Dear SBG members,
Season’s greetings to all our members as the Year 2021 is drawing to a close with Christmas is just around the corner. We wish you all a safe and Merry Christmas 2021!
This year has been tough and challenging for all of us and the 4th wave of COVID-19 in Vietnam had a deeply negative impact on hospitality and tourism. According to Vietnamplus.vn, the tourism industry experienced a decline of 16% in domestic visitors and 41% in tourism revenue in the first nine months of 2021, compared to the same period last year. The percentage of occupied rooms in Vietnam’s accommodation services was about 20% in 2020 and less than 10% in 2021 – said Ha Van Sieu, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.*
Moreover, 96% of tourism companies had shut down as of August 2021, according to a survey by VnExpress and Private Sector Development Committee plus around two million employees in the service sector unemployed in the 3rd Quarter 2021, with their income dropping 15% from the 2nd Quarter 2021. And due to Covid-19 resurgences hitting Singapore, the U.S, Russia, and several European countries, in the next three to six months, the tourism sector would still experience low demand – said Vu Tuan Hung, deputy director of the Academy of Social Sciences.**
With the understanding of continuous difficulties that these businesses are facing, the SBG Executive Committee approved the following Hospitality & Tourism Sectors Support Program:
- Complimentary Associate Membership (value at VND 4,140,000) for all hoteliers and tourist agencies in Vietnam.
- 40% (Forty percent) discount on Corporate Membership fees for all the hoteliers and tourist agencies that register for this category.
(Rate after discount: VND 6,900,000 for 3 representatives)
Notice:
- This program only applies to Hoteliers and Tourist Agencies.
- In fairness to other SBG members, the program registrants will not have voting rights in SBG throughout the duration of their membership.
To apply for the Hospitality & Tourism Sectors Support Program, please contact the SBG Secretary Team to process your Year 2022 registration.
Happy New Year!
(Source: * https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-plans-return-of-tourism-and-hospitality-after-covid19/210236.vnp
