Members of the survey team pictured while examining some tourist attractions in Thua Thien Hue province. (Photo courtesy of Thua Thien-Hue newspaper) Hanoi (VNA) - Severalplaces of historical and scenic interests in the central province of ThuaThien-Hue, home to the ancient capital of Hue, will be connected in a touraiming to attract domestic tourists back to the province in the post-pandemicperiod.
To prepare for the launch of the “Hue Green Tourism” tour, theprovince's tourism association has collaborated with the information centre fortourism promotion and the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre to examine localtourist attractions.
The tour is expected to revive the provincial tourism sectorthat has been severely affected by the pandemic by building a newsafe “travel bubble” model to help the sector resume a stable statein the “new normal”.
Under a “travel bubble” tour, visitors will mostly take part inoutdoor activities and only have close contact with members of their packagetour.
The province's tourism association will coordinate with tourismbusinesses in Hanoi to pilot the “Hue Green Tourism” tour, which will be firsttargeted at domestic tourists next month.
The participants must have either two vaccine shots againstCOVID-19 for over 14 days or a negative PCR test within 72 hours (for peopleunder 18). They are also required to strictly abide by pandemic preventionmeasures and have a Disease Control Card to scan QR codes at every visitedsite.
The tour will receive international tourists with vaccinepassports and arriving by charter flights from December when the provincialtourism sector opens its door to the world as approved by the Prime Minister.
The sites surveyed by the Hue Tourism Association are thosewith significant historical value that are attractive to touristssuch as the Thanh Toan tile-roofed bridge, Tomb of Emperor Gia Long, HueImperial Citadel, Tam Giang Lagoon, and Huyen Khong Pagoda./.
