"Vietnam-Timeless charm" and
the five colorful petal lotus have just been approved by the Minister of
Culture, Sports and Tourism to be the new slogan and logo of National
Tourism Promotion program in the period 2012-2020.
Inheriting the success of the
previous slogan “Vietnam – The Hidden Charm” in the period 2005-2011,
Viet Nam – Timeless Charm brings a feeling of wide-open horizon of
space, time as well as the diversity of tourist products in Viet Nam.
The
new logo was designed by Artist Tran Hoai Duc, using the image of lotus
to symbolize the beauty of Vietnam and it's people souls.
The
five petals of the lotus with five different colors symbolize the charm
and development of Viet Nam tourism. Colors of lotus indicates diversity
of tourist products, fantastic experiences and beautiful feelings of
tourists to Viet Nam in which, the blue for sea and island tourism,
green for eco and natural tourism, orange-yellow for cultural and
historical tourism, violet for adventure tourism and pink for hospitable
and dynamic Vietnamese. The image of blooming lotus represents for a
new developing stage of Viet Nam tourism industry.
The launch of
new slogan and logo plays an important role to develop Viet Nam tourism
brand aiming to convey the sector's message as well as to bring positive
feelings for visitors.
It is hoped that the new slogan and logo
will contribute to improvement of Vietnam's image, brand and
competitiveness to attract more international tourists to Viet Nam.
Thanh Pham (TITC)
