At the Global Tourism Forum 2021 taking place in Indonesia (September 15-16, 2021), Mr. Doan Van Viet – Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (VHTTDL) said, after a long time In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism industry of ASEAN countries has been preparing for reopening activities and stimulating international tourism demand. Recently, the Prime Minister of Vietnam has directed the pilot study to welcome international visitors to Phu Quoc island in 2021, aiming to welcome 2-3 million tourists.

“Currently, Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is actively coordinating with relevant ministries and sectors to research and finalize the plan to reopen international tourism, select suitable international tourist markets for pilot, and at the same time coordinate with localities to promote the completion of vaccination for people and workers in Phu Quoc before the pilot period, expected from October 2021“.

International visitors to Phu Quoc must meet the following criteria: have a certificate of full dose of COVID-19 vaccine recognized by a competent authority in Vietnam. The time for the second injection is at least 14 days and not more than 12 months from the time of entry. Guests must have a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 recognized by the competent authority in Vietnam, the time from the time of discharge from the hospital to the date of entry is not more than 12 months. Guests must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR/RT-LAMP method within 72 hours before departure and certified by the competent authority of the country conducting the test (in English) with the results. negative results; registered to participate in the package tour program of the travel agency.

Vietnam’s tourism industry is targeting a number of potential international markets with high safety in disease prevention and control, such as Northeast Asia, Europe, the United States, the Middle East, and Australia. International visitors enter by air, via charter flights or commercial flights.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Kien Giang province set the criteria for selecting accommodation service providers, travel and transportation businesses to ensure safety requirements for disease prevention and control while ensuring the reputation and quality of services. service. The pick-up process includes before the flight, before entry, upon entry and the process of transporting guests and staying in Phu Quoc. Guests who are sampled for testing at the property, while waiting for the results, will only stay in a controlled area. In case of negative results, guests are allowed to visit places in the package tour program, for guests with positive results, they must be isolated for a fee according to regulations. Before leaving Vietnam, guests are allowed to collect samples for testing for a fee.

According to the leader of the People’s Committee of Kien Giang province, wanting to speed up the pilot implementation of allowing international visitors to travel in the city. Phu Quoc, the first and most important thing is that people on Phu Quoc island must be injected with 2 doses with the guaranteed time as prescribed. Currently, only about 35% of the population on the island has received the first injection, which has not yet met the conditions to open the door to welcome tourists. Without a vaccine, it is impossible to deploy as planned.

Mr. Nguyen Luu Trung, Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People’s Committee said: “Currently, Kien Giang province is waiting for a vaccine, it is likely that it will be available in a few days. Depending on the type of vaccine, some need 8-10 weeks to inject. 2nd injection, but other types only need 3-4 weeks, so the province recommends arranging those types, shortening the time for injections between 2 injections to catch up to the end of October to welcome 1-2 pilot charter flights according to households. It is important that there are vaccines and vaccines to calculate the opening time to welcome guests.”

Like Phu Quoc, Can Gio district also has many advantages in tourism, with more than 33,000 hectares of mangroves recognized by UNESCO as the first biosphere reserve of Vietnam. The fact that the 15km-long sea-crossing ferry route connecting Can Gio with Vung Tau officially went into operation earlier this year makes sightseeing even more convenient.

Can Gio district is one of the localities that has been recognized as a “green zone” and is planning to welcome tourists at the end of September 2021. For the tourism industry, the district plans to introduce a pilot product of a self-contained tour from the route to the itinerary and to the destination. In particular, visitors are not allowed to stop along the way, stop at a stop or go “horizontally” but only operate in a certain area when coming to Can Gio district, or can be understood as a “one road one destination” tour. .”

According to Mr. Le Minh Dung, Secretary of the Can Gio District Party Committee, to serve the tourism industry, the local government is considering reopening a number of small-scale outdoor entertainment and entertainment activities, on-site dining and drinking. Ensure the prescribed distance.