Beware, the vlogger pandemic is upon Vietnam

Travellers looking at a check-in information board at an airport. - Reuters

VIETNAM, Aug 7 (Vietnam News/ANN): They came, they saw, they vlogged. They are the pests of the tourist industry; the self-obsessed "influencers" whose hands are more preoccupied with their precious mobile device than their wallets.

As Vietnam fully opens its doors to overseas visitors in our continued recovery from Covid-19, another pandemic is upon us - our bars and cafes infected by a new breed of Tay ba lo (backpacker).