Ho Chi Minh City: Ensuring absolute safety for tourists

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism proposed to continue maintaining the "App for reporting emergency situations of insecurity and disorder" system; units and localities should coordinate to ensure absolute safety for tourists, especially foreign tourists, when traveling in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City has many tourist attractions. In the photo, a foreign cruise ship anchored in the waters of Con Dao.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism issued Document No. 1042/SDL-KTPC dated October 6, 2025 on strengthening security and safety for tourists, sent to Ho Chi Minh City Police, People's Committees of wards, communes, special zones and a number of related units.

Accordingly, to contribute to improving economic efficiency and moving towards the national growth target of 8% or more in 2025; promoting tourism development... The Department of Tourism requested the City Police to direct forces to continue to maintain the work of synthesizing and publicizing the list of focal points, reception channels, hotlines, locations... to receive and handle information reflecting, denouncing, and reporting violations of security and order by people and tourists.

Focus on implementing breakthrough solutions such as: Deploying and maintaining, monitoring and perfecting the "App for reporting emergency situations of insecurity and social order" system, to ensure that the software application maximizes its effectiveness, meeting practical needs to promptly record feedback from people and tourists (especially foreign tourists) on cases related to security and social order issues.

The city's Department of Tourism requests relevant units to coordinate to ensure absolute safety for tourists when participating in tourism in the city.

Direct the police force of wards, communes and special zones to strengthen patrolling, inspection, handling and deterring all illegal acts in the tourism sector, especially those who solicit, stalk, coerce, "rip off", raise prices, cause trouble, and infringe on the property of tourists at tourist attractions and central areas, causing insecurity and disorder.

The Department of Tourism requested the People's Committees of wards, communes and special zones to strengthen comprehensive state management of tourism and tourist destination management; regularly monitor, grasp the situation and promptly handle arising issues, especially during major holidays.

Spread risk warnings and safety measures, especially when participating in tourism products that pose a risk to the lives and health of tourists through the application of digital transformation and artificial intelligence.

At the same time, direct specialized departments, especially the police of wards, communes, and special zones to strengthen and closely coordinate with the Youth Volunteer Force in inspecting service quality and tourism business conditions in the area; promptly detect and resolutely handle all violations of the law in the field of tourism, ensure security and order, urban beauty, and civilized behavior in tourist areas...

The Department of Tourism also requested tourism businesses to publicly list prices, sell at the right price and ensure the correct quantity, quality and weight of goods and services for tourists; not solicit, stalk, oppress or cheat tourists; ensure environmental hygiene in business areas; invest in building standard toilets to serve tourists; ensure food hygiene and safety for tourists...

Promote the spirit of responsibility and ensure absolute safety for tourists participating in tourism products that pose risks to their lives and health in order to prevent risks and unfortunate incidents.

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