Some Vietnamese airlines, travel companies and hotel businesses have proposed the Prime Minister announce the point of time for resuming international tourism in the country right in February.
HCM City travel companies are reporting cancellation and rescheduling of bookings for summer amid the recent resurgence of COVID-19 across the country.
Besides short-haul tours to some Asian countries such as Malaysia, Hong Kong and China, outbound tours to long-haul destinations, such as South Korea, Japan, Australia, the United States and Dubai, are now favoured by many Vietnamese holidaygoers.
After weeks of wide scale promotions for the upcoming Tet holiday,
bookings have suffered a marked decline from last year with travel
companies noting a poor response from customers.
Sixty-four city-based enterprises have registered and pledged to take
part in a tourism stimulation programme launched by HCM City''s Tourism
Administration.