From mid-October to early November, many localities such as Quang Ninh, Quang Binh, Da Lat (Lam Dong), Con Dao (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) welcome foreign tourists.
On October 15-16, Con Dao (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) is expected to welcome the first guests back on charter flights from Ho Chi Minh City. The flight welcomes up to 45 guests to join a 7-night resort package at Six Senses Con Dao. Visitors will experience visiting the resort's organic vegetable garden, practicing yoga and meditation, exploring Hideaway Beach, participating in classes on making recycled soap, coconut oil and especially releasing turtles into the sea.
Participating in the program, visitors must receive a full dose of Covid-19 vaccine, the time for the second injection is at least 14 days. Guests will have a quick test at the resort every 3-6 days and within 3 days before boarding the plane to Con Dao, guests need to have a negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PRC result.
At the same time, resorts and tourism in Xuyen Moc district (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) such as Ho Tram Strip, Melia Ho Tram, Binh Chau Hot Spring also welcomed the first guests by road.
Con Dao from above. Photo: Ngo Tran Hai An
On October 11, the People's Committee of province Quang Binh issued a document guiding the organization of tourism activities. Specifically, the province welcomes tourists from areas that do not comply with Directive 16 under a closed package tour program. Visitors need to have a certificate of vaccination against Covid-19 in full dose, the second dose has been 14 days old; Those who have recovered from Covid-19 need a certificate of recovery and a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR.
In November, when Quang Ninh completed the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the entire population, the province piloted to welcome domestic tourists from provinces and cities in the country that had controlled the epidemic. In the immediate future is the customer market from Hai Phong, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh, Thai Nguyen and a number of other safe provinces and cities in green areas. The province aims to attract 1.5-2 million visitors in the fourth quarter.
It is expected that the province will welcome tourists who do not come from areas implementing directives 15 and 16. Guests have been vaccinated with at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine. 19 and have a negative RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 within 72 hours, or a positive person has been cured of Covid-19 with a certificate. For travelers who are children, it is necessary to have a negative test result for SARS-CoV-2 by rapid test method or RT-PCR. Tourists coming to Quang Ninh province must go in groups and organized by travel agencies, to tourist destinations announced by the province as eligible to welcome guests.
Ha Long Bay is bustling again in the first days of welcoming domestic tourists. Photo: Minh Cuong
province is Thanh Hoa piloting to welcome foreign tourists to two resorts in October, namely Sam Son and Pu Luong FLC and is expected to expand to other places in November. Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Thanh Hoa is developing a set of safety criteria for Covid-19 prevention and control, based on the set of safety criteria proposed by the Vietnam Tourism Association and regulations of the Provincial People's Committee. Currently, the draft has been appraised by the Department of Health of Thanh Hoa province and submitted to the Provincial People's Committee for promulgation before October 15.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of province Lam Dong develops a plan to implement policies to stimulate demand and restore tourism and travel activities in the area to submit to the Provincial People's Committee for approval. In which, Lam Dong is expected to welcome foreign tourists starting from November, limited to a number of accommodation establishments, resorts, tourist attractions and business and service units in Da Lat, Bao Loc and Da Lat cities. Lac Duong, Duc Trong, Di Linh, Da Huoai districts.
Visitors to Lam Dong must register for a package tour program of a travel agency and have a contract of health insurance and travel insurance according to regulations. In addition, the visitor has had a full dose of Covid-19 vaccine or a certificate of treatment for Covid-19 and has tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR within 72 hours.
Previously, from October 1, after the distance regulations in some localities were relaxed, Hoa Binh and Sa Pa (Lao Cai) also received other foreign tourists who received two vaccines and tested negative. with SARS-CoV-2.
