A business report revealed that the coronavirus pandemic has caused a loss of four million visitors to local travel companies, as a result of which some 90% of the HCMC-based ones had to suspend their operations, while 90% of employees from three-to-five star hotels had to opt for unpaid leave. The beach in Danang City – PHOTO: DAO LOAN In Hanoi, 764 hotels have shut their doors and the room occupancy of three-to-five star hotels has been only 8%. These numbers indicate how the novel coronavirus outbreak has greatly affected the tourism industry. Now, businesses are looking for practical solutions. At an online meeting, which saw the participation of representatives from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and businesses on July 8, the businessmen said they could not manage by themselves anymore and needed the support of the Government. Accordingly, in Hanoi, tourist arrivals decreased by 75-80% since the pandemic broke out once again in Vietnam two weeks ago, while some 28,000 employees had to stop working. In the beginning of July, Quang Ninh Province attracted 100,000 visitors, but from July 26 to August 6, there were only 1,000 tourists left. Meanwhile, VietJet Air’s flights have decreased by 70-75%. Sun… Read full this story
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