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Foreigners found working illegally as tour guides on Phu Quoc Island

Foreigners found working illegally as tour guides on Phu Quoc Island

Authorities in Phu Quoc have discovered foreigners working illegally as tour guides amid a surge in foreign arrivals.
Young Chinese becoming tour guides amid wavering job prospects

Young Chinese becoming tour guides amid wavering job prospects

Tour guide numbers jump as tourism picks up

Tour guide numbers jump as tourism picks up

Vietnam tour guides cash in as summer travel booms

Vietnam tour guides cash in as summer travel booms

Tour guides specializing in serving domestic tourists have been enjoying a lucrative summer after losing more than two years of work to the Covid pandemic.
August 21, 2022 | 04:43 pm PT
Over 9,000 pandemic-struck tour guides receive government financial support

Over 9,000 pandemic-struck tour guides receive government financial support

A total 9,294 tour guides who had lost their jobs during Covid have each received VND3.71 million ($163.73) in government relief, according to official statistics.
November 10, 2021 | 03:31 am PT
Hue spends $81,600 to support over 500 pandemic-struck tour guides

Hue spends $81,600 to support over 500 pandemic-struck tour guides

Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to popular tourist town Hue, has disbursed VND1.86 billion ($81,600) to 503 tour guides who lost their jobs to Covid-19.
August 23, 2021 | 10:24 pm PT
Grounded aviation staff, tour guides take off in Covid fight

Grounded aviation staff, tour guides take off in Covid fight

Without a summer travel season, a flight attendant, a co-pilot and a tour guide have volunteered to be on the frontlines of epicenter HCMC’s Covid-19 fight.
August 7, 2021 | 05:31 am PT
Freelance tour guides struggle to benefit from government relief package

Freelance tour guides struggle to benefit from government relief package

Though the government put tour guides on the list of beneficiaries of a new VND26 trillion ($1.13 billion) Covid relief package, many have been disqualified due to strict requirements.
July 24, 2021 | 10:00 pm PT
Ministry proposes financial support for pandemic-struck tour guides

Ministry proposes financial support for pandemic-struck tour guides

The tourism ministry suggested tour guides who lost their jobs to Covid-19 should be added to the government list of financial aid beneficiaries.
June 22, 2021 | 12:21 am PT
Vietnamese tour guides petition against illegal Chinese rivals in Da Nang

Vietnamese tour guides petition against illegal Chinese rivals in Da Nang

Unlicensed Chinese guides are allegedly giving distorted versions of Vietnam's history and culture to tourists.
September 20, 2017 | 07:51 pm PT
Companies that hire unlicensed tour guides should face heavy fines: minister

Companies that hire unlicensed tour guides should face heavy fines: minister

Unregistered guides have been accused of taking advantage of Vietnam's recent tourism boom.
June 14, 2017 | 01:00 am PT
 
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