Report on Sustainable and Responsible Management in Vietnamese Tourism

This report delves into the realm of sustainable and responsible tourism, with a specific focus on the tourism sector in Vietnam. It commences by defining sustainable tourism, tracing its evolution, and outlining the roles and functions of leading global organizations such as the UNWTO. The report then analyzes the concepts of sustainable and responsible tourism, exploring their significance and practical applications. It examines the principles of tourism development, planning strategies, and associated challenges, illustrated with examples from Vietnam. The report highlights the economic importance of tourism in Vietnam, its contribution to GDP, and the challenges faced, including infrastructure issues and environmental concerns. It also discusses strategies like diversification, eco-tourism, and green tourism to mitigate negative impacts and promote sustainable practices. The report emphasizes the need for effective planning, addressing issues like congestion and environmental degradation, and the importance of sustainable management for the future of Vietnamese tourism.

SUSTAINABLE AND
RESPONSIBLE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Tourism is the fastest growing enterprise and this have large impact on the economy of
host country. Managing responsibly is an interactive approach to responsibility, sustainability
and ethics allows as manager to deal completely with such challenges (Xu, Nash and
Whitmarsh, 2020). Thus, creation on the belief that leads to the promotion of sustainable peace.
This plays effective role in the economy that impact environment and societies well-being.
In today's world, environmentally and socially sustainable policies have become
significant for enterprise regardless of the size, location to mission to full-fill. By developing
policies that allows an enterprise to prosper in an increasingly world.
The present report is based on chosen destination as Vietnam. Furthermore, report will
lay emphasizes on concept of sustainable tourism, role, function and mission of leading global
organisation such as WTO. Also, an analysis will be conducted on the concept of the beginning
as the stables and reproable tourism. Moreover, examination will be undertake on principle of
sustainability with contribution with various stakeholders which have been in developing the
sustainable in tourism practice.
PART 1
Definition of sustainable tourism.
Sustainable tourism have the form in different in term of the needs in masking the need of
tourist, host communities, the tourism industry without compromising the ability of future
generation to meet their own requirements. Henceforth, this required the informed participant
from all of the relevant stakeholder. Sustainability is essential as this aids to maintain long term
in term of regulating the benefit for the socials , exosmic , natural and cultural environments.
(Hsu, Chen and Lin, 2020). Therefore, tourism industry is taking continual steps towards to
achieving sustainable tourism as crucial as this leads towards to accomplish environment, social
and economy. However, proper management of tourism entities and policy is significant for
creation of sustainable industry.
Explain how the concept of sustainable and responsible tourism has evolved.
Sustainable and responsible tourism is one of rapidly evolving concept that is relevant to
conduct sustainable tourism practices (Hopkins, 2020). On the other hand, responsible tourism
requires that governments, local people, operators and local people have the need to make there
responsibility to take the descriptive actions of the tourism actives to become more level of
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sustainability and effective. The main aim of responsible tourism is to have the minimizations
the term of negative impacted s of the tourism on the environments and maximise the positive
contribution tourism can make to local communities. However, responsible tourism is the
dynamic process that leads towards to undertake the business activities towards to sustainable
tourism destination (Lonardi, Martini and Hull, 2020). Therefore, responsible tourism can be
seen as dynamic process. Sustainability is one of the major purpose that adopted by number of
people who working together on the responsible tourism.
Hence, responsible tourism aids to minimise the negative impact on economical,
environmental and social impacts. In addition to this, it can be stated that sustainable tourism put
their major focuses over the long-term change in tourism practices that aids to tackling possible
impacts whereas responsible travel put the major consideration over the short-term actions that
has negative impact on a given destination and increase positive ones.
Description on the role, function and mission of leading global organisations such as The World
Tourism Organisation.
The leading international organisation in the field of tourism, United world tourism
organisation promotes the tourism as the per the driver of the economics growths, inclusive
development and environment sustainability (Korkmaz, and Niyet, 2019). It offers leadership
and also supports in
To have the advancing the knowledge along tourism policies at the world levels. This is about
their organizations which is palsying the causalities roles in term of promoting technological
transferring and international corporations that stimulates and develops public-private sector
international partnership, maximise possible economic social that minimise the negative social,
environment and cultural impact.
Therefore, the aims and objectives of UNWTO are outlined as-:
 To create employment opportunities
 To take steps towards to develop and promote responsible , sustainable and universally
which have been the accessible tourisms
 This aids to develops and motivates the execution of the global code of ethics for travel
and tourism.
 To spread and promote the message of peace, harmony through training and educations.
 This majorly focus over the destination development.
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Role of UWTO-:
Tourism have ben the fastest level of growing the economic sector in term of the job
creation, foreign exchange earnings and an significant component in balance of payment
(Kurniawan, Adrianto and Prasetyo, 2019). However, UWTO has been playing huge role to
make the tourism the number one industry at the global, regional and national level. Therefore,
the main role of UNWTO are as-:
 To motivate investment in tourism.
 To undertake steps to develop sustainable and responsible tourism.
 To bring effective development in the statistical measurement.
 This aids to take steps towards to Cooperate and coordinate with international agencies
for tourism development.
Function of World Tourism Organisation-:
The main object of this organisation is to motivate and promote tourism as means to
encourage economic growth, bring inclusive development and also assist to enhance
environmental sustainability.
Analysis of concepts and meaning of sustainable and responsible tourism.
Sustainable tourism having the industry which is working as the commitments towards in
masking the low effects on the envenomate e and the locals culture while supporting the
generate future employment. The local people (Budhiasa, and Riana, 2020). In addition to this,
sustainable tourism works as to ensure that developing to have positive experiences in term of
locals people along to the tourism entities and tourist themselves. However, sustainable tourism
development works as to meet out to be needing the presenting the tour site along host regions
which are protecting in term of increasing the opportunities for the future.
Therefore, it leading to management of the all resources in such manner that economic,
aesthetic needs and social requirement must be full-filled to maintaining essential ecological
process, cultural integrity etc. However, sustainable tourism is defined as practice that plays
effective role to come advancement in the local control, social equity, community well-being
and develops the resources efficiently.
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Critical analysis on the significance and application of sustainable and responsible tourism.
As per the view of stated as the tourism have their full level of accounting there different
current and economies at futuristic level. There have been social and environmental addressing
the needs in term of visitors and environments and hosting communities.
Therefore, Responsible Tourism defined as the responsibility for making tourism sustainable and
this also benefits the local people by giving the employment opportunities. On the other hand,
preserving culture is one of the crucial factor in the tourism sector.
Additionally, responsible tourism have the assisting in preserving there different local
culture by having proper visitation. Hence, this can be stated that responsible tourism is crucial
as making it term in of the critical responsibilities in term of prevention of the natural and
cultural heritages looking for the converting in the world diversity in perfect manner.
PART 2
Defining of the purpose along with principles of tourism development which have the planning
to minimise adverse effects of tourism.
The negative factors can affect the working of the tourism industry in huge context and
this negative impact the tourism activities (Jovicic, 2019.). However, impacts of tourism
inclusive of the effects of tourism on the environment and on destination communities and its
economic contributions. Henceforth, the impact of tourism can be categorised as economic,
environment and social as well as cultural. Despite, the importance of tourism have there the
positive impacts in grebe each and every economic aspects. On the other they are be level of
implication to minimized the other implementing of tools as per the environmental apprises.
Hence rare have been larges level of effective measure in term of reduction of the impact. Are
 Diversification- This is significant to diversity the countries have the commented which
are ranging by opening in term of new adventure in perfect manner. This is helping out
in faciality the facilitating rafting, sailing and canoeing. This have been helpful in the
improvisation of there in our activity’s distributions through the country in perfect
manner. In addition, his will be helping out in assisting the environmental issues proper
minimizations as the tourism hotspot.
 Reduce tourism number in some areas- In terms to reduce the tourist number in some
of the area the legal authorities must take the initiatives by doubling the entry fees of that
specific hotspot. This will be helpful in maintaining the source of revue form these
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areas. On the other hand, it is being the part of limitations as their number of tourists
which are existents to have the proper minimization in the effect of the risk of the of
environment on the natural eco-system.
 Eco-tourism- This will be helpful in enhancing their proper level of focus on their
tourism activities which is helpful in preserve their wildlife and environments. This will
be leading to the reducing in term of conflicts among the different authorise which are
such as farmers and tribal individuals.
 Green tourism-
 This is process have been used in order to make the proper conveys of he responsible,
ethical and sustainable tourism. The implication of the differ strategies will be looking to
the different improvements s in term of the transmission and transmission of cultural and
historical traditions. This will be also turning out to have enhancing the local’s level of
heritages and regenerating the traditional way of arts and crafts.
Evaluation on the process of tourism development, planning and associated challenges with
providing specific tourism examples.
In recent years, Vietnam Have taken a lot of the set in there descoping there tourisms . this is
Widley been supported with the legal autotuned by proving the potentise job opportunities and
this has become the one of the source of revenue generation for government. However, Vietnam
country has faced number of issues in the recent times (Jovicic, 2019). These challenges
inclusive of the economic, political as well social issues. Despite all of these, the country
tourism industry has experienced a steady growth.
In the Vietnam, tourism attract foreign investment and leads to creation of jobs.
Therefore, to have proper shifting the Vietnamese workforce for agriculture towards the service
industry have helped out in creating the tourism growth which are presents in term of potential
for higher disposable incomes and also support to reduce poverty. For example- Within some of
the destinations, there are still some cases of inappropriate rising price, unconditional service,
lack of environmental cleaning up making visitors feel insecure. However, this can be stated that
human resources issues in tourism, require short-term, medium-term and long-term plan of
action to overcome the challenges and bring out sustainable working.
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Vietnam tourism sector is one of significant factor of the country economic development
and this supporting to contribute 6% to GDP of Vietnam. This attracts 17 to 20 mission tourist
in 2020. In order to make the sector attractive, the legal authorities working on several reforms
including infrastructure projects.
However, the tourism industry have the signified level of critical force which is moving
ti that’s negative outcomes such as congestion, the loss in the team of the natural environmental
and landscapes and the cultural abjection. These are the challenges that are continually
increasing and degrade the value of tourism. It is happening due to lack of proper and effective
planning of legal authorities of the Vietnam. In addition, Vietnam tourism development termed
to creates the highly dominated by small-medium enterprise. In addition to have the facing weak
institutional practice, low financial capacity and lack of attention about environmental
conservation and protection. These firms are a well-defined group with different necessity and
connected to impacts. Therefore, the issues in infrastructure and indecent solid waste practices
and desert produced from the hundreds of tourism organization. In addition to this, the mass
market of visitors has caused a sincere environment pollution and abjection of cultural
inheritance. Also, there is a lack of support and process that leads to examine its plan of action
in the development of tourism and policies planning.
Therefore, one of the challenges is that there are policies and law system that are
incompetent, inconsistent and not in proper manner with the reality of tourism development. In
addition to it, there have caller raising in term of issues as per to have lack of understanding
and acknowledgement of international rules and principles. In order to overcome from it, the
government should take the varied steps that can assist to bring out sustainable practices. Thus,
this can be stated this is crucial aspect which is proving the strength the necessity for sustainable
tourism planning along with management which is more emphasizing its structure and
processes. Thus, effective coordination of stakeholder can aids to bring out the better working in
entity.
Critical evaluation on different approaches to tourism development.
As per the view of stated that tourism development works as to create the plan of
action that aids to enhance, develop, encourage tourism for country. Hence, the reason behind
implementation of strategies for the developing tourism sector is to enhance the GDP of the
country. Thus, approaches as are-:
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 Institution approach- This includes the varied intermediaries and institution that
performs activities of tourism effectively.
 Product approach- It leads to undertake the tourism development in relation with the
how the products produced, consumed and marketed.
 Economic approach- This is framework that is useful in providing the framework for
analyzing tourism activities and its contribution to economy of country.
Critical evaluation on rational for measuring and monitoring sustainable performance.
As per the view of stated that monitoring and evaluation is significant process that
leads to affects the sustainable performance in significant aspect. Achieving sustainable tourism
termed out as the continuous process. This requires constant monitoring of consequence and
introducing the essential preventive and corrective action to maintain the sustainability.
However, the quality of environment that both natural and man made is crucial to tourism.
PART 3
Description on impact of tourism generated by specific tourism attraction from economic, social,
cultural and environmental perspective.
In terms to encourage sustainable development in tourism, the Vietnam legal authorities
has enhanced the corporation with number of countries at the global level (Jovicic, 2019). In
terms to ensure continue progress there is crucial to frame out investor confidence confidence
are being formulated to motivate local investor to invest more in hotel and tourism industry.
However, Vietnam tourism have the major reliieng on the exotic, natural sites, lush landscapes,
the industry will be extremely handicapped.
In this, it can be stated that the economy of Vietnam is a socialist-oriented market
economy and this is the 44th-largest in the world that measured by nominal gross domestic
product (GDP). This have been 27th-largest in the world which tends to be measured by the
purchasing power parity. In addition to be the part of the well preserved natural diversity
enacting the natural habitat’s as among the popular destination the Vietnams have been
identified. . However, the impact of tourism generated by Vietnam tourism attraction from
economic, social, cultural and environmental perspective as are-:
Economic impact- Tourism industry in have been developing in the Vietnam. Additionally,
this offers investment opportunities for owner of small business. Henceforth, tourism in Vietnam
benefits the construction, hotel and retail sector as well other service oriented industries.
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However, the service based economy needs higher educational level than the subsistence
agriculture economy.
Cultural impacts- The diverse culture of the Vietnam over 50 distinct minority groups that
account approximately for the 145 of the population. In addition to this, negative culture affects
these communities and this resulting from contacting with the world of outside (Budhiasa, and
Riana, 2020). However, tourist visit to experience both pristine wildlife and traditional
Vietnamese culture which is helpful in generating there the revenue for different communities.
Hence, there can be possible cultural practice loss as per the s illicit drugs, practices of
prostitution and most of the communicable diseases. Thus, Loss of the cultural individuality of
the place and community Loss of cultural recognition is one of the negative personal effects of
tourism.
Environment impact. Without the proper infrastructure facilities there is no way to dispose of
the waster properly, resorts and hotels are released untreated sewage into water-system
( Kurniawan, Adrianto and Prasetyo, 2019). Hence, visitor must be educated else this affects as
environmental practice they can cause habitat degradation and this also leads to loss of
biodiversity.
Henceforth, this can be stated that Tourists is the industry that mainly contribute to sales,
profits, jobs, tax revenues and income in an area. In addition to this, the tourism affects most
sectors of the economy. However, the economic impact analysis of tourism activity normally put
the major consideration on changes in sales, income, and employment in a region that mainly
resulting from tourism activity.
Examine how principle of sustainability implemented by the specific tourism business to meet
stakeholder.
Stakeholder are the person who plays crucial role to undertake the business practices in
the advanced mode (Korkmaz, and Niyet, 2019). However, the stakeholder in the tourism
destination are as local firms, tourist developers, competitors and activist etc. In addition to this,
it can be stated that the form of tourism meets the needs of tourist and host communities without
compromising the ability of future needs of generation. Sustainable tourism development makes
environment resource with optimal usages which have been constituent the key element in
tourism development, maintaining essential ecological process and this also support to conserve
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the natural inheritance and diverseness. As per the world tourism organization, sustainable
tourism should as-:
Using resource sustainable mode- The conversation and sustainable use of the resources such
as social, cultural and natural is crucial and this makes long term sense of business.
Reduction in overcompensation and waste- This leads tohave the avoidance the cost of
restoring long term environmental damage that contributes the quality of the tourism.
Maintaining diversity- in order to maintain sustainable tourism this is crucial to maintain and
promoting the natural, social and culture practices of diversity. It is crucial for the long term
sustainable tourism and this also creates the resilient base for the tourism industry (Lonardi,
Martini and Hull, 2020).
Consulting stakeholder and public- This is crucial to have proper consultation among local
communities, organization and institution. It is must in order to sort out the conflicts.
Analysis of contribution made by various stakeholders in developing sustainable tourism
practice.
Stakeholders Participation in tourism development is crucial in terms to undertake the
decision-making process that support to bring better sustainable tourism development (Hopkins,
2020). However, the support of tourism stakeholders is essential for bringing out the
development, successful operation, and long-term sustainability. Hence, visitor must be educated
else this affects as environmental practice they can cause habitat degradation and this also leads
to loss of biodiversity. Also, this can be stated that national authorities plays vital role in
undertaking tourism development. However, they use to plan tourism activities at national
levels. In addition to this, the planning at national levels need to frame out the appropriate
policies to bring better advancement.
Critical analysis on the value and significance of stakeholder engagement and partnership in
minimizing impacts to meet sustainable objectives.
As per the view of Hsu, Chen and Lin, (2020) stated that stakeholder engagement
termed is vital as this leading to have the proper resignation the various level of cosncerms of
all tourism stakeholders. This is very important to have the proper planning, decision-making
along with developing beneficial strategies .
PART 4
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Description and evaluation of how sustainability developed and managed at global level
Sustainability plays a crucial role in the tourism industries. It is very essential for tourism
destination and tourism industry to effectively managed and developed sustainability in it. The
tourism industries are very important for any country because it develops economic benefits for
poor destinations. Sustainable tourism is best for their local people, for their environment and
cultural.
By following various principle, company can managed and develop sustainable tourism such as:
maintaining bio diversity
 using resources sustainably
 supporting local economic
 including local communities
 training staff
 consulting the public and stakeholders
 reducing waste and over-consumption
 integrating tourism into the planning
London is a great tourism destination. London’s tourism industry approaches many
principles to develop and managed sustainability in tourism. These principles include improving
the cultural infrastructure, promoting the digital connectivity, improving the hospitality and
information sector to allow tourist to see more city.
Vietnam also offers sustainable travel. Vietnam adopted many sustainable practices such as
they employ guides with great experience and also are familiar with the area's environmental
issue, local culture, natural history and any changes linked with travelling through Vietnam’s
remote areas. Vietnam tourism industry selects their guide as per their commitment and
knowledge to sustainable travel. The country also uses economical vehicles like small passenger
car, bicycling, walking and kayaking for travelling the passengers.
The United Kingdom is also serving sustainable environment tourism. They include
environmental friendly hotel, cultural preference. They also focused towards the maintain the
balance between environmental, economic and socio-cultural sustainability.
Critical evaluation of the success and failure of sustainable management.
As per the view of Xu, Nash and Whitmarsh, (2020) stated that Evaluation is termed out
as the processes that play global review systems for the Sustainable Development Goals. Hence,
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this can be stated that the social, economic, and environmental issues can be cope up if
sustainability can be developed and managed in effective manner. Thus, some of the Indicators
must be taken to develop sustainable tourism as this is the backbone that leads to undertake the
monitoring progress in term of calculation of the Sustainable development goals at the local,
national, regional, and global levels. Therefore, this kind of the management tool mainly
supports to help countries to bring out development in the implementation plan of action and
allocate resources accordingly.
Description on recommendation and solution for improving sustainable management and
development for range of tourism at global level.
The main aim of the sustainable tourism is to benefit and reduce the negative impact that
caused by the tourism for destination. On the basis of report, the following recommendation are
given such as are-:
 In order to manage this, the responsible authorities must undertake the steps that leads to
protecting natural surroundings, wildlife and natural resources in terms to develop and
manage the tourism activities.
 The tourism organization of the Vietnam must have the providence in the term of
Provide authentic tourist experiences in the way of working and conserve heritage and
culture. It enhanced the value and sustainability of tourism in the country.
 With the help of creation of the socioeconomic benefits for communities by the use of
giving opportunities of employment and income earning opportunities can leads to bring
economic development in country as Vietnam.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that a sustainability and responsible tourism is very
important for every travel destinations. Sustainable and responsible tourism plays a crucial role
to increase the travelers or tourist in the country. It is also concluded that all the countries,
tourism and travel organizations and destinations should have to develop, manage and
incorporate sustainability into tourism and travel operations and planning. They should have to
take necessary action to implement a responsible and effective tourism management policy.
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