Develop film tourism: Experience from the other countries and orientation for Vietnam's tourism

Nguyen Thuy Vy * , & Ha Kim Hong

* Correspondence: Nguyen Thuy Vy (email: VyNT@vhu.edu.com)

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Received: 14 Apr 2017
Revised: 20 Jun 2017
Accepted: 20 Jun 2017
Published: 05 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.58810/vhujs.5.3.2017.5305
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Nguyễn, V. . T., & Hà, H. K. (2017). Develop film tourism: Experience from the other countries and orientation for Vietnam’s tourism. Van Hien University Journal of Science 5(3), 36-44.
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Volume 5 - Issue 3 (2017)
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Văn hóa - Thể thao - Du lịch

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Abstract

Promoting tourism through cinema is one of the effective ways that have been adopted by many countries in the world. However, Vietnam tourism has not fully utilized its potential. This article presents an overview of the film tourism and its effectiveness. Experiences from other countries and reality in Vietnam are presented to give directions for Vietnamese tourism.
Keywords: film, tourism, destination marketing

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