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BEYOND TOURISM

TGROUP

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Some companies are founded to do business.
Some companies are founded to solve a problem.
TGROUP was born from a belief.

We believe travel has never been just about trips.
A journey may end after a few days.
But the values it leaves behind can last far longer.

It may be the memory of a traveler.
The growth of a destination.
New opportunities for a community.
Or the pride of cultural values preserved and shared.

That is why we have always looked at tourism through a wider lens.
Not merely as journeys.
But as an entire ecosystem woven from people, culture, business, technology and community.

Throughout our journey, TGROUP has had the opportunity to work with many partners, businesses and localities.
Every project taught us a different lesson.
Yet all of them led us to the same realization.

The value of tourism is not created simply when more people arrive.
It is created when the places they visit become better.

When businesses grow more sustainably.
When local communities gain new opportunities to develop.
And when the values of a destination are preserved for generations to come.

Because we believe a successful destination is never built by a single company or a single product.
It is the result of connection between people, culture, infrastructure, technology, policy and a long-term vision.

That is how TGROUP understands Beyond Tourism.

To us, Beyond Tourism does not mean leaving the tourism industry behind.
It is the choice to look further than the industry's familiar boundaries.
To care more about the values that remain after each journey.
To think more about the future of every destination.
And to keep asking what the things we do today will bring to tomorrow.

We do not believe one company can change an entire industry on its own.
But we believe every good solution, every responsible project and every sustainable partnership can add positive value to tourism.
That is the path TGROUP has chosen.

As a company founded in Vietnam, we believe Vietnam has so much to share with the world.
Not only beautiful destinations.
But also its people, its cultural values, and new ways of doing things born from our own reality.

If TGROUP can contribute even a small part to that journey, it will already be a meaningful success for us.

Because after all, what remains is not how many trips we have created.
It is what we have left behind in the places tourism has touched.

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That is what TGROUP believes.
That is how we work.
And that is the meaning of two words.
Beyond Tourism.

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CEO PROFILE

NGUYỄN MINH TÂN 민탄
CEO, TGROUP · Co-Founder, TOUCH (Tə:CH)

Date of birth: 16 August 1988 · Nationality: Vietnamese
Email: mint@tgroup.vn · Website: tgroup.vn · busker.vn

PROFILE

A tourism and hospitality professional bridging the Korean and Vietnamese markets, with a Master's in Tourism Science from Hanyang University and over a decade of experience spanning destination design, hotel operations, tourism policy research, and journalism. Fluent across Vietnamese, Korean, and English, I combine academic grounding in sustainable tourism policy with hands-on entrepreneurship — co-founding TOUCH and leading TGROUP — to develop distinctive, experience-driven tourism products in Vietnam.

HIGHLIGHTS

CEO of TGROUP and Co-Founder of TOUCH (Tə:CH), a tourist-destination design and development venture with BUSKER.
Master of Tourism Science from Hanyang University, Korea — GPA 4.19/4.5, thesis scored 97/100.
10+ years across hospitality, tourism, and media in both Vietnam and Korea, from government office to international newsroom.
Active tourism-policy researcher — member of TOPA Korea's Scientific Research Council and Director of KOVET.
Trilingual professional (Vietnamese · Korean · English) specialising in Korea–Vietnam tourism cooperation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director, TGROUP Trade & Travel JSC ▸ 03/2019 – Present
Co-Founder, TOUCH (Brand: Tə:CH) — Tourist Destination Design & Development, a collaboration between TGROUP & BUSKER ▸ 02/2025 – Present
Board of Directors, BALAVA CHOCOLATE ▸ 2022 – Present
Honorary Reporter, Korea.net — Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ▸ 2023 – Present
Reporter, Global News Department, Aju News Corporation — Seoul, Korea ▸ 03/2018 – 08/2021
Official, Tourism Department, Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism (Government) — Da Lat ▸ 07/2013 – 03/2015
Director, TM-DV Minh Tan Co., Ltd. (Online Travel Agent) — Da Lat ▸ 06/2012 – 05/2014
Sales & Marketing Executive, Vietsovpetro Hotel — Da Lat ▸ 06/2011 – 06/2013
Receptionist, La Sapinette Hotel (4-star) — Da Lat ▸ 06/2010 – 06/2011
Event Executive, Saycheese Company — Ho Chi Minh City ▸ 09/2009 – 03/2010

EDUCATION

Master of Tourism Science — Hanyang University, Korea ▸ 03/2016 – 02/2018
GPA 4.19/4.5 (96.3/100). Thesis: "The Influence of Sustainable Tourism Policy Implementation Factors on Local Operators' Policy Acceptance" — Score 97/100.
Korean Language & Culture Program — International Language Institute, Hanyang University ▸ 03/2015 – 03/2016
Bachelor of Tourism · Hotel & Restaurant Management — Dalat University, Vietnam ▸ Graduated 2010
Thesis: "Strategies to Develop MICE (Meeting–Incentive–Convention–Exhibition) Activities at Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Dalat Resort" — Score 9/10.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Member, Scientific Research Council — TOPA Korea (Tourism Policy Research Association) ▸ 03/2023 – Present
Three core research areas: Vietnam–Korea tourism cooperation policy, smart tourism policy, and local tourism development policy.
Participant, BK21 PLUS (Brain Korea) research project ▸ 09/2016 – 02/2018
Co-researcher, provincial-scale projects, Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism ▸ 2013 – 2014
"Management of Tourist Accommodations in Lam Dong Province"; "Create Structure and Develop Quality Service of Tourism in Lam Dong Province"; "Survey of Human Resources of Tourism in Lam Dong Province" (2014).

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS

Global Hope Scholarship Award — Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation, Korea (03/2017).
Training Course on Improving Professional Knowledge on Tourism — Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism, Lam Dong Province (2014).
Refresher Course to Improve Professional Skills for Hotel Directors — General Department of Tourism, MCST (2013).
Certificate of Merit for Communist Youth Union & Student Movement activities — University of Dalat Youth Union (2007–2009).
Biz-in-Life Workshop — Ministry of Education and Training, with Coca-Cola Southeast Asia Inc. (2008).