Kien GiangThe Phu Quoc Professional Guides Association has just announced that from 15 May, a tip will be applied to visitors, with a minimum of 25,000 VND.
The document stipulates that Association members are entitled to charge a service fee (tip) for tourists, Vietnamese people are 25,000 VND/day, tourists from Asia are 2 USD/day, from other countries it is 4 USD/day.USD/day. In addition, the document stipulates the working hours of the guides from 7 am to 11 pm during the day. Valid from 15/5.
The text was later shared across many tour groups and guides and received mixed reviews. Many people think that this fee is reasonable, to ensure the interests of tour guides, but others believe that the fee should be uniform in the area, regulated by the state governing body in charge of tourism.
Phu Quoc Night Market on the evening of 4 Tet. Photo: Mr. Duy
Exchange with VnExpressTruong Cong Tam, Chairman of the Phu Quoc Professional Guide Association, which issued the document, said that this rule has been respected for two years, but recently after being synthesized, listened to the opinions of new members. out text, for voting purposes. “Regarding conflicting opinions and suggestions, we are ready to acknowledge them and will meet with members at the end of March. If 90% disagree, the rules will be removed, and more than 50% agree, we will fight to the end to achieve this. The goal is to ensure the interests of members,” he said.
According to Mr Tam, “it is not mandatory for visitors to Phu Quoc to pay a tip”. He explained that this is an internal regulation of the Association, not all existing guidelines in the city. The specified rate will be agreed with tourists, travel companies who want to hire a guide, if they do not agree to this fee, they can refuse the service.
Currently, the Association has 85 guides, about 30 businesses. All of them were guides with cards from the Tourism Office, apart from Association membership cards. These people, after joining the Association, will receive professional training, besides, there are rules that must be followed. According to Pak Tam, a guide whose benefits are guaranteed will certainly improve his skills. Visitors can also avoid guides asking for tips or pushing to locations not included in the tour.
On the side of the Kien Giang Tourism Association, Mr. Nguyen Vu Khac Huy, Vice President, supports and supports the tipping culture, because on the positive side to help ensure the interest of tour guides, the service department requires a lot of skills. , business. But the fact that the association determines the tip rate, he considers it a bit rushed, can have a bad impact on goals.
“Tips level regulations need to be unified from the Vietnam Guides Association, the Vietnam Tourism Association, propose to the management body and issue synchronous regulations, instead of each place having its own regulations. Moreover, in the context of many high costs, tourists may be psychologically affected, reducing tourism demand,” he said.
Phu Quoc Professional Guides Association is not affiliated with Vietnam Tour Guide Association, Vietnam Tourism Association. Currently no Tour Guide Association has a similar tip collection policy. Mr Vu The Binh, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, has not yet commented on the above matter.
Lan Huong
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