Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam chaired the meeting on solving difficulties for tourism industry - Photo: Government

On the afternoon of June 3, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam worked with leaders of a number of ministries, associations and tourism businesses in the context of the tourism industry was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emphasizing that domestic tourism is considered to be the end, after the period of relaxing the social gap, the program "Vietnamese people traveling Vietnam" was launched with 15 localities in the key development areas. tourism simultaneously responded to the stimulus plan.

So far, with the reopening of flight routes, flight frequency and capacity have increased again to nearly the level before the COVID-19 epidemic.

Stimulating domestic tourism as the end

A representative of Sun Group said that they have chosen the key destinations, localities or chain of destinations, which are pervasive and suitable to the needs of tourists in the region.

However, the stimulus programs are not merely a reduction of prices, but businesses must commit to increase the quality of services and renew the existing products; invest in new products and catch up with the trend of safe and healthy tourism, not ignoring any visitors.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - General Director of Vietravel Company - proposed to have strong moves from both businesses and the state, creating motivation from key tourist areas, building tourism products in a chain with High connection between travel - aviation - service.

Enterprises recommend that there should be a synchronous policy among ministries, branches and localities, creating favorable conditions for people to travel, such as prolonging a number of public holidays; exemption and reduction of fees and entrance fees; strengthen communication and promotion, tourism promotion ...

However, Mr. Vu The Binh - vice president of Vietnam Tourism Association - said that many small businesses, community-based tourism establishments, and homestays should not be neglected. Deep, remote areas are extremely difficult. If these "small roots" are lost, it will take us a long time to rebuild.

Therefore, the localities go hand in hand with tourism. "Health" is bad business but still have to reduce prices, stimulate demand to survive but some localities are still "insensitive", not really accompanied, really support for businesses in exempting and reducing the receipts, fees at tourist destinations ...

Affirming the Government is aware that tourism is one of the industries most heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasized that although businesses have absolutely no revenue but try to keep all Both or part of the staff is valuable. Therefore, the spirit is to energize tourism businesses.

There are policies to support travel discount

In addition to the recommendations on taxes, entry visas, electricity prices ... the tourism industry must prepare the situation of the epidemic situation in the world with complicated and prolonged movements. The spirit of "surrounding dikes tightly, blocking outward to develop inside".

Therefore, it is necessary to make the most of the conditions to promote domestic tourism so that businesses will not be dissolved or go bankrupt; small tourism businesses and community-based tourism businesses do not have to stop operating and change their use purposes due to the difficulties.

"Community-based tourism and homestay establishments do not help with budget collection, but they contribute to poverty reduction, improve living standards and build a cultural and civilized lifestyle in remote areas," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

The Deputy Prime Minister also asked the ministries and localities to support and accompany the tourism in reality. In particular, localities must consider how tourism businesses reduce prices, tourism receipts and fees must be reduced at least to an equivalent level, with a plan of time for holidays and summer holidays. create conditions to stimulate tourism.

Associated with that, it is necessary to focus on promoting activities of promoting, promoting, stimulating demand according to key destinations by region such as Northwest, Northeast, Central Coast ... not to let enterprises have to do it individually.

For international tourism, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized readiness but only opened when it is really safe. Accordingly, it is necessary to closely monitor the situation of epidemic prevention and control in big markets, to discuss and agree, when the conditions allow, to choose really safe areas and markets; select a number of destinations in advance in Vietnam; have a strict process from allowing entry, transporting, managing international visitors on tour; associated with promoting propaganda and tourism promotion with the message "Vietnam is safe".

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