Some terms about Vietnam Tourism that foreign tourists should know

1. Tourism are activities related to people's trips outside their regular residence for no more than 1 consecutive year to meet the needs of sightseeing, relaxation, entertainment, learning and exploring tourism resources. calendar or combined with other legitimate purposes.

2. Tourists calendar is a person who travels or combines travel, except in the case of going to school or working to receive income at the destination.

3. Tourism activities are activities of tourists, organizations and individuals doing tourism business and agencies, organizations, individuals and communities related to tourism.

4. Tourism resources is the natural landscape, natural elements and cultural values ​​that serve as the basis for forming tourism products, tourist areas, and tourist attractions to meet tourism needs. Tourism resources include natural tourism resources and cultural tourism resources.

5. Tourism products is a collection of services based on exploiting the value of tourism resources to satisfy the needs of tourists.

6. Tourist area is an area with advantages in tourism resources, planned, invested and developed to meet the diverse needs of tourists. Tourist areas include provincial tourist areas and national tourist areas.

7. Tourist spot is a place where tourism resources are invested and exploited to serve tourists.

8. Travel program is a document showing the schedule, services and predetermined prices for a tourist's trip from the starting point to the trip's ending point.

9. Travel service business is the construction, sale and organization of part or all of the tour program for tourists.

10. Travel guide is the activity of providing information, connecting services, guiding tourists, and supporting tourists in using services according to the tour program.

11. Tour guide is a person who is issued a card to practice as a tour guide.

12. Tourist accommodation facility is a place that provides services to serve the accommodation needs of tourists.

13. Tourism promotion is a market research activity, propaganda organization, promotion and advocacy to seek and promote development opportunities and attract tourists.

14. Sustainable tourism development Tourism development is a tourism development that simultaneously meets socio-economic and environmental requirements, ensuring harmony of interests of entities participating in tourism activities, without harming the ability to meet the needs of tourism. future tourism demand.

15. Community tourism is a type of tourism developed on the basis of the cultural values ​​of the community, managed, organized, exploited and benefited by the community.

16. Ecotourism is a type of tourism based on nature, associated with local cultural identity, with the participation of the community, combined with education on environmental protection.

17. Cultural tourism is a type of tourism developed on the basis of exploiting cultural values, contributing to preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, honoring new cultural values ​​of humanity.

18. Tourism environment is the natural environment and social environment where tourism activities take place.