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Safe, attractive destinations open up opportunities for tourism recovery

After a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has piloted welcoming foreign visitors back to several key tourist areas. Safety for tourists, travel businesses and destinations has always received top priority, thus helping boost the tourism industry’s recovery and development.
Safe, attractive destinations open up opportunities for tourism recovery ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo:  vietnamhoinhap.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – After a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,Vietnam has piloted welcoming foreign visitors back to several key touristareas. Safety for tourists, travel businesses and destinations has alwaysreceived top priority, thus helping boost the tourism industry’s recovery anddevelopment.

Specifically, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism(VNAT) launched a campaign called "Live fully in Vietnam" inmid-November to popularise the pilot programme, towards the full reopening ofthe country in 2022.

The five destinations chosen for this scheme are the northernprovince of Quang Ninh; Quang Nam province, Da Nang city, and Khanh Hoaprovince's Nha Trang in the central region; and Phu Quoc Island in the MekongDelta province of Kien Giang.

Safe, attractive destinations open up opportunities for tourism recovery ảnh 2Da Nang welcomes international tourists back (Photo: VNA)
As of December 6, Kien Giang, Quang Nam and Khanh Hoa hadwelcomed 1,179 foreign investors, while Quang Ninh and Da Nang plan to welcomeforeigners back in January 2022.

Fully vaccinated travellers from 72 countries withvaccination certificates recognised by Vietnam, who hold vaccinationcertificates or COVID-19 recovery certificates and have negative RT-PCR test results within 72 hours prior to departure, are now welcomed to thesedestinations. Children under 12 years of age are not required to havecertificates of vaccination.

Meanwhile, in November, the number of domestic holidaymakershit 2.5 million, a threefold increase compared to that of the previous month.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Vietsaid 2022 is still a challenging year for the tourism industry, so it isnecessary to promote the leverage role in several major tourist centres.

Safe, attractive destinations open up opportunities for tourism recovery ảnh 3Mu Cang Chai terraced rice field (Photo: VNA)
Accordingly, in the coming time, the sector will continue tofocus on exploiting the domestic tourism market, putting safetourism on the top, and bringing truly impressive and unforgettableexperiences to visitors.

To that end, Viet suggested localities focus on ensuringsafety for tourists; stepping up tourism promotion, diversifying productsto meet new market trends, speeding up the digital transformation process, andsupporting businesses to accelerate the recovery of tourism activities./.
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