Tourism in ASEAN has been on the rise in the past decades, is predicted to grow further and is a key element of the regional community’s strategic action plan for 2025 (ASEAN Secretariat, 2017; WTTC, 2016). Vietnam as a key contributor to regional tourism growth saw almost 15.5 million international tourist arrivals in 2018 which is likely be surpassed in 2019 due to strong growth rates (VNAT, 2019).

Despite the social, cultural and economic importance of tourism in Vietnam, Vietnam tourism has received limited attention by the international academic community. At the same time, studies and perceptions of Asian tourism in general and Vietnamese tourism in particular are often Western-centric and there is a need for more prominent local knowledge creation and sharing.

For these reasons, British University Vietnam (BUV) is pleased to host the international conference on ‘Vietnam tourism in the 21st century’. The conference will take place on Thursday & Friday, December 5th – 6th, from 9 a.m - 4.30 p.m in Ecopark near Hanoi, Vietnam’s vibrant capital, at BUV’s brand new state-of-the-art campus. The event is aimed to create an inclusive environment where Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese researchers, students and practitioners can discuss practices, opportunities and challenges in relation to Vietnamese travel and tourism. 
 
A reception in the evening will be hosted as part of 2-day International Tourism Conference to give industry experts, researchers, students and practitioners the chance to expand their network and get up to date information on the ever-changing tourism and hospitality industry in Vietnam.

It's a great hounour to welcome HM Trade Commissioner – Ms. Natalie Black – who is going to be offering her fresh insights into the Vietnam tourism and how recent developments in region can impact this fast-growing industry.

BBGV would like to invite you to join us as the following details:

• Date: Thursday, 05th Dec 2019
• Agenda: please download here
• Conference: 9:00 am - 16:30 pm at BUV Ecopark Campus
• Reception:  6:00 PM - 8:30PM at The British Ambassador's Residence, 15 Phan Chu Trinh, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

RSVP by 5th December 2019 to Ms Huong Nguyen via huong.nht@buv.edu.vn or call at (+84) 34 884 4489
 
Look forward to meeting you!
Kind regards,