Chương VIII Luật Du lịch 2017: Quản lý Nhà nước về du lịch

Chapter VIII

STATE MANAGEMENT OF TOURISM

Article 73. Responsibility of the Government for state management of tourism

1. The Government shall uniform state management of tourism.

2. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is a central authority responsible for assisting the Government in performing state management of tourism and has the following responsibilities and entitlements:

a) Promulgate legislative documents or submit them to a competent authority for promulgation and organize the implementation of such documents; tourism development strategies, plans and policies; the list of places that have the potential for becoming a national tourism area.

b) Coordinate and connect inter-national, inter-regional and inter-provincial tourism activities;

c) Establish national standards and national technical regulations on tourism; establish the tourism management database;

d) Cooperate with relevant authorities and socio-professional organizations for tourism in disseminating and educating about the law on tourism;

dd) Provide and manage the provision of training in tourism; research into and apply science and technology to tourism; provide guidance on electronic transaction in tourism;

e) Carry out inspections and assessment of tourism resources;

g) Promote international cooperation on tourism; domestic and foreign tourism promotion activities;

h) Manage the issuance and revocation of licenses, tour guide cards and other certificates related to tourism activities;

i) Encourage private sector involvement in development of tourism products, tourism promotion, and provision of in tourism;

k) Carry out inspections, settle complaints and impose penalties for violations against law on tourism.

Article 74. Responsibility of Ministries and ministerial agencies for state management of tourism

1. Ministries and ministerial agencies shall cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in performing state management of tourism within their competence.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant authorities in promulgating the policies on investment incentive and assistance in tourism or submitting it to a competent authority for promulgation; mobilizing sources and attracting investment in tourism; integrating contents related to tourism activities into the strategies, programs, master plans and plans for socio-economic development.

3. The Ministry of Finance shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant authorities in promulgating the policies on finance, tax and customs or submitting it to a competent authority for promulgation in order to facilitate tourism development; providing financial resources for national tourism promotion activities.

4. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant authorities in promulgating the incentive policies on production and provision of high-quality goods, souvenirs, handicrafts and services for tourism development or submitting it to a competent authority for promulgation, building duty-free shops serving tourists in key tourist areas; integrating tourism promotion into market promotion.

5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and relevant authorities in promoting the images of Vietnam and its people; providing advice about policies on visas in service of tourism development.

Article 75. Responsibility of the People’s Committees for state management of tourism

1. Within its competence, the People’s Committee of the province shall perform state management of tourism within its province; formalize the strategies, plans, master plans and policies for tourism development in conformity with local conditions.

2. The People’s Committees have the following duties and entitlements:

a) Promulgate policies on investment incentive and investment attraction or submit them to a competent authority for promulgation in order to develop potential and advantages in tourism of the local governments; provide assistance in the development of community-based tourism;

b) Manage tourism resources, tourism areas, tourist attractions, tourism business and tour guiding activities within their areas;

c) Ensure security, social order and security, environment and food safety in the tourism area, tourist attractions and places with a large number of tourists;

d) Propagate and raise people’s awareness to create a friendly, healthy and civilized tourism environment;

dd) Provide stopping or parking positions for the vehicles issued with a badge for means of tourist transport to have access to tourist attractions and tourist accommodation establishments; organize review and erection of signs and signboards for tourism areas and tourist attractions;

e) Receive and settle complaints from tourists;

g) Perform other duties in accordance with regulations of law.