Da Nang (VNA) – Thecentral city of Da Nang plans to reboot local tourism from October 20, as theCOVID-19 pandemic has been under control.
From November, the city will embarkon “travel bubble” with the central province of Quang Nam and the northernprovince of Quang Ninh, heard a meeting between the municipal People’s Council and local voters last week.
Director of the municipal TourismDepartment Truong Thi Hong Hanh said the city will initially welcome domesticvisitors and pilot the serving of foreigners with the slogan “Enjoy Da Nang”,ensuring safety of tourists and employees in the sector.
Also inNovember, the city will serve international visitors who come for officialduty, visit relatives and return home. They will be put under quarantine for aweek and follow other regulations by the Health Ministry. Others include touristson full-package tours and those with vaccine passports, focusing on those fromthe Republic of Korea and Russia.
Russia plansto bring 2,000 – 4,000 visitors to Vietnam each month, Hanh said.
Chairman ofthe municipal People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh said between now and early2022, the city will continue facing difficulties caused by the pandemic. Inorder to restore its economy, the city will suggest the State allocate morevaccines for the second jabs and those aged 12-17.
In the immediatefuture, Da Nang will build economic recovery scenarios for the last threemonths and 2022, resume several services and pilot domestic and foreign tourismactivities in line with the most suitable roadmap, he said./.