Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that any act of discrimination against foreign tourists would be strictly punished.
Foreign tourists walking around the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
The
order came on March 18 following media reports of service establishments across
the country refusing service to foreigners, even showing signs of
discrimination against them over coronavirus transmission fears.
To maintain the image of Vietnam as a
friendly, hospitable, and safe destination, the Government leader asked that
People’s Committees of all provinces and cities take stock of all foreign
visitors in their area and direct tourist destinations to closely follow the
Law on Tourism on committing no discrimination against foreign tourists.
Complex cases that go beyond
their authority must be immediately reported to higher authorities for
settlement.
The Prime Minister assigned
the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to direct localities in the implementation
of prevention and combating COVID-19 in line with health authorities’
instructions, and put in place measures to support foreign tourists to protect
their safety.
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs was tasked with devising guidelines and scenarios to avoid regretful
incidents and working with countries’ embassies in Vietnam in dealing with any
incident to maintain the image of the country.
Source: NDO
The picturesque scenery of Hoa Binh Lake has endowed its tourism site with a unique allure. In recent years, localities have been harnessing the potential of the lake area and domestic and international tourists have chosen the site for sightseeing and leisure journeys.
The Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to become a national tourism site by 2030, focusing on developing synchronous and modern technical facilities, and high-quality and branded tourism products imbued with national cultural identities. The tourist site also aims to become the largest tourist centre in the province, and one of 12 key tourist areas in the Northern midland and mountainous region
On April 5th, in Hoa Binh city, the Tourism Association of Hoa Binh province and Tourism Association of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province jointly organized a conference to promote cooperation and tourism development. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
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