'Vaccine passport' holders to land in Phu Quoc in November
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will receive a number of charter flights going to its Phu Quoc island from November 20 to test the process of picking up and serving guests with “vaccine passport”.
Kien Giang (VNA) – TheMekong Delta province of Kien Giang will receive a number of charter flights goingto its Phu Quoc island from November 20 to test the process of picking up andserving guests with “vaccine passport”.
It is part of a pilot plan on reopeningtourism for the group, which will be implemented in two phases within thecourse of six months. After hosting the charter flights, theauthorities will evaluate the plan’s feasibility, make adjustments ifnecessary, and follow the official roadmap from December 20, 2021.
Accordingly, during the first phase from December 20, 2021 to March 20, 2022, Phu Quoc willwelcome 3,000 to 5,000 tourists per month via charter flights and allocate privateexperiences within limited locations and areas for guests.
The second phase, from March 20, 2022 to June 20, 2022, will involve evaluation of the first phase and a scale of 5,000 to 10,000 guests per monthif all requirements are met.
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Allowed international tourists must come from countries and territories with high safety in COVID-19 prevention. They will enter Phu Quoc International Airport via charter flightswith a certificate of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a proof of COVID-19recovery recognised by relevant authorities in Vietnam.
Injection of their second shot must havebeen done at least 14 days before and no more than 12 months to the day ofarrival. Visitors who have recovered from COVID-19 have to submit proof thattheir discharge from the hospital to the date they enter Phu Quoc do not exceed six months. In addition, an English certificate of negative COVID-19test results via the RT-PCR method within 72 hours before departure must beprepared by visitors.
Earlier, on October 25, the AirportsCouncil International (ACI) awarded the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA)certificate to the Phu Quoc International Airport./.
The pilot plan to welcome back foreign tourists to Phu Quoc island city remains on schedule, said Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the southern province of Kien Giang Nguyen Luu Trung on September 23.
After nearly 2 years of freezing, Vietnamese tourism will officially "re-open" under a pilot plan to welcome foreign tourists in markets with high safety in COVID-19 prevention and control on October 1. This is expected to be a ray of light for the recovery of the tourism industry.
Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang is making it new to welcome tourists and investors as it plans to reopen its door to international tourists from this November.
Phu Quoc International Airport in the southern province of Kien Giang was granted the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by the Airports Council International (ACI) for maintaining safety and prevention measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A corner of Phu Quoc (Source: VNA) 
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
