Tourism industry can be killed by the increase in ceiling airface. Vietnam should have to slash the airfare to attract more travelers; however, Vietnamese air carriers are doing the opposite things.

Vietnam travel company believe that in the current big difficulties, when people tend to fasten their belt, Vietnam should have to cut the airfare to pull more travelers. However, Vietnamese air carriers are doing the opponent thing.

The ceiling airfare for the Ho Chi Minh City-Hanoi route once was raised to 5 million dong (return ticket) in May 2011, and then to 6 million dong. Meanwhile, the figure may raise to 8 million dong, if the proposal by airlines to lift the airfare is approved by the Ministry of Finance.

The information about the ceiling airfare increase has caused big worries to Vietnam travel agency which complain that this would kill Vietnam tourism industry, because it makes the industry less competitive.