Ha Long Bay. (Photo: VNA)The province is among five destinations inVietnam, including Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), Quang Nam and Da Nang, re-opening toforeign tourists under a pilot scheme. It plans to give priority to promisingmarkets, such as China, Japan, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Singapore, Malaysiaand Indonesia.
Quang Ninh has issued a temporary set of safety standardsfor tourists, providing 24 compulsory and 11 recommended criteria. Membercompanies of the Quang Ninh Tourism Association have also set their own safetyguidelines which specifically require guests to be fully vaccinated againstCOVID-19 with two doses and test negative with the virus.
Director of Vietfood Travel Hanoi Pham Duy Nghia said at a tourismseminar recently held by the province that his firm plans to arrange a charterflight to fly international tourists directly to Van Don International Airportin Quang Ninh. From there, the tourists can embark on package tourslasting up to seven days and six nights to Ha Long city and its iconic Ha LongBay, he noted.
Le Trong Thanh, Deputy General Director of Tung LamDevelopment JSC – a service provider at Yen Tu Complex of Monuments andLandscapes in Quang Ninh’s Uong Bi, said the company has been focusing ontraining its staff on COVID-19 safety rules.
Tourists are no longer in favour of travelling with a largegroup like before the pandemic, said Vice Chairman of the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu, so tourism authorities are promotingsmall-group and family holiday tours. "Less-touch" travel with sustainable use ofnatural resources is the current trends, he added./.
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