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Travel agencies and localities are making plans to stimulate domestic tourism and give priority to small-group tours to destinations near their homes.

International visitors who came to Ho Chi Minh City for health care make up 40 percent of the total number of foreign tourists to Vietnam for this purpose.

Travel firms have launched a variety of tours as the busy summer travel season begins.

Travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City are offering a wide range of outbound and domestic tours including to many new destinations with attractive promotions during the upcoming summer holiday.

The upcoming Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) will be a profitable time for domestic travel companies and tour operators.

Travel firms expect strong growth in tours for the summer holiday this year.

Travel businesses in Ho Chi Minh City are offering discount tours this summer to attract more tourists.

The number of bookings for tours during the upcoming holidays celebrating Liberation Day and May Day, from April 29 to May 2, has risen by 15-25 percent compared to the same period last year.