Accessible Tourism in Accessible Tourism in VietnamVietnam

Mr. Mr. DinhDinh The LapThe LapVice DirectorVice DirectorThe office of the National Coordinating The office of the National Coordinating

Committee on Disability of Vietnam (NCCD)Committee on Disability of Vietnam (NCCD)

Tourism in VietnamTourism in Vietnam

Vietnam has huge potentials for tourism Vietnam has huge potentials for tourism developmentdevelopmentUNESCO UNESCO –– recognisedrecognised world natural world natural heritages: Ha Long Bay, heritages: Ha Long Bay, PhongPhong NhaNha –– KeKeBang Bang Cave..andCave..and tangible heritages as tangible heritages as Hue Ancient City, My Son Holy Land, Hoi Hue Ancient City, My Son Holy Land, Hoi An Town.. And intangible heritages as An Town.. And intangible heritages as Hue Imperial Music, Gong Hue Imperial Music, Gong ChiengChieng in in Central Highland…Central Highland…

There are also many There are also many natural and exciting natural and exciting sightsight--seeing spots seeing spots such as such as SapaSapa Town, Ha Town, Ha Long Bay, Cat Long Bay, Cat BaBaIsland, Tam Dao, Island, Tam Dao, DaDaLat, Lat, NhaNha TrangTrang Bay…Bay…Tourism growth is Tourism growth is increasing rapidlyincreasing rapidly

Situation of AT in VietnamSituation of AT in Vietnam

Accessible Tourism is a pretty Accessible Tourism is a pretty new concept in Vietnam. new concept in Vietnam. AT offers new opportunity for AT offers new opportunity for tourism industry reaching tourism industry reaching towards one of untapped towards one of untapped markets, namely, persons with markets, namely, persons with disabilities and older persons, disabilities and older persons, and at the same time for and at the same time for communities creating more communities creating more accessible environments and accessible environments and new employment new employment opportunitiesopportunities..

AT in VietnamAT in Vietnam

In order to facilitate In order to facilitate equality and full equality and full integration of people integration of people with disabilities, with disabilities, Vietnam has just Vietnam has just begun to build tourist begun to build tourist sites sites accessibllyaccessiblly, but , but accessible tourism is accessible tourism is only new, not widely only new, not widely disseminated due to disseminated due to poor understanding of poor understanding of accessible tourismaccessible tourism..

AT in VietnamAT in VietnamSeveral public places like Several public places like parks, streets, pavements, parks, streets, pavements, hotels, hotels, musiusmsmusiusms, sport , sport complex, tourist complex, tourist sites…are renovated sites…are renovated accessibllyaccessiblly, , International airports, 4, 5 International airports, 4, 5 star hotels are built star hotels are built accessibly.accessibly.But the number of But the number of accessible places are not accessible places are not much available thru the much available thru the country. country.

Coordination to develop AT in VietnamCoordination to develop AT in Vietnam

Development of accessible tourism need interDevelopment of accessible tourism need inter--ministerial collaboration among Ministry of ministerial collaboration among Ministry of Culture Culture –– Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Information and Communications, relevant Information and Communications, relevant agencies, civil societies and disabled persons.agencies, civil societies and disabled persons.Standard Code on Standard Code on AccsessibleAccsessible Construction Construction was was promugatedpromugated but its enforcement is still but its enforcement is still poor.poor.

Advocacy on disabilityAdvocacy on disability--related issues, related issues, including accessible including accessible urismurism in mass media in mass media such as television, radio, newspapers…has such as television, radio, newspapers…has been frequently promoted by NCCD Vietnam.been frequently promoted by NCCD Vietnam.Training on Accessibility Standard and Code Training on Accessibility Standard and Code for designers, managers of construction for designers, managers of construction companies..socompanies..so that accessible design is that accessible design is included in constructions, including tourist included in constructions, including tourist sites.sites.Teaching Teaching cirruculumcirruculum on accessibility in on accessibility in transportation and construction have been transportation and construction have been developed and applied in Universities of developed and applied in Universities of Transport and Architecture.Transport and Architecture.

Advocacy for AT Advocacy for AT development in Vietnamdevelopment in Vietnam

Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay ––

Located in the northeastern part of Vietnam and constitutes partLocated in the northeastern part of Vietnam and constitutes partof the western bank of Tonkin Gulf, of the western bank of Tonkin Gulf, HalongHalong Bay is one of the Bay is one of the most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam.most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam.In a not very large area, thousands of islands with different foIn a not very large area, thousands of islands with different forms rms look like glittering emeralds attached to the blue scarf of a vilook like glittering emeralds attached to the blue scarf of a virgin. rgin. The area where many stone islands concentrate has spectacular The area where many stone islands concentrate has spectacular scenes and worldscenes and world--famous caves and is the center of famous caves and is the center of HạHạ Long Long Bay Natural Heritage, including Ha Long Bay and a part of Bay Natural Heritage, including Ha Long Bay and a part of BáiBái TuTuLong Bay Long Bay

Ha Long BayHa Long BayVViewed from above, iewed from above, HạHạ Long Bay Long Bay looks like an extremely vivid looks like an extremely vivid huge drawing. This is a huge drawing. This is a wonderful and skilful wonderful and skilful masterpiece of the Creation and masterpiece of the Creation and of nature that turns thousands of of nature that turns thousands of dumb soulless stone islands into dumb soulless stone islands into fantastic sculptural and artistic fantastic sculptural and artistic works of various graceful works of various graceful shapes, both familiar and strange shapes, both familiar and strange to human beings. to human beings. IInside the stone islands are nside the stone islands are various breathvarious breath--taking caves, taking caves, such as such as ThiênThiên CungCung, , ÐầuÐầu GỗGỗ, , SửngSửng SốtSốt, Trinh , Trinh NữNữ, Tam , Tam CungCungand others. These are really and others. These are really magnificent palaces of the magnificent palaces of the Creation on earth. Creation on earth.

Ha Long BayHa Long BayHHạạ Long Bay is also attached to glorious pages of Long Bay is also attached to glorious pages of Vietnamese history, with famous sites such as Vietnamese history, with famous sites such as VânVân ÐồnÐồn, a , a bustling trade port in the 12th century, charming bustling trade port in the 12th century, charming BàiBài ThThơơMountain, and not very far away from here is the Mountain, and not very far away from here is the BạchBạch ĐĐằngằngRiver which witnessed two famous naval battles of the River which witnessed two famous naval battles of the Viêt’sViêt’sancestors against invaders. Also, ancestors against invaders. Also, HạHạ Long is one of the Long is one of the cradles of human kind with the glorious cradles of human kind with the glorious HạHạ Long culture in the Long culture in the late Neolithic age, discovered at such archeological sites as late Neolithic age, discovered at such archeological sites as ÐộngÐộng MangMang, , XíchXích ThổThổ, , SoiSoi NhụNhụ and and ThoiThoi GiếngGiếng..

In order to promote the accessible tourism Vietnam, In order to promote the accessible tourism Vietnam, coordination among relevant Ministries and coordination among relevant Ministries and organizations is very crucial.organizations is very crucial.Also, awareness on AT should also be promoted Also, awareness on AT should also be promoted through through campainscampains on mass media, learning experiences on mass media, learning experiences and best practices in regional countries and best practices in regional countries

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