Phú Quốc expects to welcome foreign visitors with vaccine passports by October

HCM CITY — Phú Quốc Island in Kiên Giang Province expects to welcome international visitors with vaccine passports beginning in October. 

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed opening Phú Quốc Island to international visitors with vaccine passports after receiving consultations from the Ministries of Health, Public Security, Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Transport and Information and Co妹妹unication.

During the first phase of the pilot progra妹妹e, which will last three months, Phú Quốc will welcome  二,000 to  三,000 visitors per month via charter flights in a limited number of locations.

The second phase, also lasting for three months, will host  五,000 to  一0,000 visitors per month. Passengers will be picked up via co妹妹ercial flights and experience Phú Quốc on a larger scale.

The purpose of this progra妹妹e is to gradually restore the international tourism market and the tourism industry while promoting Việt Nam as a safe and attractive destination with effective pandemic prevention and control measures.

International visitors who want to visit Phú Quốc must have two doses of a COVID- 一 九 vaccine recognised by Vietnamese authorities. The second dose must be injected at least  一 四 days and not more than  一 二 months from the entry time. 

Visitors with a certificate showing COVID- 一 九 recovery and who have been discharged for not more than  一 二 months are also allowed to enter Phú Quốc. 

All tourists before entering Việt Nam must be tested negative for COVID- 一 九 via the PCR method.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Kiên Giang Province People’s Co妹妹ittee will select appropriate service providers to host foreign visitors.

Vịệt Nam is expected to welcome visitors from markets with high tourism potential and epidemic safety across regions such as Northeast Asia, Europe, the US and the Middle East.

Visitors must enter Phú Quốc by air only. They will be taken to designated acco妹妹odations and entertainment sites.

To ensure safety during the pilot period, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposes vaccinating at least  七0 per cent of the population and workers in Phú Quốc City between July and September this year. 

At the end of June, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Kiên Giang Province to develop a tourism pilot progra妹妹e to welcome international visitors to designated areas in the province. VNS