Vietnam to start rating tour guidesBy Dao Loan Some tour guides pose for a photo before welcoming international tourists disembarking from a cruise ship – PHOTO: DAO LOAN HCMC – The Vietnam Tour Guides Association under the Vietnam Tourism Association will this month start rating tour guides in a pilot program, classifying them into three levels from three to five stars. The ranking is based on three main criteria, including capacity (20% of the total score), knowledge (50%) and skills (30%). Tour guides who receive 51 points or more are ranked at the three-star, four-star or five-star levels. The program will be applied to members of the association during the initial phase and will then be expanded to cover all tour guides after the pilot ends and the associated criteria and regulations are completed. The pilot is slated to begin with the HCMC Tour Guide Association between October 22 and 24 and will be run in Hanoi City and Quang Ninh Province among other … [Read more...] about Vietnam to start rating tour guides
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Tour guide ranking begins in HCMC
The programme, which will get financial assistance from the EU, aims to evaluate the overall performance of tour guides but also improve their performance and service quality. In a pilot phase until December, the Vietnam Tour Guide Association will assess the performance of tour guides in HCMC, Hanoi and provinces such as Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa and Lao Cai. The assessment criteria will include guiding capacity, knowledge and skills and candidates will get ratings from three-star to five-star, according to Vu The Binh, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association. In the pilot phase, only members of the VietnamTour Guide Association would be eligible for the programme, he said. It would be scaled up next year with the completion of regulations and criteria for ratings and all tour guides in the country would be encouraged to join, he said. There are more than 23,000 licensed tour guides in the country, including 14,428 international guides and 8,412 domestic guides. But only 5 … [Read more...] about Tour guide ranking begins in HCMC
Vietnam to rank tour guides for first time
The Hanoitimes - The ranking will be conducted through the assessment of three main criteria which are capacity, knowledge, skills of the guide. The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) has announced the launch the “Vietnam Travel Guide Ranking” project with assistance from the European Union. Accordingly, the ranking will be conducted through the assessment of three main criteria: capacity, knowledge, and skills of the guide. Foreign visitors in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VNA From early October to the end of 2018, the Vietnam Tour Guides Association (VNTG) will deploy the ranking in Ho Chi Minh City (from October 22 to 24), in Hanoi and Quang Ninh in November; and in other provinces and cities, such as Khanh Hoa, Lao Cai in December. This is the first time Vietnam implements such a program to encourage tour guides to strive to improve their professional skills and knowledge in order to better meet the needs of tourists. On the other hand, the ranking of tour … [Read more...] about Vietnam to rank tour guides for first time
September 3- 9: Concert: Vietnam Tour of NHK Symphony Orchestra
HANOI PERFORMANCE Contemporary Music Concert “Shades of Sounds” 8 pm, September 8 Manzi Art Space 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi Manzi is pleased to host “Shades of the Sounds” – a concert of contemporary music by the Hanoi New Music Ensemble and Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc the Ancient Music Group of Tonkin, featuring works by composer Vu Nhat Tan and Tuong – traditional opera of Vietnam. Surcharge: VND 150,000 /person Concert: Vietnam Tour of NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo 8 pm, September 7 Hanoi Opera House 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi You are invited to a concert featuring violin soloist Christian Tetzlaff. The concert features works including Eugene Onegin, Op.24, Act III: Polonaise and Symphony No.4 in F Minor, Op.36 of Tchaikovsky, and Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21 of Lalo Ticket prices: VND 500,000 | VND 800,000 | VND 1,000,000 | VND 1,500,000. EXHIBITION Exhibition “Art & Technology: Art as Insight” Heritage Space 6 Nguyen Hoang, My … [Read more...] about September 3- 9: Concert: Vietnam Tour of NHK Symphony Orchestra
Quang Tri to mark Fidel’s historical visit to Vietnam
The central province of Quang Tri is planning to organise various activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s historical visit to the province in September 1973. Former Secretary of the Quang Tri Province Party Committee, Ho Sy Than, receives Cuban leader Fidel Castro in September 1973 The activities are due to be held on September 14 and 15 by the province's people's committee and the Cuban Embassy. According to the plan, a grand ceremony, photography exhibition featuring Fidel's trips to Vietnam, tours to Fidel’s destinations in Quang Tri, and a meeting with witnesses of the visit are due to take place. The Fidel Castro Park in Dong Ha city will also be opened during the anniversary. As a site to commemorate the Cuban leader’s visit, the park is located at one of the spots Fidel visited during his 1973 trip. Fidel Castro made three visits to Vietnam in September 1973, December 1995, and February 2003. He was the … [Read more...] about Quang Tri to mark Fidel’s historical visit to Vietnam