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Reasoning that Konstantin, General Director of Lanta Viet,
abandoned Russian tourists in Binh Thuan; the Binh Thuan Tourism Association has
asked police to ban this man from leaving Vietnam.
According to the association, Lanta Tur Voyage is Russian leading tourism
company, with thousands of agents in the world. In Vietnam, this company
cooperated with a local firm to set up Lanta Viet, based on Truong Dinh Road,
District 3, HCM City in 2010. In Binh Thuan province, Lanta Viet’s office is at
Hai Au Resort, Phan Thiet city.
On January 27, after the parent firm in Russian announced bankruptcy, Lanta
Viet’s office in Phan Thiet closed the door. All of its staffs have disappeared,
including the Russian General Director Konstantin. Hundreds of Russian tourists
in Binh Thuan have been desolate.
Nguyen Van Khoa, Chair of the Binh Thuan Tourism Association, said that Lanta
Viet has abandoned its visitors and this is fraud. The association on January
30, asked for Binh Thuan police’s intervention to ban Konstantin from leaving
Vietnam and force this company to take responsibility to their visitors and
partners.
According to the association, Lanta Viet currently owes several resorts in Phan
Thiet like BamBoo Village, Hoang Ngoc, Hai Au, etc. nearly VND10 billion
($500,000).
Klimov Vladimir, Russian consul in HCM City and Ngo Minh Chinh, director of the
Binh Thuan Department of Sports and Tourism, visited some resorts in Binh Thuan
to give encouragement to Russian tourists who were still stuck in Vietnam.
The consul said that Lanta Viet General Director Konstantin was in HCM City. The
man presented himself at the Russian Consulate. The consulate asked Konstantin
to not leave Vietnam and return to Binh Thuan to work with related agencies.
According to the consulate, around 50 Russian tourists returned home from HCM
City on January 31. The remaining people will be brought home before February 8.
Previously, over 100 tourists left Phan Thiet to HCM City on January 29 and 30.
At present, around 200 Russian tourists are still stuck in Phan Thiet.
A total of 309 Russian tourists bought tours to Mui Ne in Phan Thiet city, Binh
Thuan province, from Lanta Tur. In Vietnam, these visitors were served by Lanta
Viet.
It is also reported that around 2,500 visitors of Lanta Tur are now stuck in
many countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, India, etc.
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