................................................................................................3
2) Visitor origin, key attractions and types of tourism:.............................................................................................3
References:......................................................................................................................................................................4

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1. Number of international visitors:
The total number of international visitors to ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ was estimated around 1,431,845 in February 2018. The figure
indicates an increment of 0.1% than it was in January. Additionally, it shows an increment of 19.4% than the February in 2017. The total number
of international visitors in the first two months of 2018 is equal to 2,862,087. The number is much more ahead of what it was in the last year
during the same period. There is an increment of approximately 29.7% during the same period in 2017 (Vietnamtourism.gov.vn 2018).
2. What accommodation options are available?
Accommodation type Budgeted, mid-range and high-range lodging, hotels,
resorts, new villas and dormitory
3. What is the economic impact of tourism on GDP?
‘Ho Chi Minh City’ in 2017 rose by eight places to come to the 67th place at the worldwide level. The key drivers of the nation's
Travel &Tourism development are its natural resources ranked (34th), cultural resources ranked (30th) and cost-effectiveness ranked (35th). ‘Ho
Chi Minh City’ has gained huge ground on its HR and labour industry stronghold (ranked 37th, up by 18 places) scores, because of a superior
qualified labour force (ranked 53rd) and somewhat disentangled control to enlist foreign workers (ranked 75th) (weforum 2018).
The city has moved to an improved position in recent times due to its ever developing tourism potentials. Attractions are many like
natural resources, cultural values, cheaper packages, the human resource and the skilled labour market. The tourism development quite evidently
has also improved the GDP growth of the city.
Avg. Annual GDP
growth Contribution to
national GDP GDP of HCM City as of
2016
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
GDP behaviour
GDP behaviour
(Source: created by author)
4. What are key tourism activities at the location?
‘Ho Chi Minh City’ has additionally influenced outstanding change to its ICT capability and utilization ranked (80th, up by 17).
Nowadays, there are 3G services in more than 94% of the local region, and internet use rose from 44% to 53%, demonstrating that IT
advancement is continued at a controlled pace. Considering the nation's expanding online presence, travellers will have better search experience
in context to the tourism industry. HCM City is also growing with the interest in natural assets (improving six spots). In the meantime, the
evolving economic development has attracted growing business ventures (additionally increasing three spots). Perceptions related to security and
safety (ranked 57th) is likewise making ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ an inexorably attractive destination for building up its T&T division (weforum
2018).
Ho Chi Minh City
Key tourism activities Digitalisation of network, switching to 3G network, web used has
increased from 44% to 53%, online interface is under development to
make it attractive and engaging, attempting to preserve the natural
assets & continued economic development
The facts mentioned in the aforesaid section just indicate that the travel & tourism industry in ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ is a real boost for
the city’s GDP growth. The development process in the tourism sector is benefitting not only the industry but the real GDP growth of ‘Ho Chi
Minh City’ also. ICT development is in progress which was needed also as to make it an attractive asset for foreign travellers. Undeniably, the
travel & tourism sector is few of the growing industries in ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ and hence, a growth in this sector is also a direct benefit to the
city’s GDP (Shih and Do 2016).
5. What other destination features need to be showcased?

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To keep upgrading the segment's competitiveness, ‘Ho Chi Minh City’ needs to focus on the aspects like environmental sustainability,
Tax regulations, large amounts of emissions, deforestation and restricted water treatment, are all polluting the environment and ought to be
tended to, maybe at the joint level, to construct the establishment of a sustaining growth (weforum 2018).
Environmental sustainability
Tax regulations
Large amounts of emissions
Deforestation
Restricted water treatment
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
129
115
128
103
107
Ranking
Ranking
(Source: created by author)
Environmental sustainability is one such factor. On the other hand, deforestation is adding worries to the environmental issues
(Houspanossian et al. 2017). The future of HCM City’s tourism sector will also rely on what initiatives the tourism ministry and the local
government adopts to reduce the rate of deforestation. Tax regulations are also not competitive as evident from the global ranking of ‘Ho Chi
Minh City’ in regards to tax regulation (weforum 2018). Tax behaviour needs to be of a controlled nature and competitive as well, so that tour
packages and other services are both feasible and attractive to foreign travellers.
1) Tourism Statistics:
No. of
Internation
al visitors
Growth (%) Year
1,431,845 0.1% than Jan 2018 2018
19.4% than Feb 2017
2,862,087 29.7% than (Jan & Feb
2017)
2018
2) Visitor origin, key attractions and types of tourism:
Visitor
origin
Key attractions Types of
tourism
Australia,
Canada,
France,
China,
Brazil,
Germany,
Japan,
Mexico,
South
Korea,
Indonesia,
Spain,
India,
United
Kingdom
and
Turkey,
United
States and
Switzerla
Binh Tay Market, Cu
Chi Tunnels, War
Remnants Museum,
Jade Emperor
Pagoda, Bitexco
Tower and Sky Deck,
Cao Dai Temple,
Mariamman Hindu
Temple, Notre Dame
Cathedral and Ho Chi
Minh Central Post
Office
Medical
Tourism,
Adventure
Tourism,
Religious
Tourism,
War
Tourism
and
Cultural
Tourism

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