The Philippines is famous for its beautiful islands and beaches. The proposal came after a task force on infectious diseases in the Philippines asked stakeholders to learn about the process of receiving international guests who have received the Covid-19 vaccine. If the “green corridor” is approved, eligible international visitors will be allowed to enter the Philippines for tourism and resort purposes, in the context of quarantine rules being relaxed in many other countries. DOT is monitoring neighboring markets on how to reopen international travel. Specifically, for fully vaccinated people, the quarantine period will be reduced from 10 days to 7 days in Thailand, or from 21 days to 7 days in Hong Kong (China). Meanwhile, the Philippines is requiring travelers to quarantine for 10 days and 4 days at home, along with an RT-PCR test on the seventh day of isolation. “We must catch up with our neighbors and the rest of the world in gradually reopening tourist attractions. The Philippines should be ready, before international tourism in the world resumes,” Ms. Bernadette said. Romulo-Puyat added.

Besides, cafes, refreshments, restaurants, eateries, water bars, lotteries; cultural services, sports, gym, fitness, yoga, billiards clubs are reopened (except karaoke, discotheques, massage, bar, pub, club, video games); Golf courses are open to welcome guests in the province. Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee requires service and tourism establishments to organize the above activities in a controlled manner, complying with epidemic prevention measures as prescribed. Quang Ninh reopens tourist attractions, relics and scenic spots, welcomes domestic guests from 12pm on June 8. (Photo: Quang Ninh Newspaper) In addition, the Department of Tourism shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Department of Health of Quang Ninh province in working with provinces and cities, based on the safety assessment of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control, proposing to Provincial leaders implemented a plan to expand tourists from safe localities. This plan aims to quickly and strongly restore service tourism activities in the summer of 2021 and the following time, to be completed before June 11, 2021. Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee pointed out, Quang Ninh Department of Tourism is in charge of working with People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities, Quang Ninh Tourism Association, management boards of tourist areas, travel and tourism companies. Hotels, restaurants, and related businesses develop tourism stimulus programs and unique, safe and effective tourism products. At the same time, the units are encouraged to maximize tours that provide all-inclusive services, including the SARS-CoV-2 pooled sample testing service. The Department of Tourism shall assume the prime responsibility for widely publicizing tours, routes and safe travel programs nationwide before June 11. The Department of Transport, the Department of Industry and Trade and related departments and branches work with the same agencies of safe provinces and cities to review the organization of transport activities to bring Quang Ninh people to and from localities. , the area has an epidemic but has “locked down” the pathogens and people from these localities to Quang Ninh. This activity is to ensure a safe area and safe journey, associated with the responsibility of transport units and travel agencies in strictly and fully implementing epidemic prevention and control measures as prescribed. As of June 7, 2021, it has been 30 days in Quang Ninh province with no F0 cases in the community since a case of COVID-19 related to K Hospital during the 4th outbreak was detected.

According to information from the Quang Binh Department of Tourism, it is estimated that there are about 110,000 visitors during the holiday of April 30 – May 1, reaching about 55% compared to the same period in 2019. In which, the number of visitors canceled or postponed the program. There are a lot of travel schedules to Quang Binh before and during the holidays due to concerns about the Covid-19 epidemic. One of the most popular attractions in Quang Binh is the Tomb of General Vo Nguyen Giap, which is not open to visitors on this occasion. Tourists go sandboarding at Quang Phu sand dunes, Quang Binh. The situation of attracting tourists, especially in Phong Nha – Ke Bang area, has been significantly overcome; The situation of clinging to tourists, especially at the junction of Ho Chi Minh road to Phong Nha, has been directed by the People’s Committee of Bo Trach district, so it basically does not happen. The quality of tourism service businesses is focused, creating a good impression. Service prices are relatively stable, the listing of prices and selling according to the listed prices are strictly implemented by accommodation businesses, tourist attractions and zones. On this year’s holiday, in addition to tourists traveling in groups served by travel agencies and chartered trains, the number of visitors to Quang Binh mainly travels by family cars. According to evaluations from businesses, tourists coming to Quang Binh during the holiday have quite high spending compared to previous years. The models of homestays and farmstay are increasingly attracting tourists. The average occupancy rate of tourist accommodation establishments is about 60%, focusing mainly on 3-star establishments or more or homestays, farmstays with swimming pools or beautiful landscapes. The motels, hotels, hotels from 1-2 stars have a relatively low occupancy rate (about 35%). During this year’s holiday, the main destinations of tourists in Quang Binh are Phong Nha cave, Thien Duong cave, Mooc spring, Chay river area – Dark cave, Ozo Park, Thac Mo, General Vo memorial house Nguyen Giap, Temple of Heroes and Martyrs on 20 Quyet Thang Street, Hoang Phuc Pagoda, Holy Mother Lieu Hanh Temple; Da Nhay, Nhat Le, Quang Phu, Bao Ninh beaches and check-in points, community tourism./.

Tourists visit Linh Ung Pagoda in Son Tra Peninsula (Da Nang City) on the holidays of April 30 and May 1. The long holiday during the holidays of April 30 and May 1 is an ideal time for Da Nang to bounce back after a difficult time. However, the epidemic returned with the same “pain” for Da Nang. The “crushing kick” of the translation In the past time, in order to stimulate tourism demand, Da Nang city has had many promotions and launched attractive tourism products to attract tourists. Specifically, the program “Central region – Magical heritage region” with the cooperation of the localities of Quang Nam, Da Nang, Thua Thien – Hue and Quang Binh. Along with the tourism stimulus program, there are hundreds of promotions offered by tourist sites and establishments to “entice” tourists. Specifically, during the holiday season from April 30 to May 1, Da Nang organizes a series of cultural, art and culinary events, with free tickets to the monuments. The holidays of April 30 and May 1 last 4 days (equivalent to 2020) and the Department of Tourism has expected this holiday to attract nearly 130,000 visitors. However, because there were cases of infection in the community in some provinces, it greatly affected the psychology of tourists, creating fear and cancellation of service bookings, so the total number of visitors Tourism in Da Nang is estimated at 74.6 thousand arrivals, down 42.4% compared to the pre-holiday estimate, of which mainly domestic tourists. The Department of Tourism also said that during the holiday, it is expected that the number of domestic tourists exploited by travel agencies will reach 8,000 (down 50% compared to the pre-holiday estimate). The number of visitors decreased due to the cancellation of service bookings to Da Nang during the holidays of April 30 – May 1 began to increase after the news of a community infection in Ha Nam, creating fear among residents and tourists. guest. At the same time, major events and festivals in Da Nang were also halted due to the complicated developments of the epidemic. Specifically, the Management Board of Ngu Hanh Son Monuments and Landscapes is expected to welcome about 2,000 visitors each holiday. However, before the Covid-19 wave became more and more complicated, the number of visitors to the monument decreased significantly. The same situation also happened at Sun World BaNa Hills tourist area. Accordingly, this resort is expected to welcome more than 10,000 visitors on April 30. However, due to concerns about the epidemic, many groups of tourists canceled the tour, so the number of visitors was not as high as calculated. In addition to canceling the tour, a number of hotels in Da Nang City also appear to have guests who have arrived in Da Nang but changed their plans and checked out earlier. The number of guests canceling rooms and tours in Da Nang through travel agencies decreased by 15-20% during the holidays. “Great damage” Vo Nguyen Giap route that attracts a lot of tourists to visit and relax now becomes quite deserted after the outbreak of Covid-19 in Da Nang. Talking to GD & TD Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Van Duan – Director of Muong Thanh Luxury Da Nang Hotel said that during the last holiday, the number of guests booking tour rooms at the hotel was quite crowded, about 80-90% of capacity. However, due to fear of disease, tourists canceled the tour simultaneously. Within just a few days, visitors canceled the entire tour and checked out. “Currently the hotel does not have any rooms to operate because the tours and rooms in May have been canceled entirely. In June, there are still no bookings. It is expected that the situation will be very difficult,” said Mr. Duan. Mr. Duan said that the hotel is also persuading tourists to change the tour date. However, if the guest does not agree or the disease situation is still complicated, the hotel will refund the guest. “On normal days, room capacity reaches 40-50%, on holidays it is up to 80-90%. However, the epidemic broke out, so all activities stopped. The damage is extremely large, it is impossible to calculate how much money, “said Mr. Duan. Ms. Truong Thi Hong Hanh – Director of Danang Department of Tourism said that the department is urgently working with other sectors and localities to focus on the prevention of Covid-19 epidemic in the city. “Regarding the city’s solution to restore tourism in the near future, more time is needed because the epidemic is complicated and unpredictable,” said Ms. The fact that tourists quickly cancel tours, cancel rooms when the epidemic is complicated is like a “crushing kick” of the Covid-19 epidemic to the city’s tourism industry and the tourism industry across the country. Because the city’s tourism industry, which has suffered quite a lot of damage due to the Covid-19 epidemic in 2020, is now more damaged.

Hanoi requires that hotels serving as concentrated isolation places must ensure the requirements in epidemic prevention and control, and deploy surveillance camera systems. Photo: InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel In this document, the Hanoi Department of Tourism requires the units to fully implement the regulations and measures in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in accordance with the direction of the city such as: Stop the meeting activities. , unnecessarily large gatherings of people; implement minimum distance; strictly implement the “5K message”… Restaurants in hotels, standard food and drink establishments to serve tourists, ensure the minimum seating distance in accordance with regulations. Accommodation establishments in the Capital area register and regularly self-evaluate and update to the national Covid-19 safety system at http://safe.tourism.com.vn. Any establishment that temporarily suspends its operation or does not do business must still register and tick the box “Business establishments temporarily suspending operations on the system”. For 19 hotels decided to establish by the Hanoi People’s Committee as a concentrated medical isolation area, the isolation process must be strictly followed according to regulations; tighten the management and supervision of activities at the hotel. These facilities must be responsible for closely coordinating with relevant agencies to assess the situation, deploy surveillance camera systems to integrate and connect with the centralized monitoring system set up by the Ministry of Information and Communications. implementation to ensure on schedule; comply with the adjustment of concentrated isolation time for cases subject to isolation according to current regulations of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Tourist accommodation service businesses, tourist operators and transport units, tourist areas and attractions need to be updated from official sources of information about the epidemic situation; Fully update information, guest list, daily travel schedule for medical declaration, information retrieval upon request. In addition, the Department of Tourism requires units to meet information technology in epidemic prevention and control, to actively create and use QR Codes; install Bluezone application to serve monitoring and contact tracing of Covid-19 epidemic. Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other users who have installed Bluezone. If Bluetooth is not open, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

Exchange with Tien Phong On April 23, Da Nang Department of Tourism said, on the coming April 30 – May 1 holiday, the total number of visitors and tourists in Da Nang was estimated at 129.5 thousand, mainly domestic tourists. geography. In which, the tour operators exploited more than 16 thousand passengers. According to the Department of Tourism, the number of tourists to Da Nang is improving because the epidemic is well controlled, and the demand for tourism increases after a long period of separation (in the North). And another important factor is that the city and businesses organize many attractive and novel programs with great offers to attract tourists. Some hotels along the coast of Da Nang have been fully booked during the holidays of April 30 to May 1. Photo: Thanh Tran. On this occasion, there are 11 domestic routes to the city. Currently, the number of tourists booking tickets for the holidays tends to increase strongly, focusing on the peak week from April 28 to May 3. Airlines increase flights, add promotions on fares, checked baggage, and diversify flight schedules with many different flights at different time frames. Department of Tourism further information, visitors staying at establishments during the holiday is estimated at more than 58.6 thousand visitors. Hotels in the coastal area, especially hotels along Vo Nguyen Giap, Hoang Sa and Truong Sa streets, achieved a good occupancy rate of over 75% for the period April 30 and May 1, some hotels have 100% for April 30 such as Naman Retreat, Hyatt Regency, Furama Resort, Bella Maison Parosand … The number of domestic tourists coming to Da Nang has been increasing. Photo: Thanh Tran. On this occasion, tourist sites and attractions are still preparing for experiential programs and activities to attract and serve tourists. In which, the National Monument of Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Cham Sculpture is free to open. Ba Na Hills tourist area with a series of attractive activities such as food and beer festival, The Golden Heart show, combo tours at Ba Na By Night with the product “European Night on top of Ba Na”, enjoy the program Performances of international artists, campfires … The Rap Show will be held at Asia Park on April 30, Asian Culinary Festival, circus variety show …

Unique new product, attractive price Mr. Tran Van Phuc, Deputy Director of the Tourism Department of Thua Thien – Hue province, said to restore tourism and support businesses, attract tourists to the central provinces, the program “Miraculous Heritage Region” It has been built by the 4 local tourism industry with many new, unique, high quality products and services with attractive demand stimulating prices … According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Binh, Deputy Director of Da Nang City Department of Tourism, localities will support businesses to restructure their local tourism products, continue to diversify forms of support and incentives at 4 destination of the Central region. Specifically, a series of new tour products with attractive prices have been launched by localities such as the tour program “Miraculous Heritage Area” 4-day 3-night package priced from VND 4.09 million, including tickets. round trip from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang; tour program “Amazing Da Nang” package 3 days 2 nights priced from 3.49 million including round-trip air tickets. Visitors will discover famous destinations such as Ba Na, Son Tra peninsula, Ngu Hanh Son, Hoi An ancient town, experience the Han River at night … According to the Da Nang Department of Tourism, tickets will be 100% free to visit Ngu Hanh Son scenic area, Da Nang Museum, Museum of Cham Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts. Hotels, resorts in Da Nang 20% ​​-50% off room rates, services, gift vouchers for guests to stay … Promotion applies to the end of December 31. In Thua Thien – Hue, the tourism industry will reduce 50% of the entrance fee for travel service business units to bring visitors to the Hue cultural heritage sites of the Hue ancient monuments complex from now until 31- 8; 60% reduction in fees to visit souvenir areas, mineral springs tourist areas; 50% off room rate at 3-5 star hotel … Effective from linking In Ho Chi Minh City, to promote the destination on the occasion of the April 30th, the Department of Tourism is implementing a series of communication activities to introduce attractive destinations, unique cultural – artistic features, diversity in the humidity. real, quality service and unique shopping experience … Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City, said that Ho Chi Minh City will organize many key activities such as City Tourism Festival, Ao Dai festival, international marathon event with the participation of athletes. international professional … in order to constantly promote the image, destination. Tourists experience, explore the land, people, culture, cuisine. Some businesses also actively link with localities and destinations to promote tourism, create new tourism products for tourists. Vietravel Company has just cooperated with Vietravel Airlines, Department of Culture – Sports and Tourism of Ha Giang province to organize a tourism survey and promotion program with the theme “The Northern Quintessence – Colors of Ha Giang”, to introduce the tourism potential of Ha Giang province as well as stimulus programs. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture – Sports and Tourism of Ha Giang province, acknowledged that the association has contributed to promoting the development of local tourism every day. In the first four months of the year, this destination welcomed nearly 500,000 visitors, an increase of about 35% over the same period last year.

Tourists flock to Hue Citadel on the afternoon of April 30. As noted by PV, in addition to the number of tourists traveling from all over Hue, Hue Citadel also welcomes many tourists to visit with family groups and friends. The image of Ngo Mon Gate – Hue Citadel filled with tourists on the afternoon of April 30, 2021 reminds many people of the time when the COVID-19 epidemic did not occur, where every day welcomes more than 10,000 visitors in and abroad to travel. The pictures of tourists like this at Hue Heritage site remind of a time when Hue always welcomed a large number of visitors every day, with the number of tens of thousands of people. According to the TT-Hue Department of Tourism, on April 30, in Hue, about 7,000 people registered to stay when visiting this locality for tourism, the room capacity of accommodation establishments from 3 stars or more reached 85%, private 4-5 star hotel full of rooms. Hue is still considered a safe and friendly destination for sightseeing, tourism and relaxation. It is known that on April 30, Hue has about 7,000 people registered to stay when coming to this locality for tourism. It is known that, on the occasion of April 30 and May 1 this year, the Department of Tourism, Tourism Association of TT-Hue province also cooperated with Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the UNESCO Hanoi Travel Club. work “Welcoming the first group of tourists to Hue under the program to stimulate train tourism in 2021” (Train Charter) on the afternoon of April 30. Leaders of the Tourism Department of TT-Hue welcomed the first group of tourists to Hue under the program “stimulating the demand for train tourism in 2021” on the afternoon of April 30. When visiting Hue Imperial Palace, in addition to hear about the history and value of the architectural heritages, visitors also enjoy some activities to recreate the activities of the Nguyen court such as: Changing guard at Ngo Mon Gate, performing the Hue Royal Court Music at the ancient Duyet Thi Duong theater. Tourists visit Ngu Phung floor in Hue. This is the opening activity for a series of events, festivals associated with the calendar of TT-Hue province in 2021 such as: Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2021, tourism festival chain (Hiphop Festival, Lotus Festival, Festival Lan), Hue Ao Dai Festival, Hue Culinary Festival, 22nd National Film Festival … spread evenly in all times of the year. In addition, the tourism industry of TT-Hue will continue to implement promotional activities, introducing local destinations under the following topics: Hue – a safe and friendly destination, Hue – Festival city, Hue – Food capital, Hue – Ao Dai capital of Vietnam, Hue – the rendezvous point of the Vietnamese film scene to visitors and community domestic and foreign contracts. Tourists visiting Hue Citadel were given souvenirs. Before the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic, right after the announcement of the Prime Minister’s Official Letter 541 and Official Letter No. 1343 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on strengthening the implementation of COVID epidemic prevention and control -19, People’s Committee of TT-Hue province has telegram No. 04 implementing urgent measures to prevent and control COVID-19 epidemics in the area, consistently implementing the motto: “Not extreme, but not subjective in the room. anti-epidemic COVID-19 ”; in order to best protect the health of people and visitors, especially during these big holidays. The tourism industry of TT-Hue has both welcomed visitors and strengthened the implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control. Accordingly, the Department of Tourism of TT-Hue has issued Official Letter No. 396 / SDL-VP requesting tourism businesses in the area to implement some contents to strengthen prevention and fight against epidemics, at the same time, to organize interdisciplinary associations. go to check, remind and guide a number of accommodation establishments and service points to comply with the province’s and tourism’s regulations on epidemic prevention and control. The Department of Tourism and the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the train tourism stimulus coalition have cooperated closely to have a plan to ensure safety against epidemics when organizing tourists to charter ships to visit Hue and a meeting to welcome the delegation at the Gate of Hue Ngo Mon. On this occasion, the Department of Tourism of TT-Hue issued a Code of Conduct of Civilized Tourism in TT-Hue Province, to be widely publicized on media channels, social networks, to travel agencies and travel agencies. visitors to Hue.

Quang Binh Tourism industry welcomes visitors on the Charter train. This is the second Charter train return to Quang Binh by the Unesco Hanoi Travel Club and the Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company. Train Charter Hanoi – Quang Binh departs from Hanoi Railway Station on the evening of April 29 and arrives in Quang Binh on the morning of April 30, bringing with 250 tourists. In the complicated context of the Covid-19 epidemic, Hanoi Railway Station, Dong Hoi Station, the tour group and the tour guides have strictly followed the rules of disease prevention and control such as: sterilization of the entire train, train stations, passenger cars, wearing masks, hand disinfection when entering the platform and before getting on the car … Tourists strictly follow wearing a mask and check their temperature before visiting Quang Binh. In addition, the tourist attractions have actively coordinated with businesses and travel agencies to coordinate delegations of visitors, limit the concentration of people at the same time, monitor the health of tourists. According to the Department of Tourism, this is a new and unique tourism product, built by the travel agencies of Unesco Hanoi Travel Club to provide visitors with many interesting experiences on new generation carriages.