The Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association said it has sent a document to the Nha Trang City People's Committee reporting on the situation of soliciting and illegally collecting fees from tourists at public beaches.
Tourists walking along the beach on Tran Phu Street were followed by some people who claimed to be in charge of the beach area and demanded a fee of 200,000 VND/person.
Right in the center of Nha Trang city, there are people who dare to assume the right to manage the beach, brazenly demanding money from tourists. It is unacceptable that the authorities do not know.
We cannot allow a group of people to act so recklessly. This act of demanding money is no different from “robbing” tourists, an unscrupulous way of making money, causing insecurity in the community. When traveling and being threatened by gangs demanding money, all emotions are gone, only anger.
Tourists coming to Nha Trang, walking on the beach, being asked to pay money by these people, they will be upset and not want to come back. Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa Tourism Association believes that the behavior of the above group of subjects has signs of violating the law, creating a bad image for Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism, affecting the security and safety of international tourists.
According to the Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Tourism Association, some tourists have recorded images of people demanding money and collecting beach fees, sent them to tour guides and shared them on social networks. Authorities need to collect information and evidence to prevent the activities of this group of people.
Not only in Nha Trang, the situation of soliciting, overcharging tourists, and even making illegal money still occurs in many places. These people not only cause social disorder but also negatively affect the attraction of tourists and tourism development.
The US News & World Report magazine announced that Vietnam is among the 40 most beautiful countries in the world in 2024, which is very good news for the tourism industry. But if the scenery is beautiful but the people's behavior is not beautiful, no one will want to come.
Must eliminate all kinds of "social evils" that affect the country's tourism environment.
