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Law 44/2005/qh11: Travel

Original Language Title: Luật 44/2005/QH11: Du lịch

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__ Travel LAW based on the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1992 was amended and supplemented by resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 on 25 December 2001 of the Xth Congress, session 10;
This law regulates travel.
Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS article 1. Scope this law regulations on tourism resources and tourism activities; the rights and obligations of tourists, organizations, individual business travel, other private organizations have activities related to tourism.
Article 2. Application object 1. Organizations, individuals, and organizations, Vietnam foreign individual tourist activities on the territory of Vietnam.
2. Agencies, organizations, individuals, communities have activities related to tourism.
Article 3. Application of the law on tourism 1. The provisions of article 2 of this law this Law's implementing rules and other relevant rules of the law of Vietnam.
2. where the international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member have other regulations with the provisions of this law shall apply to the provisions of international treaties. Vietnam case law or international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member is not specified, then the parties involved active tourism agreement applies international practices, if customs which are not contrary to the basic principles of the law of Vietnam.
Article 4. Explanation of terms In this law, the terms below are interpreted as follows: 1. Tourism is the activities related to the human trip outside his regular residence in order to meet the needs of interest, find out, entertainment, convalescence in a certain period of time.
2. Tourists are traveling or combining travel, except to go to school, work or practice to get in the income place to.
3. Active tourism is the activities of tourists, organizations, personal travel business, residential and community agencies, organizations and individuals are related to tourism.
4. Tourism resources as natural landscapes, natural elements, historical-cultural, labor works of human creativity and the humanistic values that can be used to meet the travel needs, are basic elements to form the tourist resorts, tourist , online travel, urban tourism.
5. is the activity of visiting tourists to visit where tourism resources with the aim to learn, enjoy the value of tourism resources.
6. The municipality is tourism municipality has the advantage of developing travel and tourism has a significant role in the activities of the municipality.
7. Tourism is the tourism resources with the advantage of natural tourism resources, planning, investment and development in order to meet the diverse needs of tourists, economic efficiency and social environment.
8. Tourism is the tourism resources attractive, serving the needs of visiting tourists.
9. the tourist Route is a route linking the resorts, tourism service providers, travel, associated with transportation by road, rail, waterway, airway.
10. the tourism product is the collection of the necessary services to satisfy the needs of tourists during travel.
11. travel service is the provision of travel services, transportation, stay, dining, entertainment, information, guidance and other services to meet the needs of tourists.
12. tourist accommodation facilities are the basis for rental accommodations, and provide other services serves its guests, which is the basis of stay tourism mainly.
13. the tourism program is scheduled, the services and the selling price of the program is destined for the tourist trips from the place of origin to the end of the trip.
14. Tourism is the construction, sale and implementation of part or entire tours for tourists.
15. Travel Guides is the activity guide for tourists as the tourism program.
The person who conducted the activity guide called the guides and are paid for the services of a travel guide.
16. The media specialized in transporting tourists as means of ensuring the conditions of serving tourists, used to transport tourists as the tourism program.
17. Promotion of tourism activity is advocacy, promotion, aimed to seek, promote tourism development opportunities.
18. Sustainable tourism is tourism development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet the needs of tourism of the future.
19. Ecotourism is travel forms based on nature, tied to the local cultural identity, with the participation of the community to sustainable development.
20. cultural tourism is a form of tourism based on the cultural identity of peoples, with the participation of the community in order to preserve and promote traditional cultural values.
21. the tourism environment is the natural environment and the social environment where the active tourism.
Article 5. Tourism development principles 1. Sustainable tourism development, according to the master plan, the plan, ensure harmony between the economy, society and the environment; developer has the focus, focus in the direction of the cultural-historical tours, eco-tourism; conservation, embellish, promote the value of tourism resources.
2. Ensure the national sovereignty, defense, security, safety, social order.
3. Secure the national interests, community interests, legitimate interests and security, safe for tourists, the legitimate rights and interests of the Organization, the individual business travel.
4. Ensure the participation of all economic sectors, all strata of the population in the development of tourism.
5. Contribute to expand foreign relations and International Affairs to promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam.
6. development at the same time domestic travel and tourism, enhanced international attracted more and more foreign tourists to Vietnam.
Article 6. Tourism development policy 1. The State had mechanisms, the policy of mobilizing all resources, increasing tourism development investment to ensure that tourism is the economic sector the spearhead of the country.
2. the State has a policy of encouragement, incentives on land, finance, credit organizations, individuals and organizations, foreign investment in the following areas: a) protection, embellished travel resources and tourist environment;
b) propaganda, promoting tourism;
c) training, human resource development in tourism;
d) research, investment, construction of new tourist products;
DD) modernization of tourist activities;
e) construction of infrastructure facilities, tourism-travel technique, import advanced media serve for the transport of tourists, specialized equipment for modern accommodation facilities and high class tourism national tourism zone;
g) where tourism development has the potential of tourism in remote areas, the socio-economic conditions of difficulty aimed at employers, goods and services, contribute to improving, poverty, and poverty reduction.
3. State budget for layout planning; support the construction of infrastructure for tourism, urban tourism, tourism; support advocacy work, promoting tourism, protection, religious tourism resources and tourism environment, research, applied science and technology, training, human resources development and tourism.
4. the State creates favourable conditions for foreigners, who settled overseas in Vietnam Vietnam travel; Vietnam citizens, foreigners in Vietnam to travel within the country and abroad; ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of tourists.

5. the State creates favourable conditions for the Organization, individuals of all economic sectors, the dwellers to participate in tourism, expand the exchanges and cooperation between tourism of Vietnam with the international and regional tourism.
6. the State encourages, facilitates the formation of tourism development support funds from the contribution of the subject benefits from tourism activities, sources of voluntary contributions of individual organizations within the country and abroad.
Specific government regulations for tourism development policy stipulated in this article.
Article 7. The involvement of communities in tourism development 1. Communities have the right to participate and enjoy the legitimate interests from tourist activities; responsibility to protect tourism resources, the local cultural identity; preserving security and order, social security, environmental sanitation, to create tourist attractions.
2. residential community to be facilitated to develop tourism, restore and promote the kind of culture, folk arts, traditional crafts, industry; the production of local goods to serve tourists, contributing to improve the material and spiritual life of the local people.
Article 8. Tourism Association 1. Tourist Association was established on the basis of voluntary organizations, individuals with tourist activities, protect the rights, legitimate interests and contribute to promoting the development of members.
2. participating Tourism Association organized propaganda activities, promoting, promotion of tourism; Join building, advocacy, dissemination of the provisions of the law on tourism.
3. Organization and operation of the Tourist Association is made according to the provisions of the law on Assembly.
Article 9. Tourism environment protection 1. The natural environment, social environment needs to be protected, embellished and developed to ensure the tourism environment green, clean and beautiful, security, safe, healthy and civilized.
2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies in the scope of its powers, the mission issued the regulations aim to protect, develop and embellish the tourism environment.
3. the people's Committee of the measures taken to protect, develop and embellish the tourism environment consistent with the local reality.
4. organizations, individual business travel is responsible for collecting, disposing of waste arising in the course of business activities; overcome the negative impact caused by its activity on the environment; take measures to prevention of social evils in its business base.
5. Tourists, local residents and community organizations, and individuals have a responsibility to protect and preserve the landscape, the environment, cultural identity, customs of the nation; There are civilized behavior, polite to enhance the image of the country, people and tourism in Vietnam.
Article 10. State management content about travel 1. Construction and implementation of strategy, planning, planning and tourism development policy.
2. building, and organizing the legal text, the standard of technical-economic norms in tourist activities.
3. Advocacy, dissemination, legal education and information about travel.
4. Organization, management training activities, fostering of human resources; research and application of science and technology.
5. Organizations, reviews of tourism resources to build tourism development planning, identify tourist resorts, tourist, tourist, tourist municipality.
6. Implementation of international cooperation in tourism; tourism promotion activities in the country and abroad.
7. organizational rules state management in tourism, the coordination of State agencies in the management of State for tourism.
8. Grant, revoke the licence, certificate of tourism activities.
9. test, inspection, complaints, accusations and processed in violation of the law on tourism.
Article 11. State management responsibility in tourism 1. The unified Government in State management in tourism.
2. State administration of tourism in the Central Government is responsible to implement state management in tourism; hosted, in cooperation with the State authorities in implementing the governing lýý of State for tourism.
3. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies in the scope of its powers, duties and as assigned by the Government are responsible for cooperation with the State administration of tourism in the Central Government in implementing State management in tourism.
4. the people's committees, the central cities (hereafter referred to collectively as the provincial people's Committee) in the scope of its powers, duties and according to the hierarchy of the Government is responsible for implementing State management in tourism locally; detailed strategy, planning, plan, mechanism, tourism development policy in line with local realities and take measures to ensure the security, safety, social order, environmental hygiene at Resorts, tourist, tourist, tourist municipality.
Article 12. The prohibited acts 1. Prejudice to the sovereignty, national interests, defense, security, safety, social order, moral culture, traditions, customs of peoples.
2. Construction of non-tourism master plan was announced.
3. Invasive tourism resources, the tourism environment.
4. Discrimination with tourists, illegal profit from tourists.
5. Scramble, pressure service, customers buy goods.
6. Travel business without a business license, business registration no or incorrect business lines, the business scope.
7. Use the legal personality of the Organization, or for others to use its legal personality to the business activity is unlawful.
8. the advantage of the prerogatives, powers to receive bribes, harassment, causing troubles for the Organization, the individual business travel, tourists.
Chapter II article 13 TRAVEL RESOURCES. The type of travel resources 1. Tourism resources including natural tourism resources and tourism resources in the humanities are being tapped and untapped.
Natural tourism resources include the elements of geology, topography, geomorphology, climate, hydrology, ecology, natural landscapes can be used to serve the purpose of travel.
Tourism resources of Humanities consists of traditional culture, cultural factors, cultural, historical, archaeological, revolution, architecture, works of human creative labor and cultural heritage objects, other objects can be used to serve the purpose of travel.
2. Tourism resources can state-owned or possessed by the individual organizations.
Article 14. Investigation of tourism resources of the State administration of tourism in the Central Government, in collaboration with the authorities of the State concerned and the provincial people's Committee to investigate, evaluate, categorize tourism resources to do the build base tourism development planning, determine and publish the , tourism, tourist, tourist municipality.
Article 15. Principles of the protector, embellished and developing tourism resources 1. Tourism resources must be protected, embellished and exploited to promote the efficient use and ensuring the development of sustainable tourism.
2. State management of tourism resources in the country, has a range of policies and measures to protect, embellished and reasonable exploitation of tourist resources.
Article 16. Responsible for managing, protecting, embellishing and developing tourism resources 1. The State administration of tourism in the central ministries, ministerial agencies, people's committees of the levels are responsible for management of tourism resources, coordination in the protection, exploitation, use and development of tourism resources.
2. the State bodies, organizations, personal property, the management of travel resources is responsible for the protection, investment, embellished tourism resources, enabling guests to visit, enjoy the value of tourism resources in accordance with the law.

3. Tourists, organizations, individual business travel, communities have a responsibility to protect tourism resources.
4. organizations, personal property, the management of tourism resources in collaboration with the responsible State authorities on travel authorized in the use and exploitation of tourism resources for other economic targets, ensuring not to reduce the level of attractiveness of tourist resources.
Chapter III TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING of article 17. The type of tourism development planning 1. Tourism development planning is key, gồmquy tourism development master plan and a specific plan for tourism development.
2. Master plan for tourism development was set up for nationwide, tourism regions, key tourist areas, the province, the central cities, the national tourist area.
3. specific planning of tourist development was established for the functional areas in the country, local tourism, the national tourist has natural tourism resources.
Article 18. Building principles of planning for tourism development 1. Consistent with the strategy and planning of social-economic development of the country, the strategy of developing the tourism industry.
2. Ensure the national sovereignty, defense, security, safety, social order.
3. Protection, development of tourism resources and the environment, preserving and promoting the cultural identity of peoples.
4. Ensure the viability, the balance between supply and demand in tourism.
5. Promoting the strength to create specific tourist products of each region, each local to rational, efficient use of tourism resources.
6. Ensuring publicity during the establishment and publication planning.
Article 19. Content development planning in tourism 1. Content master plan for tourism development include: a) to determine the position, role and advantages of tourism in socio-economic development of the region and local countries;
b) analysis, evaluation of potential, the current state of tourism resources, the tourism market, the tourism development resources;
c) define, objectives, nature and scale of development for the planning area; the forecast indicators and justifying the tourism development projects;
d) Organization of space travel; infrastructures, material-technical base of tourism;
DD) identified areas category, priority investment projects; land use needs, capital, human resources for tourism;
e) reviews the environmental impacts, the solutions to protect tourism resources and the environment;
g) proposed the mechanism, policy, management solutions, according to the tourism development planning.
2. In addition to the contents specified in paragraph 1 of this article, the specific planning tourism development also has the following principal contents: a) the functional areas; layout, construction of infrastructure, the facilities-travel techniques; land use plans;
b) determine the portfolio of investment projects and investment progress;
c) analysis of economic, social and environmental;
d) propose measures to manage, implement the master plan.
Article 20. Authority to establish, approve, decided the tourism development plan 1. The State administration of tourism in the central host planning to develop the industry, the travel, tourism, the national tourist area, the Government, the Prime Minister approved by the authority.
2. provincial people's Committee held up the overall master plan for tourism development in central cities, the people's Council, the same level the decision after the opinion of the State administration of tourism in the Central.
Specific planning of functional areas in the country, local tourism, the national tourist resources of natural tourism due to the provincial people's Committee decision after the opinion of the State administration of tourism in the Central.
3. any competent authority approval, the decision of planning for tourism development, the approval authority, the decision to regulate tourism development planning.
Article 21. Management and implementation of tourist development plan 1. After the tourism development master plan is approved, the decision, the Agency established the development of responsible tourism publication, provides information about planning for the individual organization concerned to implement and participate in monitoring the implementation of the master plan.
2. Establish, implement tourism development projects, projects that affect the tourism resources and other projects related to tourism have to fit in with the tourism development master plan was the State Agency has the authority to approve the decision, and to the opinion of the State Agency on tourism authority.
3. provincial people's Committee determined the Land Fund for public works, infrastructure facilities, tourism-travel technique in urban travel, tourism, tourist according to the approved plan, decided and announced; No delivery, land rental for the project left the planning of investment projects, has a negative influence on the tourism resources and the environment.
4. Every organization or individual has the responsibility to implement strictly the tourism development master plan was approved, the decision; no encroachment, illegal use of land has been planning for tourism development.
Chapter IV TOURIST RESORTS, DESTINATIONS, online TRAVEL and TOURISM category 1 URBAN RESORTS, TOURIST, TOURIST Article 22. Rated resorts, tourist, tourist resorts, tourist, tourist routes are rated at national or local level according to the scale, the degree attracts tourists, ability to supply and service quality.
Article 23. Conditions to be recognized as the resort 1. The resort has enough of the following conditions are recognized as national tourism area: travel resources a) is particularly attractive with the advantage of the natural landscape, capable of attracting tourists in high quantities;
b) Has an area of minimum one thousand hectares, which has an area of need for the construction of public works, tourism service facilities consistent with the landscape, the environment of tourism; the special case that the area is under the management of lýý water ýýnhà Agency on tourism in the Central Government's prime consideration and decision;
c) has the infrastructure, the facilities-travel technique, capable of serving warrants at least a million tourists a year, including accommodation facilities and necessary tourist services consistent with characteristics of tourist areas.
2. The resort has enough of the following conditions are recognized as local tourist area: a) Has attractive tourism resources, has the ability to attract tourists;
b) minimum area two hundred hectares, which has an area of need for the construction works, the basis of tourism services;
c) has the infrastructure, the facilities-technical tours, accommodation facilities and necessary tourist services consistent with local characteristics, have the ability to ensure service of at least one hundred thousand tourists a year.
Article 24. Conditions to be recognized as tourist destinations 1. With the following conditions to be recognized as a national tourist destination: a) Have special tourism resources attractive to sightseeing needs of tourists;
b) have the infrastructures and services needed, have the ability to ensure service of at least one hundred thousand visitors a year.
2. With the following conditions to be recognized as a local tourist destination: a) Has attractive tourist resources for the needs of visiting tourists;
b) have the infrastructures and services needed, have the ability to ensure service of at least ten thousand visitors a year.
Article 25. Conditions to be recognized as a travel route 1. Online travel has the following conditions to be recognized as the national tourist routes:

a) Connect the resorts, tourist sights, including tourism, the national tourist destination, there are Intercity, interregional nature, connected with the international gate;
b) take measures to protect the landscape, environment and facility services tourists along the route.
2. Online travel have enough following conditions are recognized as local tourism routes: a) Connect the resorts, tourist points in the local scope;
b) take measures to protect the landscape, environment and facility services tourists along the route.
Article 26. Records suggest recognition of resorts, tourist, tourist routes 1. Recommended records recognized resorts include: a) the Sheet suggest recognition of State agencies on tourism authority;
b) reported overall planning or specific planning tourism development accompanied by the decision of the State administration authorities stipulated in article 20 of this law.
2. The records suggest recognition of destinations including: a) sheets of the proposed tourist recognition of State agencies on tourism authority;
b) A presentation of the recommended tourist destinations.
3. recommended profiles recognized tourist routes include: a) the accreditation recommendation Sheet online travel agency's State Tourism Authority;
b) map about travel routes in proportion 1/1.5 million for the national tourist routes; the rate of 1/100,000 for local tourism routes and a presentation about recommended travel routes.
Article 27. Recognized authority, tourist destinations, travel route 1. The Prime Minister decided to recognize national tourism, the national tourist destination, the national tourist route as suggested by the State administration of tourism in Central Italy 2. Chairman of the provincial people's Committee decided to recognize local resorts, local attractions, local tourism routes as proposed by State agencies of provincial tourism.
3. State Administration about travel in Central announced national tourism, the national tourist destination, the national tourist routes after the decision.
The provincial people's Committee announced the local resorts, local attractions, local tourism routes after the decision.
Article 28. Tourism Management 1. Content management of resorts including: a) management task planning and development;
b) operations management services;
c) protect tourism resources; ensure environmental hygiene, safety, social order;
d) implementation of the provisions of the relevant laws.
2. The organization of management of tourist areas are defined as follows: a) the resort is established travel management; the case was assigned to a tourism business is the owner, the owner has the responsibility to manage the resort under the content specified in paragraph 1 of this article;
b) Chairman of the provincial people's Committee decided to establish a Management Board of tourism within the administrative boundaries of the province, the central cities.
The case of the administrative boundaries in the two provinces, the central cities, Chairman of the provincial people's Committee established the management of tourist areas within the administrative boundaries of the province, the city of centrally managed. Management activities according to the regulations the State Management Agency about travel in Central and master plan for the resort development has been the competent State agencies for approval.
The case of tourism in association with areas of natural tourism resources or historical-culture has specialized in the management component of the management of tourist areas must have representation of professional management.
3. The resort has tourism resources of lýý management authority in the other organs of State which have specialized Management Committee, the Board of management is responsible for coordination with the Board of management of tourism to facilitate the extraction, fair use tourism resources served visitors , travel.
Article 29. Tourist management based on the scale and nature of tourism, Ministry, ministerial authority for governance resources, provincial people Committee regulation form of management organization, ensure the following: 1. Protection, development of tourism resources; ensure environmental hygiene;
2. Create favourable conditions for tourists to visit;
3. Ensure the participation of communities in tourist activities;
4. Preserving security and order, social security; ensure the safety of tourists.
Article 30. Online travel management In the scope of its powers, duties, provincial people's Committee in collaboration with the Department of transport management of local tourism routes and the national tourist routes in the province, the city of centrally, ensure the following: 1. Security protection , order, social safety, the landscape, the environment along the tourist route;
2. Facilitate participation of specialized vehicles transport transportation travel;
3. Manage the investment, build the basis of travel services travel along as planned was the State Agency has the authority to approve the decision.
Section 2 article 31 TOURIST MUNICIPALITY. Conditions recognized tourism municipality municipality following conditions enough was recognized as municipality tourism: 1. Have the attractive tourism resources within the boundaries of the municipality or within the boundaries of the town and adjacent areas;
2. Have the infrastructure, material-technical base of tourism, meet the diverse needs of the tourists; the labor accord with requirements for tourism development;
3. The tourism industry has an important position in the economic structure, income from tourism on the total income of the service industry specified by the Government.
Article 32. Records, procedures, authority recognized tourism municipality 1. Records suggest that recognized tourism municipality include: a) the Newspaper suggested the recognition of urban tourism of the provincial people's Committee of the Prime Minister;
b) copy master plan for tourist development of the province, central cities;
c) project proposal recognized tourism municipality according to the conditions specified in article 31 of this law.
2. provincial people's Committee process Prime record suggest recognized tourism municipality, at the same time send to the Ministry of construction and the State administration of tourism in the Central.
The building hosted, in cooperation with the State administration of tourism in the Central, the authorities suggested profile evaluation recognized tourism municipality the Prime.
3. The prime consideration, decided to recognize the travel municipality; lýý State Agency of tourism in the central municipality of tourism announced.
Article 33. Urban development management of tourism 1. The lýý tourism development must ensure the following: a) construction planning management of urban-oriented tourism development has been the competent State agencies;
b) managed the project with suitable tourism development planning;
c) protect tourism resources, the landscape, the environment; ensuring security, order, social security;
d) guarantee the quality of goods and services offered to tourists;
DD) coordination of resources of the municipality for the development of tourism.
2. provincial people's Committee where the tourist municipality building and the Prime Minister issued the regulation on management of urban tourism in line with the requirement of protection of tourist resources, landscapes, environment and development orientation of tourism of the municipality.
Chapter V Article 34 TOURISTS. Tourism 1. Visitors include tourists domestic and international tourists.
2. domestic tourists to Vietnam citizens, foreigners residing in Vietnam to travel within the territory of Vietnam.

3. international tourists are foreigners, who settled overseas in Vietnam Vietnam travel; Vietnam citizens, foreigners residing in Vietnam to foreign travel.
Article 35. Rights of tourism 1. Choose the form of travelers or travel group; Select a part or the whole of the tourism program, tourist services of the Organization, the individual business travel.
2. Require organizations, individual business travel offering essential information about tours, travel services.
3. create favorable conditions on procedure exit and entry, transit, customs, stay; travel on the territory of Vietnam to visit, travel, except in the zone.
4. The enjoyment of the full range of tourist services according to contract between tourists and organization, individual business travel; enjoy your travel insurance and other insurance types as defined by the law.
5. Be treated equally, are asking organizations, individual business travel undertaken measures to ensure safety of life, health, property when using the travel services; get relief, in the case of an emergency while traveling on the territory of Vietnam.
6. Compensation for damages due to the fault of the Organization, the individual business travel caused by the provisions of the law.
7. Complaints, accusations, claims violations of the law on tourism.
Article 36. Obligations of visitors 1. Compliance with the provisions of the law of Vietnam on security, order, social security; to respect and preserve the natural landscape, landscape, environment, tourism resources, cultural identity, customs where to travel.
2. Implementing rules and regulation of tourism, tourism, urban tourism, tourist accommodation facilities. Italy 3. Payment of services under the contract and the fee, the fee as prescribed by the law.
4. Compensation for damage caused by his fault for the Organization, the individual business travel under the provisions of the law.
Article 37. Ensure the safety of travellers 1. State authorities within the scope of the mission, his powers have a responsibility to adopt the necessary measures to prevent risks, assure the life, health, property of tourists and prevent these acts in order to profit from the illegal travelers.
2. in urgent cases, the competent State bodies to promptly take measures to rescue, rescue needed to limit damage to the lowest level for the tourists.
3. Tourism, tourism, urban tourism have measures to prevent risks and protecting organizations, rescue, rescue, first aid for tourists.
4. organizations, individual business travel is responsible for timely notification to tourists about the emergency, and the risk of disease can be dangerous for tourists; adopt the necessary measures and coordination with agencies involved in the rescue, rescue, first aid for tourists.
Chapter VI BUSINESS TRAVEL section 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS on BUSINESS TRAVEL Article 38. Lines of business travel business travel is business services, which includes the following lines: 1. travel business;
2. business stay in tourism;
3. business transporting tourists;
4. development of business tourism, tourism;
5. other travel services business.
Article 39. The authority of the Organization, the individual business travel 1. Selected lines of business travel; registration of one or more lines of business travel.
2. Be active protectorate business travel.
3. Organize, join the tourism promotion activities; be put into the category of general promotion of the tourism industry.
4. Join associations, professional organisations about travel in the country and abroad.
Article 40. Obligations of organizations, individual business travel 1. Business start-up, business registration under the provisions of the law.
2. Business travel in the correct content in business registration certificate, business license for the tourism industry, the craft need a permit.
3. the written notice with the State authorities on travel time authorised to start trading or when changing the content of the business registration certificate of license, business travel.
4. The information clearly, openly, honestly the number, quality, and prices of services or goods provided to tourists; fulfill the obligations already committed with tourists; compensation for tourists due to its fault causes.
5. adopt measures to assure the life, health, property of tourists; timely notification to the competent authorities about the accident or danger, risks can happen to tourists.
6. Prepare reports, statistics, accounting, recordkeeping, the documentation prescribed by the law.
Article 41. Branch, Representative Office of Vietnam tourism business in a foreign establishment branch, Representative Office of Vietnam tourism enterprises in foreign countries made under the provisions of the law of Vietnam, the country's law, in accordance with the international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.
Vietnam travel business has branches and representative offices abroad are responsible before the law of Vietnam and the country legislation on the operation of a branch, Representative Office.
Article 42. Branches, representative offices of foreign enterprises in Vietnam to the establishment and operation of branches, representative offices of foreign enterprises in Vietnam are made according to the regulations of the Government.
Section 2 Article 43 TRAVEL BUSINESS. Travel business entrepreneur 1. The Organization, the individual business traveller to established businesses.
2. travel business enterprise business enterprise including domestic and business international travel.
3. Business international travel was domestic business. Business domestic not international travel business.
Article 44. Conditions of domestic sales 1. Registered domestic business at the business registration agency of competent jurisdiction.
2. Have domestic business; have a travel program for domestic tourists.
3. Who runs the business operation domestic to have time for at least three years of activities in the field of tourism.
Article 45. The rights and obligations of business enterprises in domestic in addition to the rights and obligations of the Organization, personal travel business prescribed in article 39 and article 40 of this law, the business domestic has the following rights and duties: 1. The construction, sale, advertising and organizing travel programs for domestic tourists;
2. Buy travel insurance for domestic tourists during travel program execution when the tourists have asked;
3. Executive, popular tourist guide and comply with the law, the regulations of the State of security, order, social security, protecting the environment, preserving the cultural identity and customs of peoples, where regulation to travel;
4. Use the guides to guides for tourists when it may require guides; responsible for the operation of the tour guide during a tourist guide under contract with the enterprise.
Article 46. Conditions of international business 1. Business permits international travel by the State administration of tourism at central level.
2. travel business projects; have a travel program for international tourists as business scope is specified in clause 1 Article 47 of this law.
3. Who runs business operations international travel must have time for at least four years of activities in the field of tourism.
4. Have at least three card guides international travel guides.
5. Have the deposit prescribed by the Government.
Article 47. Business license for international travel

1. Business license granted under the international scope of the business, including: a) tour for tourists in Vietnam;
b) tour for tourists;
c) travel business for tourists in Vietnam and tourists abroad.
2. No license international business in the following cases: a) business travel business activities against the law were sanctioned administratively on the behaviour in time not exceeding twelve months as of the time of the license proposal;
b) revoked business license business international travel in time not exceeding twelve months as of the time of the proposal to grant the license again.
3. license international business revoked in the following cases: a the termination of business activities);
b) Enterprise non-trading international in eighteen months continuously;
c) Enterprise serious violation of the provisions of this law;
d) business for violations of that law to revoke the licence.
4. The currency lodging, business license fees international travel is made according to the provisions of the law on fees and charges.
Article 48. Profile, business licensing procedures for international travel 1. Records suggest that the business licensing international include: a Single licensing proposal) business international travel;
b) copy of business registration certificate, business travel plans, travel program for international guests, the proof of time of executives running the business traveller, a copy of the card and contract guide of guides with travel business, certificate of deposit.
2. licensing procedure for international business are defined as follows: a) send business proposals to license international business to State authorities about the provincial tourism where businesses are located;
b) within ten working days from the date of receiving documents, State authorities on the provincial tourism completed the evaluation profile and send suggested text attached to the State agency about travel in central to the review, licensing; case not qualified to suggest licensing the State agencies of provincial travel notice in writing stating the reason for the business to know;
c) within ten working days from the date of receiving the written records and proposals of the State Agency of tourism of the provincial level, the State administration of tourism in the Central Government are responsible for reviewing, licensing international business to business; the case refused to license it must inform, in writing, stating the reason for State agencies and provincial tourism enterprises said.
Article 49. Business license change international tour 1. The case of the business license change international travel include: a) to change the scope of international business;
b) changed the legal representative of the enterprise;
c) change the business name, trading name, abbreviated name of the business;
d) change business type.
2. The records suggest the business license change international travel include: a) the modified application business license international travel;
b) business license has been granted international travel for business;
c) paperwork relating to the content of the provisions in paragraph 1 of this article.
3. business license change procedure for international travel are defined as follows: a) within a period of thirty days from the date of change of one of the content specified in paragraph 1 of this article, the business posted record suggest business license change international tour to the State agency about travel in Central;
b) within ten working days from the date of receiving the documents prescribed in paragraph 2 of this article, the State administration of tourism in the Central Government are responsible for reviewing the modified business licenses, international travel for business and to notify the State Agency of province-level tourism said.
Article 50. Rights and obligations of the business international travel business in addition to the rights and obligations of the Organization, personal travel business prescribed in article 39 and article 40 of this law, the business international travel also has the following rights and duties: 1. business travel for tourists in Vietnam : a) the construction, sale, advertising and organizing travel programs for travelers to Vietnam and domestic tourists;
b) support tourists do the procedure entry, exit, transit, customs;
c) Executive, and popular tourist guide in compliance with the laws and regulations of the State of Vietnam on security, order, social security, protecting the environment, preserving the cultural identity and customs of peoples; Regulation where to travel;
d) use guides to guides for tourists are foreigners; responsible for the operation of the tour guide during a tourist guide under contract with the enterprise.
2. travel business for travelers abroad: a) the construction, sale, advertising and organizing travel programs for overseas tourists and domestic tourists;
b) must purchase a travel insurance for travelers abroad to Vietnam during the duration of the travel programme;
c) support tourists do the procedure entry, exit, transit, customs;
d) Executive, and popular tourist guide in compliance with the laws and regulations of the country to tourism;
DD) is responsible for management of tourists as the tourism program signed with tourists.
Article 51. The business traveller of foreign-invested 1. Foreign business is travel business in Vietnam in the form of joint ventures or other forms of match rules and specific routes in the international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.
In the case of a joint venture to joint venture with Vietnam business business permits international travel.
2. travel business enterprises of foreign investment must ensure the conditions of international business regulation in the 2, 3, 4 and 5 to article 46 of this law; have the rights and obligations of the business international travel regulations in articles 39, 40 and 50 of this law, in accordance with the scope of international business in the investment license.
Article 52. Travel contract 1. Travel contract is the agreement between the business and tourist traveller or tourist representatives on the implementation of the tourism program.
2. travel contract must be made in writing.
3. In addition to the content of the contract under the provisions of civil law, contracts tour operators also have the following content: a) a clear description of the quantity, quality, time, manner of service providers in the tourism program;
b) exclusion of liability clauses in case of force majeure;
c) conditions and financial liability related to the change, addition, cancellation of the contract;
d) terms of insurance for tourists.
4. Tourist purchase tours through travel agents, the travel contract is a contract between the tourist and the business traveller Affairs agent, and has recorded the name, address of the travel agent.
Article 53. Business conditions travel agents 1. Travel agent business is the Organization, individuals get to sell travel programs of business travel for business travelers to enjoy the roses. The Organization, the individual business travel agent not implementation of tourist programs.
2. organizations, individual business travel agents must meet the following conditions: a) business travel agents in business registration agency of competent jurisdiction;
b) contract agents with travel business.

Article 54. Travel agent contract 1. Travel agent contract must be made in writing between the parties delivery agent is the business traveller and the party receiving agent is the Organization, individuals are eligible as defined in art. 53 of this Law Article 2.
2. content of the contract for travel agent include: a) the name, address and dealer delivery party agent;
b) tours, price travel program was delivered to the dealer;
c the Commission agent) level; the time of payments between the agent and the receiving side delivery side agents;
d) validity period of contract agents.
Article 55. The responsibility of the travel agent interface party 1. Check, monitoring the implementation of contract travel agent.
2. Organizing tours by travel agents sell the right; responsible with tourists on travel programs delivered to the receiving party travel agent.
3. Instructions, give travel agents receiving parties information concerning travel programs.
Article 56. The responsibility of the receiving party travel agent 1. Do not copy the program delivery agent-party travel of any kind.
2. Set up and kept records of the travel program was sold to tourists.
3. Not sell travel programs with higher prices reviews dealer delivery party.
4. Hang the sea travel agents in recognizable position at Headquarters.
5. Notify the State Agency of tourism of the provincial level about the time of start of business activities.
Section 3 SHIPPING BUSINESS TRAVELERS What 57. Tourist transportation business 1. Tourist transportation business is providing transport services for tourists as travel routes, according to the travel program and in tourist areas, tourism, urban tourism.
2. organizations, individual business transporting tourists to register the business and comply with the conditions of transportation business in accordance with the law.
Article 58. Business conditions of transportation of travellers 1. There are specialized vehicles to transport tourists and standards are issued separate signs prescribed in article 59 of this law.
2. Use the controls and who serves on the media specialized in transporting tourists have expertise, appropriate health, fostering business tourism.
3. Take measures to assure the life, health and property of travelers in transit; passenger insurance to travelers according to the means of transport.
Article 59. Sea level for specialized transportation means travel 1. Dedicated media transport tourists to reach the standards of safety engineering, environmental protection, quality of service and granted private signs according to the unified model by the Ministry of transport issued after the agreement with the State administration of tourism in the Central.
2. The Ministry of transport of the granting organization for professional means own sea transport the tourists after the opinion of the State administration of tourism in the Central.
3. specialized transportation means tourists have separate signs preferred layout where the stop, to catch, charged tourists at the bus station, railway stations, airports, harbors, resorts, tourist, tourist accommodation facilities.
Article 60. Rights and obligations of the Organization, the individual shipping business tourists in addition to the rights and obligations of the Organization, personal travel business prescribed in article 39 and article 40 of this law, organizations, personal transportation business travel has the following rights and duties : 1. The choice of means of transport tourists;
2. Transport the tourists routes, under contract with the tourist or business traveller;
3. Ensure the conditions stipulated in article 58 of this law in the business process;
4. Buy insurance for tourists under the passenger transport;
5. Attach the transport professional signage where tourists easily identifiable on the means of transport.
Items 4 business STAY TRAVEL Article 61. Organizations, business individuals stay tourism 1. The Organization, the individual is eligible to the provisions in Article 64 of this law was to stay in business travel.
2. organizations, individuals can stay in business travel in one or more accommodation facilities for tourists.
Article 62. Types of tourist accommodation facilities accommodation facilities including: 1. Hotel;
2. Tourist Villages;
3. tourist villas;
4. tourist apartments;
5. travel camping;
6. tourist accommodation;
7. Housing has room for tourists to rent;
8. The other tourist accommodation facilities.
Article 63. Rated accommodation facilities for tourism 1. Tourism accommodation facilities stipulated in article 62 of this law are ranked according to quality standards, including: a) hotels and tourist villages are ranked according to year-class is class 1, class 2, class 3 star, 4 star, 5 Star class;
b) tourist villas and tourist apartments are arranged in two standard class is the class of business travel, villas, apartments and standard class travel;
c) camping tourism, travel, holiday home accommodation has rooms for tourists to rent, accommodation in other travel is a standard business class stay travel.
2. standard rated tourist accommodation facilities by State regulators about travel in Central issued to apply uniformly throughout the country.
3. State Administration about travel in Central appraisal, rated 3 star, 4 star, 5 star ratings for hotels, tourist villages; senior class for tourist villas, apartments and travel.
State Agency of tourism of the provincial level appraisal, rated 1 star, 2 stars for hotels, tourist villages; standard business class villas, apartments and travel; standard business class stay travel for camping, motels, tourist accommodation has rooms for tourists to rent, other tourist accommodation facilities.
4. The collection, filing and use of fee rated tourist accommodation facilities are made according to the provisions of the law on fees and charges.
5. After three years rated, tourist accommodation facilities are appraised to recognize again the reality fit class campus facilities and services of tourist accommodation facilities.
Article 64. Business conditions of stay tourism organizations, individual business stay travel must have the following conditions: 1. The General conditions include: a) Has registered the business stay travel;
b) take measures to ensure security and order, environmental hygiene, safety, fire, fire under the provisions of the law for tourism accommodation facilities;
2. The specific conditions include: a) for hotels, tourist villages, to ensure minimum requirements on construction, equipment, services, expertise, of managers and language staff as the standard rated respectively for each category, rank;
b) for tourist villas and apartments and travel to ensure minimum requirements on equipment and level of service as the standard rated respectively for each category, rank;
c) for camping, travel tourism, accommodation has rooms for tourists, tourism accommodation facilities must ensure the minimum equipment of standard business stay travel.
Article 65. Registered tourist accommodation facilities class 1. Within three months from the start of operations, the home base of stay tourism must send the registration profile base class stay tourism to the State agency about travel has the authority to appraise organizations, rated for tourist accommodation facilities.
2. Profile and the procedure of ranking tourist accommodation facilities by the State administration of tourism in the central regulations.
Article 66. Rights and obligations of the Organization, business individuals stay tourism 1. In addition to the rights specified in article 39 of this law, organizations, personal business stay travel has the following rights: a) individual organizations Hire in the country or abroad, executives and managers working in tourist accommodation facilities;

b) enacting rules, regulation of tourist accommodation facilities;
c) refused to accept or cancel the contract of stay for tourists in case of tourists are violations of the law, violated the rules and regulations of the basis of stay tourism or tourism accommodation facilities are no longer capable of responding or visitors request exceeds the capacity of tourist accommodation facilities;
d) choose the kind of services and products that the goods are not contrary to the provisions of the law to do business in the accommodation facilities for tourists.
2. In addition to the obligations set forth in article 40 of this law, organizations, personal business stay travel has the following obligations: a) in compliance with the provisions of the law related to business activities in the tourism and business to stay properly registered lines;
b) Attaching the sea the name, type, base class stay tourism has been recognized and just the right kind of advertising, were State agencies about travel have recognized authority;
c) listed sales price and services, rules and regulation of the tourist accommodation facilities by Vietnamese and foreign languages; a clear message to tourists about the promotion of tourist accommodation facilities in each period;
d) guarantee the quality of service, the quality stable equipment, maintain standards of tourist accommodation facilities in the correct categories, were State agencies about travel have recognized authority;
DD) implement measures to ensure environmental hygiene, food hygiene and safety, safety equipment; strictly implement regulations on fire, fire, secure life, health and property of tourists;
e) made provisions of State administration on health when tourists have infectious diseases;
g) make the declarations for tourists staying in accordance with the law;
h) compensation to tourists about the damage caused by his fault.
3. Types of tourist accommodation facilities specified in the paragraph 1, 2, 3 and 4 Article 62 of this law has recognized star ratings or advanced class when trading goods and services with no need to have a business license for each of goods and services, but must be registered with the competent State agencies before implementation.
Item 5 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, TOURIST RESORTS Article 67. Development of business tourism, tourism 1. Business development, tourist resorts including conservation investment, upgrading tourism resources; put the potential tourism resources exploration; tourism development zones, new tourist destination; business building tourism infrastructure, material-technical base of tourism.
2. organizations, individual business development of tourist resorts, to build the project with suitable tourism development planning process of competent State agencies for approval.
3. Procedure of approval of the project made under the provisions of the investment law and the provisions of relevant laws.
Article 68. The rights and obligations of organizations, individual business development of tourist resorts, in addition to the rights and obligations prescribed in article 39 and article 40 of this law, organizations, individuals and business tourism development, tourism has the following rights and duties: 1. To enjoy investment incentives , was given the land of tourist resources in line with the project is the competent State agencies for approval in accordance with the law;
2. Be a charge under the provisions of the law on fees and charges;
3. Management and protection of tourism resources, the environment, security, safety, social order;
4. business service management according to the provisions of this law and the provisions of relevant laws.
Item 6 BUSINESS TRAVEL SERVICES in TOURISM, TOURISM, urban TOURISM Article 69. Business travel services in tourism, tourism, urban tourism and business travel services in tourism, tourism, urban tourism including travel, business travel, transportation, stay in tourist, dining, shopping, sports, entertainment, information and other services to serve tourists.
Article 70. Sea level standard brands serve travelers 1. The State administration of tourism in the central regulation of standards and standard signage templates serve tourists for business travel services in tourism, tourism, urban tourism.
2. State authorities of provincial tourism evaluation and standard signage level serving tourists for business travel services in tourism, tourism, urban tourism in management.
Article 71. Rights and obligations of the Organization, the individual travel services business in tourism, tourism, urban tourism 1. The Organization, personal travel, business travel, transportation stay of tourists has the right, the obligation specified in article 39 and article 40 of this law and the rights, the corresponding obligations specified in articles 45, 50, 60 and 66 of this Act.
2. organizations, individual business travel services in tourism, tourism, urban tourism is not in the case prescribed in clause 1 of this article has the right, the obligation specified in article 39 and article 40 of this law and has the right to, the following obligations: a) the attached standard signage served tourists;
b) Are business enterprises select tour operators, bringing tourists to use the service and stores goods;
c) ensure the standards serve tourists during the trading process;
d) observance of the provisions of the travel, tourism, urban tourism due to the competent bodies.
Chapter VII TRAVEL GUIDE Article 72. Tourist guide, tourist guide card 1. Travel guides includes international tour guide, local guides.
The International Guide instructions for international tourists and domestic tourists; local guides are guides for domestic travelers was the Vietnam and not be directed to tourists are foreigners.
2. including instructors Card card domestic guides, international tour guide card. Guided cards have a three-year term and have values in the range.
Article 73. Conditions of practice, standards of guide card level 1. Instructors are practicing when the card guides and has a contract with the travel business.
2. The following conditions enough card local guides: a) Vietnam nationals, resident in Vietnam, has the capacity for civil acts in full;
b) infectious disease, No not use addictive substances;
c) Have intermediate specialized professional tour guide; If other majors to graduate certificate by the professional tourist guide training authorities.
3. The following conditions enough card international guides: a) Vietnam nationals, resident in Vietnam, has the capacity for civil acts in full;
b) infectious disease, No not use addictive substances;
c) Bachelor level travel guide; If University graduates in other disciplines must have certificates of professional tourist guides by the competent institution;
d) fluent in at least one foreign language.
Article 74. Guided card level 1. Recommended records issued the card guides include: a) application guide card;
b) curriculum vitae confirmed by the people's Committee of the communes, wards, towns, place of residence or work place;
c) copies of the documents specified in point c of paragraph 2 Article 73 of this law for the grant proposal Guide and domestic card according to the points c and d Article 73 paragraph 3 of this law, for the grant proposal guide international cards;

d) health by medical authorities within a period of not more than three months as of the time of filing;
DD) 4 cm x 6 cm photo portrait Two shots in less than three months as of the time of filing.
2. Within a period of fifteen days from the date of the grant proposal full profile card, State authorities about travel responsible provincial review, tour guide card for the proposal; the case refused to reply to the proposal in writing, stating the reasons.
3. State authorities of provincial-level organizations travel cards international travel guides and travel guides by model state management agency about travel in Central regulations.
Article 75. In Exchange, again, recall the card guides 1. The card guides are defined as follows: a) thirty days before the card expires, a guide to the procedures proposed new guide card change;
b) records suggest a guided card change consisted of a modified form of card guides; the certificate has passed the periodic knowledge refresher class for instructors by State Agency of tourism authorities and a copy of the old guide card;
c) Who proposed the ghillies card change filing for State bodies on provincial tours.
2. The card guides are defined as follows: a) the card guides reissued in case of loss or damage;
b) who suggested card application guide includes the recommended single card, the certificate is lost or damaged card card attached two images specified in point 1 article 74 of law clause Ridin for State bodies on provincial tours.
3. within fifteen days from the date of receiving the full records, State Agency of tourism of the provincial level are responsible for reviewing, changing, card guides for the proposal; the case refused to reply to the proposal in writing, stating the reasons.
4. Revocation of the card guides are defined as follows: a) the tour guide card revoked if a violation of the content of the provisions of article 77 of this Act;
b) travel guides is revoked only cards be reviewed six months after the deadline card level, since revoked card. The profile and the procedure recommended in the Guide card cases withdrawn are applied as for cases granting new travel guide cards.
Article 76. Rights and obligations of the Guide 1. Guides have the following rights: a) guide the tourists according to tasks or according to the contract signed with the business traveller;
b) joined the Organization, Professional Association of travel guides;
c) wages, remuneration under a contract with the travel business enterprises;
d) involved examination, recognized the rank of career guides;
DD) in the case of an emergency or unforeseen is entitled to change the travel program, standard tuning, service of tourists but must report to the competent person as soon as conditions permit and take responsibility for his decisions.
2. guides have the following obligations: a) compliance and guide tourists Vietnam comply with the law, rules and regulations, where to visit, travel and etiquette, respect local customs;
b) information on the schedule, a travel program for tourists and the legal rights of tourists;
c) tourist guide in accordance with the travel program, civilized attitude, enthusiastic and attentive; the case of the tourists have asked to change the travel program, they must report the person who has the authority to decide;
d) are responsible in ensuring safe life, health, property of tourists;
DD) function properly prescribed in clause 1 Article 72 of this law; wear the tour guide card while travel guides;
e) participated in periodic knowledge refresher class for instructors by the competent State Agency Organization;
g) compensation for tourist, business traveller on the damage caused by his fault.
Article 77. Travel guide of things not to do 1. Provide information compromising the country's sovereignty, security, national defense, security, social order.
2. Behaving bad influence to the image, tradition, morality, customs of the nation; falsify the value the culture, the history of Vietnam.
3. Bringing tourists to the area.
4. illegal profit from tourists; pressure tourists buying goods and services.
5. Arbitrary changes travel program, standard cut, service of tourists.
6. Discrimination against travellers.
7. For other people to use his guides or use other people's guides; using a guided card has expired.
Article 78. Demonstration staff 1. Presentation is the demonstration spot for tourists in the range of resorts, tourist destinations.
2. Presentation to understand knowledge of tourist destinations, capable of communicating with tourists and culture.
3. the competent State Agency for tourism, tourism regulatory training, professional training, professional, standard, grant, and revoke the certificate presentation.
Chapter VIII TRAVEL PROMOTION Article 79. The content of State tourism promotion organizations, guide tourism promotion activities with the following principal contents: 1. introduction, propaganda extensively about the country and people of Vietnam, attractions, historic sites, monuments, cultural heritage, the process of creation of human labor ethnic cultural identity, for the people in the country and the international community;
2. social awareness about tourism, the tourism environment healthy, civilised, safe, promote the traditional hospitality of the peoples;
3. Mobilization of resources for investment in development of the urban tourism, tourist areas, diverse tourist attractions, unique, high quality, vibrant ethnic culture identity in the country, each region and each locality; infrastructure development, technical infrastructure for tourism, diversifying and improving the quality of tourist services;
4. tourism market research, construction of tourist products in line with the tastes of tourists; advocacy, tourism products.
Article 80. Tourism promotion policy 1. State regulation mechanism of coordination between the State administration of tourism in Central and local organizations, individual business travel in performing advocacy activities, promoting, promotion of tourism.
2. Ministries, mass information bodies within the scope of its powers and duties are responsible for cooperation with the State administration of tourism central organization active in advocacy, promotion, promotion of tourism in the country and abroad.
3. the State creates favourable conditions for the use of experts, mass media, foreign participation in advocacy activities, promote to enhance the image of the country, people, travel Vietnam.
4. the State promotes and take measures to raise the awareness of tourism for granted, the branches, the elite of the society.
Article 81. Tourism promotion activities of the State administration of tourism 1. The State administration of tourism in the Central Government, in coordination with the ministries concerned building strategies, plans, programs of national tourism promotion; hosted, in collaboration with the provincial people's Committee, the participation of the tourism business organizations make tourism promotion activities in the country and abroad; coordination of joint tourism promotion activities in the region, the local Union.

2. State administration of tourism in the Central setting of the Vietnam tourism representative offices abroad in the key tourism markets to promote the work of the tourism promotion as stipulated by the Government.
3. State administration of tourism in the Central establishment of the database of national tourist organization and tour information at the international gate.
4. provincial people's Committee building plan, a program of local tourism promotion; holding tourism promotion activities at the local; in cooperation with the State administration of tourism in Central and other local tourism promotion activities.
Article 82. Tourism promotion activities of business travel business travel initiative or in cooperation with the organizations and individuals to conduct promotion activities and overseas travel, to join the tourism promotion program in the country. The cost of promotion activities of the business are accounted into the costs of the business.
Chapter IX INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION on TRAVEL Article 83. The international cooperation policy of the State travel to promote international cooperation on travel to the country, the international organization on the basis of equality, mutual benefit; accordance with the law of each party, the laws and international practices in order to develop tourism, Vietnam travel market with the tourism sector and market in the world, contributing to the strengthening of relations of cooperation, friendship and mutual understanding between peoples.
Article 84. Relations with travel agencies of foreign countries, international travel organizations and sector 1. The State administration of tourism in the central functions and within the decentralized implementation of the right and the responsibility to represent Vietnam in bilateral tourism cooperation, multilateralism with travel agencies of foreign countries and in the international travel organizations and regions.
2. The most recent representative offices of foreign travel agencies, the Organization's international and regional tourism in Vietnam is done by decision of the Prime Minister.
Chapter X INSPECTORS travel, REQUEST, PROPOSALS of Article 85 TOURISTS. Tourist inspection 1. Tourist Ombudsman the Ombudsman function performed specialized in tourism.
2. Organization and activities of the specialized inspection of travel be done as prescribed by law.
Article 86. Resolve the request, the tourist's recommendations 1. Requirements, recommendations of tourists must be received and resolved in a timely manner according to the provisions of the law to protect the legitimate rights and interests of tourists.
2. In the municipality of travel, tourism and where large amounts of tourists, the State authorities of provincial tourism organizations receiving requests, recommendations of tourists.
3. Requests, recommendations of tourists sent to organizations, individual business travel or organization receiving the request, the tourist's recommendations prescribed in clause 2 of this to settle or transfer to State authorities have jurisdiction. The case of organizations, individual business travel, organizations receiving requests, recommendations of tourists to the provisions in paragraph 2 of this Article do not resolve or tourists do not agree with the resolution of the complaint or as specified by law.
Chapter XI ENFORCEMENT TERMS Article 87. Terms of implementation 1. This law in force from January 1, 2006.
2. Ordinance on travel August 02, 1999 expire from the date this law takes effect.
3. national tourism zone, it has been recognized, tourism accommodation facilities were rated, organization, individual business travel was granted a business license in international travel, travel guides have guided card before this law have the effect that is not contrary to the provisions of this law shall remain in force enforced; the absence of the conditions prescribed by this law must adjust accordingly.
Article 88. Detailing and guiding the implementation of government regulations and detailed guidelines for implementing this law.
This law was the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the POKER session key 7 through June 14, 2005.