Deals among airlines, travel companies and hotels are expected to help boost tourism as the sector deals with the ravages of Covid-19.
DEALS among airlines, travel companies and hotels are expected to help boost tourism as the sector deals with the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
Insiders have said that co-operation in joint sales would stimulate tourism as airlines companies can offer prices that are not too high, while hotels and travel companies also offer deals to encourage travel.
Cooperation among businesses was discussed by participants at a conference on tourism promotion in the Mekong Delta held by Vietnam Airlines and Can Tho authorities in the city on Monday.
Speaking at the event, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu said the aviation and tourism industries were the two sectors most affected by Covid-19.
“Travel demand is high, but the opportunity to travel is not easy. The current tendency is to travel in small groups, near destinations with nature to ensure health and safety.
“People are not ready and still afraid of crowds and far destinations, posing both opportunities and difficulties for the tourism and aviation industries,” he added.
He said ties between airlines, travel agencies and hotels to produce tourism packages with reasonable prices would help.
H’yim Kdok, deputy chairman of Dak Lak People’s Committee, said her province had targeted tourism as a key sector in its development.
“To promote the effectiveness of new air routes, we want tourism sectors of localities to attach importance to co-operation in promoting the tourism potential of each locality, avoiding duplication and supporting each other with destination information, aviation services and tourism culture,” Kdok said.