The Government has agreed on the policy for Khanh Hoa to pilot receiving international visitors as from November 2021. The tourism industry is ready to welcome international tourists back after nearly 2 years of being interrupted due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
The Government has agreed on the policy for Khanh Hoa to pilot receiving international visitors as from November 2021. The tourism industry is ready to welcome international tourists back after nearly 2 years of being interrupted due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
International guests to travel in closed tours
On November 1, the Provincial People's Committee issued a plan to welcome tourists safely, flexibly, and effectively. Accordingly, the province has allowed to welcome domestic tourists and plan to welcome international tourists with "vaccine passport". According to the plan of the Provincial People's Committee, in the first phase (from now until December 31), the province only receives international tourists at resorts Northern Cam Ranh Peninsula the tourist area, prioritizing potential customer markets with high safety such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Russia, France, Germany and some North American countries. Guests will follow the closed program of tour companies. Travel agencies that organize package tours for international visitors to Khanh Hoa have to make report after the tour to draw experience in order to exploit the international tourist market well.
According to Nguyen Thi Le Thanh - Director of the provincial Department of Tourism, 12 hotels and resorts in the North Cam Ranh peninsula tourist resort including Wyndham Grand KN Paradise Cam Ranh, Swandor, Golden Peak, Movenpick Cam Ranh, Radisson Blu, Fusion, Duyen Ha, Alma, Vinpearl Long Beach, Selectum Noa, The Anam and Cam Ranh Riviera have been assessed to meet the criteria of "safe adaptation, flexibility, effective control of the Covid-19 epidemic” in the tourism service business and is ready to welcome international tourists with “vaccine passport”. The Department of Tourism is expected to propose to the Provincial People's Committee to allow travel companies to take tourists to visit destinations such as VinWonders Nha Trang, Hon Tam, Ba Ho, Ponagar Temple…
Flights ready to carry tourists to Khanh Hoa
As soon as the Government allows Khanh Hoa to pilot receiving international guests, a number of businesses specializing in the Russian, Korean, and Japanese tourist markets had a plan to bring guests to Khanh Hoa to relax right in the day. November.
Nhat Minh Tourism Joint Stock Company has asked the province for permission to organize package tours by chartered planes to bring Japanese and Korean tourists to Khanh Hoa from November 11. Director of the company Le Van Nghia said that in the immediate future, the company will exploit the Japanese market (3 flights/week) and Korea (1 flight/week). If all goes well, the company will expand to Taiwan this winter. The company also plans to coordinate with Siberia Airlines to organize 6 flights/week to bring Russian tourists to Khanh Hoa from early December.
Anex Vietnam Travel and Trading Co., Ltd. also plans to bring Russian tourists to Khanh Hoa in November. In the immediate future, the company plans to organize flights from Moscow, Novosibirsk and Vladivostok with one flight/week for each, bringing about 6,000 passengers/month to Khanh Hoa. After the trial period of 3-5 months, the company may open more flights from other cities, increasing to 12,000 guests/month.
Xuan Thanh
Translated by T.T