Authorities in central coastal Binh Thuan Province are co-operating with the Russian Consul General in HCM City to help more than 300 Russian tourists return home by Feb. 8.
The Russian visitors were left stranded in Vietnam after the bankruptcy of Lanta Tour Voyage, one of Russia's biggest travel companies.
The company announced its bankruptcy on January 27, leaving more than 3,500 Russian tourists stranded in foreign countries around the world.
Chairman of Binh Thuan Province's Tourism Association Nguyen Van Khoa said about 100 Russian tourists, who stay at local resorts such as the Bamboo Village, Hoang Ngoc and Hai Au, are stilled stranded in the provincial capital of Phan Thiet City.
Other Russian tourists left for HCM City, where they will get help to return to Russia.
Khoa said Konstantin Prihodko, director of Lanta Tour Voyage's branch in Vietnam, is scheduled to be in HCM City on Feb.1 to deal with the matter.
Previously, the association has asked the police to not allow Konstantin to leave Vietnam until the issue is resolved, Khoa said.
According to Khoa, a Russian insurance company will take responsibility to pay for the debt of nearly 10 billion VND (480,000 USD) to Vietnamese resorts where the tourists stayed.
In a related move, officials from the Russian Consul General and the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department visited local resorts on Jan. 30 afternoon to meet the stranded tourists.
The Russian Investigative Committee (SK) on Jan. 31 prosecuted Lanta Tour Voyage's management board for embezzling money and property.
A representative from the committee said authorities will investigate the case carefully and enforce all necessary measures to compensate the tourists./.
The Russian visitors were left stranded in Vietnam after the bankruptcy of Lanta Tour Voyage, one of Russia's biggest travel companies.
The company announced its bankruptcy on January 27, leaving more than 3,500 Russian tourists stranded in foreign countries around the world.
Chairman of Binh Thuan Province's Tourism Association Nguyen Van Khoa said about 100 Russian tourists, who stay at local resorts such as the Bamboo Village, Hoang Ngoc and Hai Au, are stilled stranded in the provincial capital of Phan Thiet City.
Other Russian tourists left for HCM City, where they will get help to return to Russia.
Khoa said Konstantin Prihodko, director of Lanta Tour Voyage's branch in Vietnam, is scheduled to be in HCM City on Feb.1 to deal with the matter.
Previously, the association has asked the police to not allow Konstantin to leave Vietnam until the issue is resolved, Khoa said.
According to Khoa, a Russian insurance company will take responsibility to pay for the debt of nearly 10 billion VND (480,000 USD) to Vietnamese resorts where the tourists stayed.
In a related move, officials from the Russian Consul General and the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department visited local resorts on Jan. 30 afternoon to meet the stranded tourists.
The Russian Investigative Committee (SK) on Jan. 31 prosecuted Lanta Tour Voyage's management board for embezzling money and property.
A representative from the committee said authorities will investigate the case carefully and enforce all necessary measures to compensate the tourists./.
