On June 15, 2009 General Director Nguyen Van Tuan TCDL has signed Decision No. 217/QD-TCDL promulgating the guidelines for application of national standards for classification and ranking of tourist accommodation establishments. This guide applies to the classification, ranking of tourist accommodation establishments in Vietnam is provided in Circular No. 88/2008/TT-BVHTTDL on December 30, 2008 the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism .