Kien Giang, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang and Quang Ninh will welcome foreign tourists according to the route of opening international tourism phase 1.
Afternoon 21/10, In an online meeting with leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the provinces of Kien Giang, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Da Nang, and Quang Ninh, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasized the roadmap for reopening and restoring activities. International tourism activities need to be urgent, but must be scientific and safe.
Phase one (from November), welcoming foreign guests to the five provinces mentioned above, must detail destinations, tourist areas and resorts. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, as an example, international visitors to Phu Quoc (Kien Giang) are not the entire island, but have specified specific points. Guests who complete the program at the first destination in 7 days, if they want to go to another place, must be tested according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
Phase 2 (from January 2022), in addition to the 5 localities mentioned above, other provinces and cities can register to pilot welcome foreign tourists in accordance with the vaccine strategy and the epidemic control situation in the area. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will consider and decide if there are eligible provinces and cities ready to welcome guests before January 2022.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam held a meeting with localities on the roadmap to open doors to international visitors, on the afternoon of August 21. Photo: Dinh Nam
Deputy Prime Minister noted that the full opening of the tourism sector, expected from the second quarter of 2022, needs to be specifically based on the epidemic situation, lessons and experiences from the two phases. head.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will issue guidelines to welcome tourists in the first phase for localities to implement. Localities, based on this guide, decide on safety measures when picking up passengers; public for visitors to know.
Regarding immigration procedures, continue to comply with current regulations. According to the regulations when piloting the vaccine passport in September, visitors entering Vietnam who have received a full dose of the vaccine must still be isolated for 7 days.
The Ministry of Health shall specify the time, method and type of testing for international tourists; train staff at hotels, resorts, destinations... to guide and supervise visitors to take samples for self-testing.
This afternoon, Ms. Le Thi Thu Hang, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Vietnam is temporarily recognizing vaccine passports of 72 countries and territories, and discussed with nearly 80 other partners about the issue. this.
