As for travel firms, digital transformation enables them to access new potential customers, solving problems relating to human resources, operating costs, and duration time. It also effectively supports the introduction and promotion of tourism products. Digital transformation is considered as the future of the “smokeless industry” and Vietnam is no exception.
Last year, Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh has been named among 10 of the best virtual tours of natural wonders by British newspaper The Guardian.
Recently, the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum has rolled out a brand-new 3D virtual tour in both Vietnamese and English. The launch of the tour is expected to allow art lovers to enjoy the museum’s various collections of national treasures, paintings and sculptures anywhere and anytime, using their Internet-connected smartphones or computers.
According to a report by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, domestic tourists in the first eight months of this year reached 31.2 million, down 5.5 percent over the same period last year.
Vietnam has yet to open its doors to international tourists since April last year. Total revenue from tourists is estimated at nearly 6 billion USD, a decline of 36.5 percent over last year’s figure./.
