Will Quang Nam be the first destination for international tourists with a 'vaccination passport'?

17/08/2021

(KTSG Online) – The area of ​​South Hoi An and Chu Lai airport of Quang Nam province can meet the requirements to pilot international tourists if Vietnam can reopen international tourism activities from June 1. 7-2021.


Golf course in Hoiana complex, in South Hoi An area, Quang Nam province. The tourism industry is looking to attract international visitors to Vietnam to relax and play golf for many days and Quang Nam could be the first choice. Photo: Nhan Tam

Specifically, on April 15, 2021, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism sent an official dispatch on the pilot reopening of international tourism activities to the People's Committee of Quang Nam province.

According to this official letter signed by Minister Nguyen Van Hung, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is drafting a plan to reopen international tourism to report to the Prime Minister.

According to this draft, the re-opening of international tourism activities is proposed to follow the roadmap, in which the pilot period from July 2021 to September 2021 focuses on beach resort products and tourism. Golf schedule for guests from the Korean market. Ensuring the safety of tourists, communities and workers is a top priority in reopening international tourism, especially during the pilot phase.

According to this dispatch, after research and field survey, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism found that the South Hoi An area and Chu Lai airport of Quang Nam province of Quang Nam province are capable of meeting the following conditions: conditions on transport infrastructure, healthcare, tourism service facilities, requirements for guest management, and safe space for the residential community to pilot international arrivals.

And in order to have a basis for reporting to the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed the Quang Nam People's Committee to review the above conditions and have an official document affirming its readiness to coordinate with other ministries and sectors. , sent to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism before April 20, 2021.

Earlier, at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Disease Prevention and Control on the afternoon of April 9, the Steering Committee expected three groups to apply "vaccine passports" to entry.

Accordingly, the first group of Vietnamese people stranded abroad will be able to return home if they get enough Covid-19 vaccine. In this group, Vietnamese businessmen wishing to go abroad to seek business investment opportunities will be taken into account. The Ministry of Health should have detailed instructions on appropriate isolation and medical monitoring measures.

The second group of foreigners entering Vietnam to invest and do business. With this group, depending on each country, the type of vaccine injected... will have to specify the time for testing, isolation, and medical monitoring.

The third group is international tourists, the Ministry of Health coordinates with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to submit to the Steering Committee a specific plan to open tourism. The initial orientation was tourists from countries with good control of the disease, who have deployed vaccination to achieve herd immunity. Domestic destinations will be tourist resorts and resorts that can be managed and controlled safely, with regulations on control of movement and contact in the country.

With this group, information from the Vietnam Tourism Association said that it is coordinating with the National Administration of Tourism, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to develop a pilot plan to welcome international guests on the basis of using " vaccine passport". The association also asked the Prime Minister to allow coordination with the National Administration of Tourism to organize a pilot program of the use of "vaccine passports" to welcome selected groups of tourists in a number of eligible markets.

Previously, on March 23, the Government Office announced the conclusion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Government's Standing Meeting on Covid-19 prevention and control on March 17. Accordingly, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to study a number of control measures to reopen international tourism activities in the context of the epidemic.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related parties in, studying the recommendations of the Tourism Advisory Council on a number of control measures to reopen activities. international travel in the context of the epidemic.

Regarding aviation activities, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport to direct and well implement the instructions on the immigration process and medical supervision for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic for people entering Vietnam on the flight. international flights; guiding measures to prevent and control the epidemic on domestic flights.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Transport to coordinate with the Ministries of Health, Defense, Public Security, Foreign Affairs... to consider step by step reopening international routes, apply the "vaccine passport" and control diseases in trade with other countries. The Ministry of Health shall coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to consider appropriate epidemic prevention and control measures when applying the "vaccine passport".

According to the VNA, South Korea on April 15 recorded 698 new infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This is the second day in a row that the number of new infections is at about 700 cases, in the context of the complicated development of the acute respiratory infection Covid-19 causing the authorities to consider tightening prevention measures. .

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