According to tourism experts, a large number of foreign visitors do not book package tours or rarely use services provided by travel agencies except small-valued ones. That will result in the low profitability of Vietnamese travel agencies.
The rejection of Viet Nam’s new passport by some EU member countries is affecting HCM City tourism companies since their customers are unable to travel to those countries.
More than 40 travel firms in HCM City sold 9,000 tour packages worth a total of VND83 billion (US$3.64 million) during a four-day travel fair in HCM City that wrapped up on Sunday.
More than 30 travel firms in HCM City will sell nearly 60,000 domestic and outbound tours at 15-50 per cent discount at the HCM City Tourism Fair to be held from April 12 to 15.