Vietnam tourism is among the 3 countries with the best improvement in the world
The World Economic Forum’s Development Capability Index
Since 2007, the World Economic Forum has produced the first report on the Global Tourism Competitiveness Index. Over the past 15 years, this report has truly become a leading “metric” of prestige in the world tourism industry.
However, in the past 2 years, the heavy damage of the tourism industry due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has completely changed the approach of the World Economic Forum. This organization has moved from assessing and ranking the Competitiveness Index to the Development Index. This mindset is evident in the theme of the 2021 report: “Reconstruction for a more sustainable and resilient future”.
The tourism development capacity index set consists of 5 groups with 17 pillar indexes and 112 component indexes, designed to focus more on assessing the role of the tourism industry in a socio-economic environment. more open. Some new stat groups have been added compared to the past, such as Non-Recreational Resources; Socio-economic sustainability; The pressure and impact of tourism demand…
Tourists take a boat trip on Ngo Dong River to participate in the “Golden Colors of Tam Coc – Trang An” Week.
The WEF report states that Vietnam is the country with the highest score increase in the world (+4.7%), in terms of ranking, an increase of 8 places compared to 2019 (ranking results in 2019 have also been calculated). , adjusted according to the Development Capacity Index). Along with Vietnam, Indonesia (up 12 places) and Saudi Arabia (up 10 places) are the 3 countries with the highest increase in tourism development capacity index.
Some famous destinations in Southeast Asia did not have good results: Thailand fell 1 place, ranked 36th, Malaysia dropped 9 places, ranked 38th, the Philippines dropped 2 places, ranked 75th.
The report also highlights the particularly important role of digital technology in the reconstruction and recovery of sustainable tourism. More and more tourism services are accessible via digital platforms such as online travel agencies (OTAs), sharing economy, online booking, electronic payments, mobile devices… guests more convenience, more choices and less face-to-face contact, increasing the seamless visitor experience. Besides, health care, working conditions, socio-economic conditions, social protection… are also issues that need attention.
It can be said that the ranking results of Vietnam’s tourism industry according to the new approach of the World Economic Forum have reflected the achievements in the prevention of epidemics in Vietnam, the flexible adaptation, safety and security. safety, unceasing efforts to implement safe tourism activities, decisions to restore tourism, reopening all domestic and international tourism after the epidemic is well controlled, as well as sustainable factors as a fulcrum for Vietnam’s tourism industry to recover and develop.
The Travel & Tourism Development Index (TTDI) is an upgrade of the Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI).
The Tourism Competitiveness Index has been used for the past 15 years. However, in the face of a new context after the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum took a new approach, switching to a new set of indicators measuring tourism development capacity.
The tourism development capacity index consists of 5 groups with 17 pillar indexes and is subdivided into 112 sub-indices. Meanwhile, the tourism competitiveness index previously had 4 groups with 14 pillar indexes and subdivided into 90 sub-indices. The tourism development capacity index set has been adjusted and new indicators have been added to focus on assessing the sustainability of tourism.
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