Tourism Administration tells travel agents to avoid A/H1N1-infected countries

      The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has asked local tourism firms to reduce the number of tours to or temporarily stop sending tourists to countries where the super flu is spreading under the warning of the Vietnamese Health Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO).
VNAT’s vice head Nguyen Manh Cuong asked local departments of culture, sports and tourism, travel firms and hotels to quickly inform their foreign partners about the current situation of A/H1N1 flu in Vietnam so they will feel assured about sending tourists to Vietnam.
The official asked hotels and tourism service providers to strictly obey the rules on hygiene to prevent A/H1N1 flu.
The VNAT recommended that tourism firms temporarily stop sending tourists or limit the number sent to flu-stricken countries to prevent the transmission of the dangerous disease to Vietnam. They also instructed them to strictly monitor the health of foreign tourists who come from countries with the super flu.
The number of foreign visitors coming to Vietnam dropped by 18.8 percent in the January-May period of this year.