Government considers visa exemptions for tourists

The State Steering Committee on Tourism is proposing the government exempt visa fees and refund value-added taxes (VAT) for international tourists in August and September of this year.

According to Vu The Binh, Director of the Department of Travel under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the move aims to lure more foreign tourists into the country during those two months and are part of a programme to boost tourism this year. The programme entitled “Vietnam – Your destination” was announced by VNAT in March.

During the two months, trade centres, shops and other tourist service providers in Ho Chi Minh City , Da Nang and Hanoi will offer 10-50 percent discounts for both domestic and foreign tourists.

This is the second time the tourism sector has asked the government to exempt international tourists to the country from visa fees.

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Posted by VBN on Apr 22 2010. Filed under Tourism. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry