Just the other day Mr. Son, founder ofFootprint Vietnam Travel volunteered some time to visit the third year BK17 class at Hanoi Open University. His visit was to share his knowledge about e-tourism and the use of the internet in tourism in Vietnam. Using examples from what Footprint is doing, Son’s relevant lecture captivated students.

The BK17 class is in its third year of completing a degree in Tourism with a focus on tour guiding – to which Mr. Son is a graduate. Over the past two months, the students have been working hard learning about e-tourism. The course, which is being taught by a foreign teacher from Canada, has been focused on global trends, practical uses of ICTs, social media, emailing, and marketing. The major assignment in the course will see students develop an e-tourism package consisting of a webpage, blog and relative interlinked social media platforms.

Mr. Son’s talk with the students was right on topic. All of the activities that Footprint Vietnam Travel is activity working on, related to e-tourism, were discussed in the course. The 1.5 hour lecture finished with a flurry of questions from the students that were all happily answered by Mr. Son.

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