Phu Quoc guides can collect tips separately

May 4th, reply VnExpressMr. Truong Cong Tam, Chairman of Phu Quoc Professional Guides Association, said that text retrieval regulate tip rates directly from visitors. Instead, the guides will agree in advance with the travel company about this tip, applicable to the tour to 4 islands or the city without sleep.

The fee is 15,000 VND per person per day. Who pays the fee will be determined by the company. If the above fee cannot be agreed, the company will have to pay the tour guide a fee of 700,000-800,000 VND per day, according to the workload, instead of 500,000 VND as before.

“With new tour programs coming Phu Quoc, working hours can last up to 23h, effort also needs to be paid well. We do not force employees, but employees have the right to negotiate the cost and working time, if the travel company does not agree, they can refuse,” said Mr. Tam, who also emphasized that this is only a regulation in the policy. association, not all tour guides in Phu Quoc City.

Mr. Tam said that after the March meeting, about 70% of the association’s members agreed with the above idea, so the application period should be agreed from May 1. According to him, over time, prices have escalated, the nature of the tour has also changed, requiring the guide’s income to increase accordingly. Many tour companies in the North support the fee increase, because they have worked with the guide of the association for a long time.

Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, a member of the association who is also a guide for 13 years in Phu Quoc, said he supported the above regulation. He said that many travel companies had raised the per-day travel fee to 600,000 VND per day. He shared that in recent years, the tour in Phu Quoc has changed a lot, they start working from 7am to 11pm. Not to mention going out to the large sea, guests sometimes up to 45 people, it takes a lot of strength to ensure the stability of the group.

“The tour guide is part of the soul of the tour, long-time workers will have their own skills, experience, prestige, and a higher per diem. This is normal,” he said. Phuc wants visitors to understand the work, not a form of price pressure.

Phu Quoc Professional Guides Association is under the management of Phu Quoc City People’s Committee, has 85 guides, about 30 businesses. All are guides with cards from the Department of Tourism, in addition to membership cards of the Association. These people, after joining the Association, will receive professional training, there are regulations to follow.

With more and more tourists coming to Phu Quoc, the city is facing a shortage of guides. Many freelancers from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have come to look for work. The association has just added 200 guides to serve tourists.

Lan Huong