Samurai to take local travelers to Japan on chartered flight
HCMC – The visa fee exemption policy took effect on Sunday after the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) had issued guidelines on the policy over weekend.
In a document signed by VNAT’s deputy head Nguyen Manh Cuong, the tourism agency said the exemption of visa fees would be granted between Sunday and December 31 to international visitors.
However, the incentive is limited to only those tourists who buy packaged tours from international travel companies who have registered to join the country’s tourism marketing campaign named Viet Nam – Your Destination. Tourists can find such companies at www.impressivevietnam.vn
The central Government late of last month announced the new policy for international travelers to the country following a request from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Travelers who purchase “Vietnam – Your destination” program’s tours but make their tours after December 31 will not be entitled to visa fee exemption.
The country received more than 383,000 foreign visitors last month, bringing the total number of foreign arrivals to over 3.73 million in the January – September period, up 34.2% year on year.
* HCMC- based Samurai Travel Joint-Stock Company in December will take local travelers to Japan on a chartered flight. The company has promised the cheaper tour prices compared to normal prices because Samurai and APEX travel have cooperated to bring Japanese tourists to Vietnam on the plane.
APEX will handle inbound tours for Japanese travelers to the country.
Samurai’s director Nguyen Van Thanh told the Daily that the outbound tour would start in HCMC on December 28 to take tourists to attractions in Nikko and to celebrate the New Year holiday in Tokyo and other sites. The six-day tour costs US$1,999 per person.
He said tourists would save hundreds of U.S dollars as the two companies have leased the flight for both inbound and outbound travelers.
Thanh said his company was seeking cooperation with other travel companies in HCMC to attract local travelers to the special tour. Samurai and APEX have plans for similar tours on this Lunar New Year holiday.
Tourists can contact the company at 40 Mac Thi Buoi Street, District 1 or via the telephone number 08 3 825 1076 for further information.
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