Travel agents urged to enhance management of tours to RussiaThe Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asked domestic travel agents to increase the management of tours to Russia as Vietnamese citizens have recently been refused to enter the country by tourism visa. Vietnamese travel agents are required to choose reliable Russian partners to operate tours to the Eastern European country. The VNAT also ordered travel agents to take measures to manage their customers while in Russia and remind them to abide by the host country’s law. The embassy said that the refusal has caused public concern and affected Vietnamese citizens’ rights. On July 20, the VNAT received a diplomatic note from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia reflecting that a number of Vietnamese tourists have been rejected as they tried to enter Russia by illegal documents such as invitation from bogus tourism companies or they could not prove their tourism purpose.

Source: VietNamNet News August 01, 2016 11:37 UTC