According to the proposed solutions to remove difficulties for the tourism industry heavily affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, which has just been sent by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, tourism businesses need to have certain financial policies to overcome the current difficult period. Specifically, the financial package supports businesses to issue "tour vouchers" with a term of 12-18 months with a value equivalent to the booked tour for customers who cannot take the trip due to the epidemic situation or other force majeure circumstances. In addition, this financial policy also supports small and medium-sized enterprises and homeowners who rent rooms to tourists (homestay).
The airport is deserted of passengers due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to direct airlines to support travel agencies in releasing deposits for air tickets during the pandemic. At the same time, the Ministry also proposed a number of solutions and directions for recovery for the Vietnamese tourism industry, including proposing the government to have stimulus packages for consumption, including stimulating domestic consumers to use tourism services.
It is expected that in the future, countries in the Asian region are likely to end the epidemic sooner, the tourism industry will restructure the international tourist market, focusing on promoting visitors to and traveling to markets that have ended the epidemic. At this time, there should be policies to create favorable conditions such as visa exemptions and reductions in entry visa fees for tourists to Vietnam. In particular, the tourism industry will focus on stimulating the domestic market, coordinating with airlines, transport and tourism service businesses, participating destinations... to exempt or reduce for a limited time the prices of aviation services, accommodation, and sightseeing fees.
Vietnam tourism is heavily affected
Previously, according to the General Statistics Office, international visitors to our country in the first quarter of 2020 only reached nearly 3.7 million arrivals, down 18.1% over the same period and down in most markets, especially China, Korea, the US... Currently, most businesses are "hibernating" due to the lack of both domestic and international visitors.
