(VLU, 01/7/2021) – From 08 to 12 July 2021, the Faculty of Tourism at Van Lang University had organized the online seminar series on “Francophone Tourism Market: Understand to Succeed”, sponsored by Agence Universitaire de la Francophone (AUF) and the supports of Images Travel.

Continuing the success in the International Seminar on “Field research in Social Sciences” in early June 2021, the Faculty of Tourism at Van Lang University picked up the threads and outreach the values for the Tourism and Francophone community. As a long-term partner of AUF, Images Travel Company and Van Lang University would organize the online seminar series on “Francophone Tourism Market: Understand to Succeed,” welcoming the guests who are domestic and international tourism experts.

The delegates of the event were experts in tourism with specialization in Vietnam and France Tourism. From Van Lang University, Dr. Tran Cam Thi – Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Tourism, would participate throughout the whole seminar series.

The seminar series was expected to occur for six sessions at 7:30pm every Thursday starting from 08/07 on Zoom online meeting platform. Each session would introduce a different topic to provide diversified knowledge, new and exciting approaches related to the career prospects of Francophone programs, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and the nourishing international cooperation during the fourth industrial revolution era.

The seminar series would give away attractive gifts from Van Lang University, and Images Travel to regular attenders. There would be ten prizes for the outstanding reports and five for the best five questions during the seminar series.

The online seminar series included the following topic:

- 08 July 2021: Delivering the cultural attractiveness to Francophone tourists: Traditional medicine in the tour.
- 15 July 2021: How to integrate culture and history in the tour guide speech for entry-level tour guiders.
- 22 July 2021: Organizing, operating the group tour in France/ Career prospect: Design and Sell tour receptively for the Francophone tourists.
- 29 July 2021: Understanding the French tourist’s behavior: a successful tourism case in the mountainous areas in northern Vietnam.
- 05 August 2021: Selling online tour/ Career prospect: Design and provide personalized tours.
- 12 August 2021: Freely exchanging and expanding the “Francophone Tourism Market: Understand to Succeed.”

Reporter:  Hoai Anh - Gia Han