MQL Sustainable Tourism Services

More tourism businesses in Vietnam are being asked about their commitment to sustainability, not just by guests, but by 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 🤝 Especially with European markets, sustainability is part of supplier selection and contracting requirements. Therefore, certification is being used as “proof” for credibility and as “passport” to access the broader market. 𝗕𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝘁 𝗠𝗤𝗟, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘀 & 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀...

  Lunar New Year days are the proving the most crowded destinations if the year in Vietnam. Looking at the pics on link below, offers you an idea of how over-populated beaches and attractions are with thousands of local Vietnamese among few international arrivals. Such destination use has few inconvenient truths for all: -> Not enjoying beaches or locations due to huge number of visitors at the same time -> Overpriced hotel room rates and local services -> Limited or not available services in most of destinations -> Over visits producing large amount of waste and litter affecting all arrivals Available solutions from tourism experts: * Carrying capacity set up and control (measure maximum number of persons a destination can absorb at one time). Not applied at any Vietnamese location yet. * Attraction diversification at each destination (avoid crowds and images as below link). Not applied in Vietnam yet. * Proper planification by private & public sector mutual intera...

See Halong Bay over-development in Northern Vietnam: ‼️ Actual thousands of empty rooms in Ha Long Bay ‼️ Hundreds of empty shop-houses not rented in Ha Long Bay ‼️ Empty apartments for sale, empty serviced apartments in Ha Long Bay ‼️ Anti-sustainability constructions found in large numbers in Ha Long Bay ‼️ Private interests offering little benefit of local residents in Ha Long Bay ‼️ Obsolete constructions in other destinations along Vietnam  ‼️ UNESCO protected area Despite all, guess what... same happened several Vietnamese locations. Vietnam keep losing again. https://lnkd.in/guS88aUK Ha Long Bay old beauty turning into concrete obsolete buildings in 2025

A warm welcome to our new Marqueting Coordinator Tra My Truong based at our MQL Sustainable Tourism Services headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City office. After years in Canada, his recent RMIT graduation is bringing fresh new ideas on branding and marketing, adding value to our customers and partners growing leaders like her. As Founder of the company, very proud of the efforts and added value not only in marketing department if not in our sustainability certification procedures, market research development and customer’s interaction, a multitask player doing good steps forward… Welcome to our team, keep growing your steps with us. Feel free to add her to your contact list if you wish to receive our regular sustainable updates for Vietnam and ASEAN in your inbox… Pic credit: hazelnut farm collection by hand at our plantations in Prades, Catalonia. Growing leaders.

Overtourism had become an issue for several destinations around the globe, cities like Barcelona in our Catalonia is suffering for years the effects linked to the excessive arrivals from all over the world. Reading experts considerations on solutions to this issue: - Community-led tourism is the antidote to overtourism - Alternatives that protect wildlife needed, not overwhelm it. - There is an opp to redefine what we mean by "tourism". Seeing what everyone else has seen? Or have the experience that's your own? - Governments need to embrace the only real solution to overtourism: Degrowing tourism. - Low-volume, high-value tourism where guests leave with unforgettable memories. - The most important thing to do is to research and listen to what local people want. - "Don't wait until it breaks. What we choose to respect today decides what's left to love tomorrow". - "Selfie parks balance tourist expectations with preservation needs, reducing pressure o...