A corner of Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA) The provincial People’sCommittee on October 4 held a teleconference with departments, sectors, andlocalities in Quang Ninh to look into procedures for tourist reception so as toachieve the target of attracting 2 million visitors in the fourth quarter.
Chairman of the People’sCommittee Nguyen Tuong Van said tourism development needs to be based on the principleof safety, so criteria for making tourist reception procedures and rules ontraveller behaviours must be clarified.
Quang Ninh has permitted localtourist sites to welcome visitors from within the province from October. It is planningto re-open to those from other localities next month.
The provincial Department ofTourism has drafted guidelines on procedures for the trial reception ofvisitors in the “new normal” context, including requirements related to those fromwithin Quang Ninh and from other localities.
According to these draftguidelines, tourism businesses and service suppliers must guarantee safety fromCOVID-19 by meeting safety requirements for passenger transportation, vehicles,tours, and destinations.
Director of the TourismDepartment Pham Ngoc Thuy said Quang Ninh is calling on local residents to visitlocal tourist sites, adding that it is encouraging enterprises based in theprovince to organise tours for their employees.
To lure travellers from otherlocalities, he added, it is necessary to boost tourism promotion to attract touristgroups while ensuring safety for visitors to local places of interest.
The sandbox model should beapplied to ensure safety amid the pandemic, Thuy noted.
Once getting the green lightfrom the provincial administration, Quang Ninh will firstly re-open the TuanChau international tourism and entertainment complex, Ha Long Bay, and theComplex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape to tourists from other localities. Inparticular, sandbox tours such as night cruise trips on Ha Long Bay and tripsto the high-end Legacy Yen Tu Resort will be given the top priority.
This trial period willundergo frequent examination and assessment, according to the official.
The provincial People’sCommittee assigned the departments of health, transport, and tourism to adviseit about the conditions necessary for ensuring COVID-19 safety and form “green”tours and tourist sites when welcoming tourists from elsewhere back.
Meanwhile, localities inQuang Ninh were told to proactively get plans and criteria ready for travellerreception so as to support safe tourism recovery.
The province has completed injectingall eligible people with the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and theadministration of the second doses is expected to finish in October.
At present, people coming toQuang Ninh are still required to be fully vaccinated and have a negative RT-PCRtest result for the coronavirus within 72 hours.
The province set a target of welcoming 1.9 - 2 million tourists and earning 4 - 4.5 trillion VND (175.6 - 197.5 million USD) from tourism services in the last quarter of 2021.
It is home to Ha Long Bay, around two hours from Hanoi, which has earned a permanent spot on the global tourism map, with travel bloggers and filmmakers hailing its emerald waters and thousands of towering limestone pillars topped by rainforests.
Ha Long Bay, literally 'descending dragon' bay, was twice recognised as a World Natural Heritage site by UNESCO in 1994 and 2000. The bay spans 1,553 square kilometres and includes 1,969 islands of various sizes. It features thousands of limestone karsts and islets in various shapes and sizes./.
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