Vietnam is to be seen now, because
in a few years it will completely change , the flow of mass tourism will
increase and will change more and more small details that make this country
unique, magical and unforgettable.
The tourism sector is growing
strongly , thanks to substantial state investment .
In Vietnam, it's an important
resource but also negative, tourism here brings a lot of great benefits to the
economy, but at the same time it brings environmental
degradation, especially biodiversity
deterioration and pollution.
Tourism needs investment in human
resource (ex. Tourist guides), management and plans
focused on the natural environment care, but stakeholders have preferred to
focus on infrastructure like hotels, resorts, restaurants and shops.
In the last few
years, tourism sector in this country, is based on the short and simple mantra “ BIGGEST IS BEAUTIFUL”.
The search for a
mass tourism at all costs has also overshadowed the attention to environmental
sustainability.
Today many bulldozers are destroying the beauty of the country to adapt it to tourism. More casinos and other
sightseeing attraction for tourists are
always built everywhere.
Conservationists lament that poorly planned construction of hydropower plants
and coastal resorts is aggravating erosion.
The island's fate seems similar to that of other
numerous destinations undergoing the throes of commercialization.
Unspoiled
natural spaces become strewn with rubbish and marred by ham-fisted infrastructure
projects. More and more natural beautiesare destroyed.
The government
in Vietnam has taken preventive measures to avoid the destruction of the area.
For example, the management board of Ha Long Bay has undergone extensive
training and had developed a great management plan had in hand with UNESCO, but
while nature-based tourism provides substantial incentive for environmental
preservation, a lot of negative impacts result from the unmanaged influx of
visitors in this country.
Without
proper infrastructure, waste and other types of pollution will worsen more and
more.
In
addition, in Vietnam there are several types of culture which includes over 50 distinct ethnic minority groups.
Also in
these communities there are negative
impacts, especially cultural impacts, because with contact with the outside
world they could lose important cultural practices, or, even worse, introduce dangerous practices
such as illicit drugs, prostitution and consequent sexually transmitted diseases.
One of
the most significant examples of un-sustainable tourism in this country is the
Bay of Ha Long, in the north of Vietnam, where the uncontrolled invasion of
tourists has increased the level of pollution.
Ha Long
is a lovely place, unique in the world, one of the "7 wonders of the
world", with its limestone formations, but at the same time it's also a "floating open dump". tourists,
sailing between the islets, may notice the presence of smelly water full of
trash: waste of tourists and drain oils
and liquids discharged into the sea from the baths of the numerous boats that
day and night travel the Bay.
Today there
is a supervision alarm to the reefs , which are disappearing due to water
pollution. Ecologists and scientists define alarming water pollution in this
area.
Another
important example in Vietnam is Phu Quoc, one of the pearls of Vietnam, in the
Gulf of Siam.
This
town, for the growing increase in tourist flows, is expanding very quickly its hospitality.
Here, some people fear the onset of negative effects of mass tourism, the
progressive overbuilding of the coastline and a general phenomenon of people's
living style eradication.
In Ha
Long there is a very wide choice of accommodation. It ranges from simple
hostels by the sea to large hotel chains.
If you want
a trip in a beautiful nature, we don’t recommendto go to Vietnam.
But if
you like history and politics as identity of a people , this country is for you!y.
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