On the morning of December 26, the first 226 Russian tourists arrived in Khanh Hoa in the form of a vaccine passport, after nearly two years of international tourism "freezing" because of Covid-19.
Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa People's Committee Mr. Le Huu Hoang (left vest) presents gifts to Russian tourists upon landing at Cam Ranh airport, on the morning of December 26. Photo: Xuan Ngoc
Tourists come to Cam Ranh by flight of Azur Air from Vnukovo international airport, Moscow, Russia. These are the first Russian tourists to Khanh Hoa to visit, since the outbreak of Covid-19.
According to the closed tour program, after entering the country, visitors go by their own way to carry out procedures, health screening and install the PC-Covid application before being brought back to the resort at 6 hotels and resorts of Vinpearl Resort Nha Trang, Selectum Noa Resort, Cam Ranh Riviera Beach Resort... These are the places that have been allowed to welcome international guests in a separate area, ensuring no contact with the community, no photos. affect the activities of other tourists.
After that, the group will have a relaxing journey, experience many places according to the tour such as visiting Yang Bay tourist attraction, marina, sea tour, Nha Phu lagoon, Hoa Lan island, shopping, dining. ...
A Russian female tourist wearing a conical hat, having fun at Cam Ranh airport. Photo: Xuan Ngoc
Ms. Natalia Rukavichkina (37 years old) said that she has traveled to Nha Trang 6 times, each time coming here to stay for many days but still enjoying it. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, her family has not been able to travel, everyone is feeling frustrated. The female tourist said that when she saw a company organizing tours to Vietnam, especially to the coastal city under the vaccine passport program, she registered with her husband and two children. "I feel the warm and friendly welcome, as well as all conditions for disease prevention and control are ensured," said Ms. Natalia Rukavichkina.
As planned, the delegation will experience a 7- to 25-day vacation and return home on periodic flights twice a week of Azur Air.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Director of Khanh Hoa Tourism Department, said that this is one of the largest-scale activities to welcome international visitors with vaccine passports in the locality in the context of the new normal. Russia is the second largest international tourist market of the locality (after China) and the demand for this country's tourists for winter is quite large.
As one of the units with 25 years of specializing in welcoming Russian guests, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tan, Director of Anex Vietnam Trade and Tourism Co., Ltd., said that besides flights from Moscow, the company is coordinating other partners. Russian partners organize more flights from Novosibirsk and Vladivostok to Khanh Hoa.
Russian tourists check in before entering the airport. Photo: Xuan Ngoc
It is expected that next week, there will be another Russian delegation with more than 200 people coming to Khanh Hoa in a similar form and by the end of March 2022, there will be more than 20 flights bringing Russian tourists from Moscow to Nha Trang. Trang, each trip is about 320-340 passengers.
Previously, at the end of November, Khanh Hoa welcomed 43 Korean tourists using vaccine passports. According to statistics, in 2021, Khanh Hoa tourism industry will achieve a revenue of about 2,430 billion VND, down 52.2% over the same period last year.
