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The COVID-19 pandemic has adverse effects on many tourism businesses causing reduce in revenue or even loss, Thanh Nien Newspaper reported.

The Imperial City of Hue, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is submerged by floodwaters in Mid-October Photo: VNExpress

Currently, Vietnam has brought the COVID-19 epidemic under control as the country has gone through two months without detecting any infectious cases in the community. Many tourism businesses hope to recover their operation through domestic tourism promotion programs; nevertheless, the continual floods and storms in the central region over the past one month again impact the tourism activities.

Possessing a series of beautiful beaches, the central region attracts an influx of visitors annually; however, historic flooding recently strikes the local tourism industry Photo: Thanh Nien

“Possessing a series of beautiful beaches, the central region attracts an influx of visitors annually; however, historic flooding recently strikes the local tourism industry”, said Mr. Tu Quy Thanh, CEO of Ho Chi Minh-based Travelink, adding that northern coastal areas such as Quang Ninh with world-famous Ha Long Bay are about to enter winter which is not appropriate for travel. In general, the tourism sector this year may have no chance of resilience.

Dr. Tran Du Lich, a member of the Government's Economic Advisory Group said that it is necessary to provide more aid packages for tourism enterprises nationwide in general and ones in the central region in particular.

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