Tourist scams hold back spearhead economy3

Like a rotten apple which spoils the barrel, travel scams have held back the country’s efforts to boost service quality-oriented tourism.

Security cameras installed on Đà Nẵng buses

 Transport firms in the central city have agreed to install a supervision camera system on buses to boost security for tourists participating in tour services in Đà Nẵng.

Taxi driver sacked after overcharging tourist

A taxi driver in Đà Nẵng has been fired after a tourist reported being overcharged for a short trip in the city last week.

Five Chinese nationals found operating illegal tourist services

A team comprising the city’s tourism inspection and immigration police force found five Chinese nationals illegally operating tourist and accounting services in Sơn Trà District’s Nature Love Company Ltd.

City issues code of conduct for Chinese tourists

Central city Đà Nẵng’s tourism department has distributed 5,000 leaflets in Chinese, promoting a code of conduct for tourists at airports, stations, destinations and hotels, besides resorts and public areas.

Central city plans to establish tourism police

The central city plans to establish a tourism police force as a pilot project to boost security for tourists and the tourism environment in the 2016-20 period.

Tourist support centres to scupper scammers Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan has ordered local People's Committees to set up tourist support centres to help prevent tourism scams.

Culture minister in the hot seat over nation's flagging tourism reputation Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh received a huge number of questions focused on improving the reputation of Viet Nam's tourism sector to keep pace with other countries in the region during the 13th National Assembly's Q&A session yesterday morning.

Tourism police to protect foreigners The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has been asked by its department in Ha Noi to establish a tourism police force dedicated to protecting visitors who are increasingly suffering from tourist scams in the capital.

Belgian experts aid in mystery skin disease Two Belgian experts, an epidemiologist and a hepatologist, have assisted doctors from the HCM City Children's Hospital No. 2 in finding out the cause of the strange skin disease in Quang Ngai Province's Ba To District.