Tasks and powers of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in Vietnam

Tasks and powers of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in Vietnam (Internet image)

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1. Tasks and powers of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in Vietnam

Tasks and powers of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in Vietnam include:

(1) Carrying out state management in the field of tourism

- Comply and organize the legal implementation of state legal documents on tourism management. Research and concretize documents directing and guiding implementation and submit them to the City People's Committee for promulgation to ensure consistency in the implementation of policies and regimes on industry and field management under the authority and responsibility of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism. Research and submit to the City People's Committee programs and measures for state administrative reform in the field of state management of tourism;

- Propagate and educate about laws in the tourism industry; Guide, inspect, and supervise sectors, levels, social organizations, grassroots units, businesses, and individuals in the implementation of state legal documents; study, propose, and recommend to the City People's Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to amend, supplement, and specify policies and regimes related to tourism activities in accordance with the City's reality;

- Organize the appraisal of applications for international travel business licenses and submit them to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to issue licenses to businesses; issue, change, and revoke tour guide cards, tour guides, and certificates of cars qualified to serve tourists; Appraisal and re-evaluation of tourism service signs meeting standards to serve tourists; Appraisal of granting, re-issuing, amending, supplementing, extending, or revoking operating licenses of representative offices of foreign travel enterprises in the City; Appraisal and re-evaluation of tourist accommodation establishments rated 1 star or 2 stars, according to minimum standards; issue of certificates of short-term training in tourism; issuance and revocation of other types of cards, licenses, diplomas, and certificates under the authority of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism according to the provisions of the law; and other functions and tasks specified in the Law on Tourism.

(2) Planning and scientific research in the field of industry

- Develop planning and development plans (annual and long-term) of the industry based on the City's general socio-economic development strategy, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism submitted to the City People's Committee for approval;

- Participate in research and appraisal of scientific research topics and participate in research and development of investment programs and projects to develop the tourism industry and submit them to the City People's Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; Check the implementation of development investment programs, projects and scientific topics on tourism in the City;

- Advise and propose to the City People's Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to consider, recognize, and decentralize the management, exploitation, and use of tourist areas, tourist attractions, tourist routes, and tourism resources in the City;

- Lead and coordinate with departments, branches, and districts to study models and solutions to protect security and order for tourists, ensuring order and safety for the population community, environmental sanitation in tourist areas, routes, and spots to advise and submit to the City People's Committee for promulgation of the implementation policy.

(3) Statistical work

- Coordinate with the Department of Statistics in implementing the regime of economic information statistics (number of tourists, market, revenue, etc.) in tourism business activities in the city according to regulations to serve reporting and scientific research; forecasting and building the City's tourism and socio-economic development strategy;

- Guide organizations and individuals to carry out statistical reports according to regulations. Receiving, processing, and analyzing statistics in the field of tourism to provide research and statistics for the industry, the City People's Committee, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism for industry management. Build a database of tourism resources in the City.

(4) Financial work

- Coordinate with the Department of Finance and Department of Planning and Investment to develop and submit to the City People's Committee economic and financial estimates for the industry's operating programs according to regulations;

- Coordinate with the Department of Finance to monitor and inspect the correct implementation of financial regulations and approved program objectives.

(5) Inspection and inspection work

- Guide, inspect, and inspect economic organizations and domestic and foreign individuals operating and doing business.
  in the field of tourism on implementing the Party's and state's legal guidelines and policies on tourism. Advise, recommend, and propose solutions to rectify and stabilize the situation of business activities in the tourism sector according to the provisions of the law;

- Resolve disputes, complaints, and denunciations of citizens and organizations related to the tourism sector;

- Decide or request the City People's Committee to issue a decision to handle administrative violations in tourism activities in the city according to the law.

(6) Implement international cooperation in the field of tourism in accordance with the law and as assigned by the City People's Committee.

(7) Provide professional and professional guidance on tourism to the District People's Committee.

(8) Perform other tasks assigned or authorized by the City People's Committee or the City People's Committee President or as prescribed by law.

(Article 2 of Decision 32/2014/QD-UBND)

2. Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in Vietnam

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is led by the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and has Deputy Directors to assist the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism. The Director and Deputy Directors of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City shall be appointed and dismissed by the Chairman of the City People's Committee in accordance with the law.

The Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is the unit's head, directing and managing all aspects of the unit's activities and taking the highest responsibility for the organization and operation of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism before the City People's Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on the work and activities of the unit.

Particularly for issues that arise beyond the duties and powers of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, the Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism will seek the direction of the City People's Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism before implementation.

The administrative and non-business payroll of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City is decided by the City People's Committee in the total administrative and non-business payroll of the city, ensuring the good completion of the assigned tasks.

(Article 3 of Decision 32/2014/QD-UBND)

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