INNOVATIVE ECONOMYINNOVATIVE ECONOMYИнновационная экономика2413-560749793ArticlesСтатьиResearch ArticleStrengthening Vietnam–Russia ties: an international business perspectiveУкрепление туристических связей между Вьетнамом и Россией: перспектива международного бизнесаNguyenThi Thu TrangНгуенТхи Тху Транг

Postgraduate student, Faculty of Economics, RUDN University

Аспирантка, Экономический факультет, Российский университет дружбы народов им. П. Лумумбы

1032249284@rudn.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-6976KarzanovaIrina ViktorovnaКарзановаИрина Викторовна

Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of National Economy, Faculty of Economics, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after P. Lumumba

Кандидат экономических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры Национальной экономики, Экономический факультет, Российский университет дружбы народов им. П. Лумумбы

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This article examines the development of international business cooperation between Vietnam and Russia in the tourism sector. Tourism is increasingly becoming an important driver of international economic cooperation, cultural exchange, and service sector development. Tourism relations between Vietnam and Russia represent a strategically important yet understudied dimension of bilateral economic ties. Vietnamese-Russian tourism cooperation has entered a new phase characterized by market liberalization, digital visa policies, expanded air connectivity, and changing global travel patterns. The article uses secondary data analysis, a review of policies, tourist flows, and business practices in both countries. The article identifies a number of constraints, including geopolitical uncertainty, competition from alternative destinations, infrastructural differences, and a lack of human resources. The main conclusion of the article is that strengthening tourism ties between Vietnam and Russia requires coordinated policy support, strategic participation of tourism enterprises, and a greater emphasis on sustainable tourism development.

В данной статье рассматривается развитие международного делового сотрудничества между Вьетнамом и Россией в сфере туризма. Туризм все чаще становится важным двигателем международного экономического сотрудничества, культурного обмена и развития сектора услуг. Туристические отношения между Вьетнамом и Россией представляют собой стратегически важное, но недостаточно изученное измерение двусторонних экономических связей. Вьетнамско-российское сотрудничество в сфере туризма вступило в новую фазу, характеризующуюся либерализацией рынка, цифровой визовой политикой, расширением воздушного сообщения и изменением глобальных моделей путешествий. В статье используется анализ вторичных данных, обзор политики, туристических потоков и деловой практики в обеих странах. В статье выявлен ряд ограничений, включая геополитическую неопределенность, конкуренцию со стороны альтернативных направлений, инфраструктурные различия и нехватку человеческих ресурсов. Главный вывод статьи заключается в том, что укрепление туристических связей между Вьетнамом и Россией требует скоординированной политической поддержки, стратегического участия туристических предприятий и большего акцента на устойчивое развитие туризма.

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