At present, Vietnam has reopened international routes to 20 countries and territories, presenting a decline in the number of eight markets compared to the flight schedule for the winter season for 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic with 28 nations.
A meeting was held on February 15 to discuss the plan to reopen tourism activities in the context of safe, flexible adaptation to and effective control of the Covid-19 pandemic under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
The Department of Tourism of HCMC and other localities of the country have participated in the 2021 Busan-ASEAN Week at the Busan Cinema Center in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to promote the Vietnamese tourism.
The Covid-19 pandemic has basically been brought under control in the Southeastern provinces where restrictions have been gradually removed. The governments of provinces and enterprises have promptly resolved problems and resumed production and business activities.
The central coastal city of Da Nang plans to receive domestic tourists from October 20 and international visitors in November, said Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Truong Thi Hong Hanh on October 13.
The Trade Management Department under the HCMC Department of Trade and Industry on October 8 reported that 34 among 234 traditional markets have reopened.
The management board of HCMC Book Street has completing the city’s evaluation criteria for safe business operations. Thus the book street could not reopen on October 1 as planned, said Director of HCMC Book Street Le Hoang.
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa plans to reopen tourism to receive inter-provincial visitors in October, said Deputy Director of the province’s Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Le Thanh.
According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been selected as a pilot for a 6-month program on receiving foreign travelers with vaccine passports, starting in October. The country’s tourism industry expects to expand the program in other popular tourist destinations, such as Da Lat, Nha Trang, Hoi An and Ha Long.
HCMC is seeking measures for the economic activities amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Districts of 7 and Cu Chi have been selected to trial the implementation of returning life in the “new normal" state and learn to live with the virus.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam, head of the mission team No.970 on July 21 signed documents on proposal of the reopening three wholesale markets in HCMC, including Binh Dien, Hoc Mon and Thu Duc to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods for HCMC and southern provinces.
At a meeting of the Hanoi’s Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control on March 4, the Department of Culture and Sport of Hanoi has proposed the city’s government to consider the reopening of historical and religious sites starting from March 8 if there would be no new Covid-19 cases.
Van Don International Airport is ready to reopen safely by March 3 after the epidemic is under control, announced the authorities of the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.