Travel companies urged to ensure safety for tourists amid COVID-19 outbreak

VGP – The Viet Nam Tourism Association (VITA) has recently asked tourism association and travel agents to conduct preventive measures and ensure safety for tourists and their staff.

March 11, 2020 4:09 PM GMT+7

Illustration photo

Earlier, in the PM’s Directive 11/CT-TTg, dated March 4 on urgent tasks and measures on enhancement of COVID-19 prevention and control, the PM noticed the importance of domestic tourism program.

Deputy Chairman of the Viet Nam Tourism Association Vu The Binh reported that the association will deploy a domestic tourism program nationwide especially in safe destinations.

So far, the program attracted over 100 enterprises.

However, local tourism associations and enterprises were asked to ensure safety for passengers.

The Tourism Association issued compulsory health declaration forms for tourists./.

By Kim Loan