Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex – an attractive destination of Ninh Binh. Abundant tourism resources As an ancient land located in the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh used to be the capital of Vietnam (in the period 968 – 1010) with 3 dynasties Dinh, Le, and Ly. Traces of the ancient capital preserved intact to this day are the relics of Hoa Lu ancient capital. Along with that is a diverse humanistic tourism resource with more than 1,500 historical – cultural relics, including 1 World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 2 Special National Monuments; 225 festivals and 83 typical traditional craft villages. Referring to Ninh Binh, it must be mentioned that natural resources are extremely rich, typically the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex which has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage with 400 large and small caves. In addition, Ninh Binh also owns the largest forest area compared to other provinces in the Red River Delta (more than 29,000 ha); in which, there is Cuc Phuong National Park – home to nearly 2,000 species of higher plants and 2,600 species of animals. In addition, there are special-use forests of Hoa Lu rocky mountains and Kim Son coastal mangrove forests with many species of animals and plants listed in the World Red Book. The above potentials are the conditions for Ninh Binh to build many types and products of tourism such as spiritual tourism, culture – history, ecology, resort, community, heritage, MICE (combined tourism). As a result, many tourism products of Ninh Binh have been highly appreciated by the international media, such as Tam Coc tourist area, which was introduced by CNN as one of the seven most beautiful caves in Vietnam and a newspaper. Telegraph (UK) once voted as one of 15 “beautiful but little known” places, or Bulletin magazine (Switzerland) voted Ninh Binh as one of the 10 most attractive destinations in Vietnam… Hoang Kim Nhut, a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City shared after his trip in March 2021: “I was overwhelmed while sailing, discovering the beauty of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and the National Park. Van Long Nature Reserve. Ninh Binh makes a strong impression on me by its majestic rocky mountain system, diverse ecosystem and unspoiled nature. Hopefully, Ninh Binh will promote the power of this tourism resource in the future.” Connecting important “links” Thanks to the synchronous implementation of solutions in the state management of tourism, promotion and product development, etc., despite being significantly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, the first quarter of 2021 Ninh Binh still welcomed 619,572 visitors, reaching 50% over the same period in 2020, revenue was estimated at nearly 420 billion VND, reaching 61.3% over the same period in 2020. Humbly acknowledging the achieved results, Dr. Bui Van Manh, Director of Ninh Binh Department of Tourism said: “Besides the above results, Ninh Binh’s tourism products are still duplicated, monotonous, lacking in connectivity end; some products have not effectively exploited resources to create quality products and services with cultural depth. This has greatly influenced the promotion of comparative advantages and enhanced competitiveness of Ninh Binh compared to other destinations in the country. In order for Ninh Binh tourism to truly become a spearhead economic sector, contributing positively to the process of structural transformation and socio-economic development of the locality, Mr. Bui Van Manh said that the “link” is important. The most important thing is to organize promotion and promotion, focus on developing tourism products based on the sustainable exploitation of heritage and traditional cultural values ​​in order to create products bearing the local imprint. and suitable to the needs of the guest markets, especially domestic customers during this time. With the desire to soon recover and develop strongly in the coming time, Mr. Bui Van Manh said that Ninh Binh tourism industry has been implementing synchronous measures such as: Issuing preferential and attractive policies. investment in tourism; Build a safe, friendly and attractive Ninh Binh tourist destination; Promote linkages with localities, diversify tourism products; Develop an overall strategy for promotion, promotion and development of the local destination brand; Applying science and technology, digital transformation in tourism development; Check and promptly handle acts of infringing upon heritage and tourism resources… These are fundamental solutions for Ninh Binh tourism to develop sustainably in the coming time.

Illustration. (Photo: Vietnam+) With the goal of improving efficiency, bringing more conveniences and incentives to customers when using products and services, Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade of Vietnam (VietinBank) deploys free notification of transaction fluctuations translation for owner credit (international and domestic). Accordingly, from June 1, VietinBank will free and change the transaction notification channel from SMS to OTT message channel on VietinBank iPay Mobile application for all credit card and current customers. using VietinBank’s digital banking services. OTT messages on VietinBank iPay Mobile application help customers receive transaction notifications 24/24 even while working or traveling abroad, just need to have an Internet connection with the device that has installed the application. In addition, OTT news with no character limit with clear and complete message content will help customers manage their accounts in the best way. VietinBank hopes that the form of notification of transaction fluctuations via OTT messages directly on VietinBank iPay Mobile will help customers have a safe and secure experience for customers when using VietinBank’s products and services. For customers who have not installed VietinBank iPay Mobile application, VietinBank will continue to send SMS messages and provide free services to customers./.

Many countries require visitors to have enough Covid-19 vaccinations. Photo: Getty The Covid-19 vaccine will be the deciding factor for travel. Vaccinated people will have more options to travel or visit family and friends abroad. Some countries only accept fully vaccinated international travelers, so you’ll have to recalculate your destination and trip if you haven’t been vaccinated. Some destinations in Hawaii, Mexico or the Caribbean are seeing a rapid increase in tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and are ready to go. Roadtrip Trends Self-driving car trips have become increasingly popular after the Covid-19 pandemic. Self-driving travel continues to be one of the most popular types of travel this summer. When traveling by air requires many regulations; Along with the inconvenient entry and exit procedures, many people choose to travel domestically and explore new destinations in the country by self-driving cars. Self-driving is also suitable for families with children, because many young people have not been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 vaccine. Everyone is safe in their own cars, ensuring social distancing while still having enjoyable travel experiences. Prioritize outdoor activities Visitors explore En cave in Quang Binh. Outdoor activities, exploring nature will certainly become more and more popular in the coming time. Adventure tourism is booming in many countries, including Vietnam. Travelers now crave new adventures and experiences, such as outdoor camping, mountain climbing, boating or caving. Luxury stay Tourists choose high-class resorts to stay in isolation and privacy. Photo: Getty It is still too early to go to crowded places, dream destinations or travel around the world. Many people will choose to “hide” in high-class, isolated and private resorts. Luxury resorts provide all amenities so visitors avoid having to move and interact with many people. Many resorts also offer great outdoor activities and experiences. Thorough plans Travel plans will need to be more detailed and thorough after Covid-19. Photo: Pexels Surely last-minute travel decisions will no longer be common. As the pandemic continues, travelers will have to prepare more and longer for their outing plans, such as anticipating the disease situation, safety protocols and quarantine regulations at the destination. . Travelers will need more advice and support from travel agents and ticket offices, such as health and safety regulations, testing centers, refund policies for airline tickets and hotel rooms. Covid-19 insurance Covid-19 insurance for travel is increasingly interested. Photo: Getty When international travel resumes this summer, travelers will certainly be wiser and take care of their own protection. Many people have added provisions in the policy and insurance of the trip, not only to prevent risks to their health but also their pocket. Buying insurance covering the cost of Covid-19 and trip cancellation will be a popular trend in the near future. Some destinations and travel agencies will even require travelers to have Covid-19 insurance. Private car rental trend Car rental services will flourish in the near future. Photo: Getty A shortage of rental cars will occur in many tourist destinations, as demand increases when tourists want to be proactive and avoid crowded public transport. Meanwhile, suppliers have had to sell part of their fleets to survive the pandemic. Therefore, travel plans need to consider car rental, as well as the distance between accommodation and attractions, entertainment, and dining. Status of “room fire” Famous places will have a “room fire” situation during the peak tourist season. Photo: Getty Covid-19 does not mean that hotels always have excess rooms, especially during the peak tourist season. During pandemic outbreaks, many people don’t cancel reservations, but push them back at an appropriate time, such as this summer. Famous places are likely to have a “burn out” situation, because many tourists have to wait too long to travel. Plan ahead and plan many options to book the right accommodation for this summer.

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Illustration. (Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam) Airlines Bamboo Airways, Vietnam Airlines, and Pacific Airlines, open to sell preferential tickets from only 6,000 VND in June. Vietnam Airlines (VNA) on May 25 announced that from now until June 16, VNA will open sale of preferential tickets on most domestic routes with prices from only VND 39,000 (equivalent to VND 613,000 including taxes and fees) ) for short flights and 99,000 VND (equivalent to 679,000 VND including taxes and fees) for long flights. Short flights include between Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc, Da Lat, Nha Trang, Hue, Tuy Hoa, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, Pleiku, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Nang; between Hanoi and Hue, Quy Nhon, Dong Hoi, Pleiku, Chu Lai, Da Nang. Long-haul routes include between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong; between Hanoi and Nha Trang, Da Lat, Phu Quoc, Tuy Hoa, and Buon Ma Thuot. The promotion is applicable for flights with departure time from now until June 16. In addition to VNA’s promotion, Pacific Airlines – a member of VNA Group – recently announced to sell air tickets from only 9,000 VND/way (equivalent to 580,000 VND including taxes and fees). on the airline’s domestic flight network. The program applies to tickets purchased and departed from now until June 30. Previously, on May 24, Bamboo Airways also announced a promotion program for June with a ticket price of VND 6,000, this ticket price does not include taxes, fees and surcharges. Sale time applies from 11:01 am on May 22 to 23:59 minutes on June 6. Flight time is from May 22 to October 30. Flight times are excluded from 1-7 to 15/8 and from 1-9 to 6-9. The applicable fare class is Economy Saver Max. The program applies to all domestic routes that Bamboo Airways is opening for sale (excluding the routes Hai Phong/Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City/Thanh Hoa – Con Dao), which includes the following routes: Ha Noi Noi to Da Nang, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc; Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa.

The UK government is easing restrictions to revive the economy and travel. Source: Reuters Ms. Tracy Halliwell – Director of Tourism, Conferences and Events of London and Partners, said that London’s tourism industry has been hit very hard by the pandemic: “London is an international city, we depend heavily dependent on international visitors One in seven jobs in London are in the tourism and hospitality industry, so the sector has taken a huge hit.Most hotels have closed, shops are empty. guest”. From May 17, the British Government has relaxed the ban, allowing pubs, bars and restaurants to open indoors; while indoor entertainment activities such as cinemas, museums, children’s play areas continue to operate. According to the UK Government’s roadmap, all restrictions on social contact in the country will be lifted on June 21. According to Ms. Tracy Halliwell, the program “Let’s Do London” will introduce exciting events and activities in London this summer, such as cinemas with new works returning, art exhibitions on the road. streets and a series of food promotion campaigns. “The tourism and service industries have worked together and created new ways to keep our destinations safe and hygienic. We are changing for the better,” said Ms. Tracy Halliwell.

The decrease in travel demand, plus the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in some localities, also caused many people to restrict travel, causing airlines to adjust fares to stimulate travel demand. Flights during the holiday season cost up to 3-4 million VND/ticket (one-way), but now only less than half a million VND/ticket. Airfares are cheap after April 30 – Photo: Quoc Thai Specifically, record the flight Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc departing on May 3-4, if usually bought close to the time of departure, the ticket price is very high, but at the ticket office, the price is only 496,000 VND/ticket due to Pacific Airlines exploits, similar to Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines, the price is also in the range of 510,000-525,000 VND/ticket, and there are many flight time frames to choose from. Or the route Hanoi – Phu Quoc before the recognition ceremony, the prices of most airlines are high, at the peak of customers flying with Bamboo costs up to 4.2 million VND / ticket (1 way) but now starting from 3 / 3. 5 fares for this leg are about 650,000 VND/ticket, equivalent to 1.3 million VND/person (round-trip), passengers also have a lot of choices of hours and airlines depending on demand. The route from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi after the ceremony is also at an average of 600,000-650,000 VND/ticket, for guests to choose at night flight hours and from 700,000 VND/ticket for guests flying in beautiful time frames; Similar to other flight routes from Ho Chi Minh City – Hue/Chu Lai (Quang Nam)/Da Nang/Da Lat, etc., the average fare is only about 500,000 VND/ticket. Or a special route like Ho Chi Minh City – Con Dao in May, the flight ticket price is only at 2-2.3 million VND/person (round trip), usually this one-way ticket is also about 2 million VND. Airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways, or Vietjet Air… still maintain promotions lasting from here until the end of October 2021. For example, Bamboo Airways has a program to fly domestic routes from 30,000 VND/ticket (except for flights to/from Con Dao) that lasts until October 30. Vietnam Airlines in addition to preferential fares also cooperates with some localities to promote tourist attraction. For example, with Ninh Binh, the airline has a free program to visit Thung Voi (Ninh Binh) applied to guests with tickets departing from April 28 to May 31; Or on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, from May 3 to June 15, this airline will sell tickets from Hanoi to Dien Bien with prices from VND 299,000/way (equivalent to VND 759,000/way included). taxes, fees)… (According to Women in HCMC)

Cheap, even super cheap, only a few thousand dong, rich in color and attractive flavor, these ice cream sticks are sought after by many people without knowing the origin and quality. In the summer, Chinese domestic ice cream is extremely popular food, especially in the online market. At an online store specializing in selling ice cream on Giai Phong street, the ice cream is priced at 4000 VND / 1 stick with many different flavors, every day this place sells about 40 boxes of goods, equivalent to 1600 ice cream sticks. According to the seller, at this time, Vietnam’s epidemic situation is tense, goods are difficult to return, which makes these creams even more popular in the Hanoi market. In Phu Luong Ward – Ha Dong – ice cream warehouse specializes in wholesale pouring for most of the inner districts of Hanoi. Since the epidemic, Vietnam – China border gates are very limited in import and export. However, here, this product advertised as a Chinese domestic product has a very regular volume, 200 boxes of ice cream are imported and exported every day. in which the sunflower-covered chocolate ice cream is the best-selling item It is known that this Chinese ice cream has nearly a hundred different flavors depending on the source of each warehouse. Among them, there are also many products that are of poor quality that are mixed and sold by small traders. The mixing ratio is more or less, depending on the selling price of the warehouse with the price from 110k-140k/1 box of 40 ice cream sticks. In fact, all of these products are imported into Vietnam through a small quota, so there are no documents on the source of goods as well as product quality control. Therefore, many small traders in Hanoi have to open many warehouses, in order to divide the source of goods, to bypass the competent forces. After peeling off the skin, this cream is colorful, heavy with aromas. For products of unknown origin, with such vibrant colors and many flavors, there are many potential risks of additives and colors that can be harmful to users’ health. Ice cream is an indispensable product to help cool down on hot days. However, besides the guaranteed products, there are also many poor quality products that are mixed into the market. Therefore, to protect the health of themselves and their families, users should choose products of origin and should prioritize natural flavors instead of toxic and strange chemical flavors. (According to ANTV)

VNA upgraded the level of epidemic prevention and enhanced passenger support. (Photo: provided by VNA) From May 11, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will raise the standard of epidemic prevention and control to level 2 on a 4-level scale for all domestic flights; increase resources to support passengers in case the operation plan is changed due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. The main measures implemented by VNA to ensure disease safety include strict inspection of medical declaration and temperature measurement of passengers before the flight; refuse to transport passengers with abnormal health symptoms; install disinfection mats at the boarding gate; arrange flight crews to move within the airport and between the airport – city by separate vehicles; ensure that passengers and crew wear masks throughout the journey; provide antibacterial towels to passengers on the flight; disinfect the aircraft at the end of the day and periodically maintain the HEPA air filter. Facing the complicated development of the epidemic, VNA also adjusted the flight schedule of domestic and international flights. Passengers can consult the flight schedule and check the flight status themselves on the airline’s website. For passengers whose flights are affected, the airline makes every effort to ensure that all passengers are promptly notified of the flight schedule change via text, email or direct call. In order to support passengers who need to change or refund tickets due to the impact of the epidemic, from May 10, VNA has implemented a support policy for tickets purchased in the Vietnamese market and has a completely domestic itinerary. . Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy at the airline’s website. In order to save time for passengers, VNA has implemented a feature to help passengers actively cancel their seats, change tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, in the booking management section located on the homepage. VNA notes that passengers do not plan to take the booked flight, before conducting the procedures for ticket exchange or refund, passengers need to cancel the booked seat to avoid losing the no-show fee. Valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, VNA is free to refund tickets for passengers who choose to exchange vouchers with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to buy airline tickets, checked baggage and other additional services of the airline. During this time, due to the high demand for flight changes, VNA has arranged more resources to respond to messages, calls and emails sent to customer care, but the response time to passengers is limited. may be slower than usual.

According to the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, the project to build Russia’s own domestic space station was approved by President Vladimir Putin during a closed-door meeting on the development of the space industry. Work on creating a national orbital station is scheduled to launch in the near future. Experts are faced with the task of building the space object as soon as possible, in order to prevent the long-term absence of Russian cosmonauts in orbit. The publication Moskovsky Komsomolets reminds that the estimated service life of the Russian segment on the International Space Station will end in 2025. After that, the module will be destroyed. The proposal to abandon the ISS was previously announced by the Russian National Space Corporation – Roscosmos. The experts of the above enterprise believe that serious system problems of the orbiting station in operation may begin soon, as its useful life is about to end. According to preliminary estimates, maintaining the Russian segment on the ISS in the coming years will cost 10-15 billion rubles, which is very expensive compared to building a completely new one. The International Space Station has been in use since 1998, its life will end in 2024. Currently, the countries participating in the project are considering options to prolong the existence of the multi-space space research complex. capacity until 2030. In the meantime, it is known that some components for the International Space Station ISS will be utilized by Russia. The first basic module for the future Russian national orbital station could be a component previously designed for the ISS. Experts from RSC Energia are currently working on the Science and Energy module (NEM) and it will be ready for launch in 2025. The head of the Roscosmos Group – Mr. Dmitry Rogozin wrote about this on the Telegram channel of the company. myself. Mr. Rogozin also reiterated that Russia intends to withdraw from the ISS after 2025. By that time, Moscow plans to build its own orbiting station for scientific research purposes. Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that the situation related to the “aging” of the ISS structure could lead to dire consequences. So Moscow should create an alternative as soon as possible and not put the astronauts at risk. In addition, Borisov also revealed that the future national orbiting station could become “high-orbit” (located above the ISS), which would not only be used for scientific research, but also serve as a “transshipment base” in the mission to conquer the Moon. As for the NEM module, work on its creation began in 2012. According to the plan, by 2015 the device should have ensured energy independence for the Russian subdivision on the ISS. However, at that time only the preliminary design was completed. NEM’s ground tests only really started in 2018. While its launch date has been repeatedly postponed. In the coming time, Russian scientists will certainly have to be more active, because progress is increasingly urgent. In addition to the NEM that will become the main module, according to Dmitry Rogozin, two permanent working modules named Nauca and Prichal may also become part of the Russian space station in the future, both modules will be sent to the ISS in the future. this year.

More and more Chinese tourists are visiting the farms and enjoying the fresh produce. Tourists pick persimmons at an orchard in Shufeng village, eastern China. Photo: CNN According to CNN, China is one of the largest domestic tourism markets in the world. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism estimates that over 4 billion trips will be made across China by 2021, with a market value exceeding $500 billion. Given that an outbound tourism model is not viable due to pandemic restrictions, the need for an alternative domestic option is not surprising – especially since China is the home. of 55 World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO. However, not only looking to the historical and natural wonders in the country, people now look to a different atmosphere when returning to the peaceful countryside. In posts posted on the social network Weibo, an account named Ancailie said that after a day of picking strawberries, planting rice and eating food raised by her own hands, she felt “much happier”. Another user, laozhenyiwen, described how his family caught fish and ate seafood during the last Labor Day holiday as an enjoyable experience and “avoiding the crowds”. China-owned Trip.com, one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, said that in March 2021, rural trips in China increased by more than 300% compared to same period last year. People in China’s big cities are tired of urban life and are looking for something healthier. Tourists are painting nature at Xiaolingnan, Anhui province. Photo: CNN This trend has become so popular that Trip.com is planning a “five-year action” to promote rural tourism, including linking up with 10,000 professional travel agents to focus on developing the field. and invested 1 billion yuan (US$150 million). Zhou Mingqi, founder and general manager of Shanghai Tour Guide Enterprise Management Consulting, said Chinese people are getting tired of not having many entertainment spaces and unique experiences in the country’s big cities. “They need a different life experience, a peaceful weekend away,” he explains. Wang Shang works for a Beijing-based company that helps coordinate tours and activities in the countryside. She says that on one of the tours she runs, visitors can experience fruit growing, participate in an agricultural development model, and learn about the traditional crafts and customs of the region. . “Most of the tourists who join these tours are kindergarten or primary school students with their parents,” Wang said. Some rural retreats can be reasonably minimalist, with activities as simple as strawberry picking, visiting a folk museum or attending local musicals. In Wang’s opinion, there are two main reasons why people are enthusiastic about vacationing in the countryside. It is a quiet space to be alone and experience a healthy lifestyle. One of the resorts Wang affiliated with in Shandong province opened in May 2020 – right after the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic passed in China – quickly being booked by tourists. “The population density in rural areas is very low. The control and prevention measures are also very good,” explained Wang. People like to experience life with nature. Photo: CNN Besides, living in a country that is full of scandals related to food contamination, tourists feel safer and healthier when they grow clean foods themselves. The trend of “going home to rest” is also strongly promoted by influential figures on the Internet, such as Ly Tu That. Videos of this girl living in the countryside, cooking dishes from home-grown ingredients by herself on the peaceful background of music have attracted tens of millions of views. Wang said she believes rural tourism is just getting started and that in the future, tours will focus more on China’s myriad local cultures. “Looking at agricultural and rural development policies in recent years, I think that rural areas have a lot of potential. I think in the future there will be more tourism products with content based on local culture, that is, tours with cultural depth,” Wang said.

Cat Ba archipelago is also an attractive tourist destination to experience the sea and islands in recent years (Photo: Booking.com) With the domestic Covid-19 epidemic well controlled, domestic tourism is tending to warm up. According to a survey by the National Travel Advisory Board (TAB), up to 83% of people surveyed want to travel in the next seven months, especially this summer. This year, the summer tourist season begins with the four-day holiday of April 30 and May 1, familiar domestic destinations such as Da Lat, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Sa Pa, Hoi An, etc. especially popular with tourists. Survey data of destinations and types of accommodation most booked by Vietnamese tourists for the upcoming weekend from April 30 to May 3 by Booking.com digital travel agency shows that Nature tourism is still the most popular form of tourism. Island paradise leads summer tourism With the advantage of a long coastline and convenient transportation system, it is not surprising that sea tourism destinations are “chosen to send gold” by domestic tourists for a summer trip. This year, Vung Tau is the leading beach destination on the list, followed by Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc. Front Beach in Vung Tau shimmering and fanciful at night (Photo: Dulichso.vn) Famous for its emerald-green beaches, only about two hours by car from the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau is an ideal destination for a short trip with an economical cost, in line with the trend of near tourism. home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Blessed with endless coastlines, with beaches listed as the most beautiful beaches in the world, Da Nang and Nha Trang are always on the list of people’s favorite island destinations. country. Bai Sao, Phu Quoc is always an impressive destination for tourists (Photo: Booking.com) Next in the list of the most selected island destinations is Phu Quoc pearl island – the island is becoming a “sleepless tourist” destination. The pearl island never goes without a season thanks to its natural beauty, pool and beach parties, art world celebrity events and family-friendly vacation spots. This year’s sea and island tourism is trending “Island-hopping” (also known as “island”). This trend is not new, but not too popular before. The rise of domestic tourism is also the time when “island-hopping” is especially loved by young tourists and Ha Long is leading the list of destinations in this summer tourist season. Ha Long leads the destination of the “Island-hopping” trend (Image: Booking.com) “Island-hopping” can be considered as the perfect way to explore and see the majestic limestone mountains scattered across the ocean at the UNESCO Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay. With an impressive 1969 large and small islands, visitors have countless islands waiting to be discovered. It also offers visitors the opportunity to engage in energetic activities such as kayaking, hiking, canoeing, scuba diving and beach barbecues. Avoid the summer sun on the foggy plateau A trip to the highlands is a reasonable choice to dispel the heat of summer. This year, Da Lat and Sa Pa are still two highland destinations favored by tourists. With cool weather all year round and peaceful scenery of the mountains and forests of the Central Highlands, Da Lat is named at the first place in the list of destinations most chosen by tourists for their holidays April 30 and May 1. this year. Panoramic view of Da Lat city from above (Photo: ST) The city of thousands of flowers Dalat offers a memorable stay, with its poetic landscape of lovely churches, winding slopes and colorful flower gardens. Meanwhile, Sa Pa is favored by many tourists because of its beautiful scenery and unspoiled villages, suitable for those who want to travel environmentally sustainable. Hiking with locals and homestays are becoming popular in Sa Pa, especially for tourists who want to contribute positively to the local community. Sapa – a foggy city with resorts in harmony with nature (Photo: Booking.com) Heritage travel and dynamic city discovery Heritage destination Hoi An is also among the most chosen destinations for the upcoming vacation. Nestled on the banks of the river, Hoi An ancient town prides itself on its enchanting ancient features and rich history. This commercial port is even more beautiful in the evening, when the dim streets glow under the light of thousands of lanterns, promising to leave an indelible mark on each visitor’s vacation. Hoi An – a heritage destination is always on the list of the top tourist cities of many prestigious travel magazines in the world (Image: Getty Images) This is also a friendly destination for those on a budget and passionate about its rich cuisine. Guests can enjoy a full day exploring the city’s temples and beautiful beaches, then enjoy delicious cao lau and Quang noodles at riverside restaurants and street stalls. Come to Ho Chi Minh City to feel many interesting discoveries (Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism) Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City continues to rank among the top destinations for this long holiday. Offering an exciting mix of innovative skyscrapers to quaint temples, from bustling streets and shopping malls to historic landmarks, there’s plenty to see and do to work in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City is currently having a series of attractive stimulus tours for the holidays of April 30 – May 1 and the summer of 2021, which are diverse in form and content, suitable for many needs and visitors.

Airport, bustling travel agency On the evening of April 18, at Noi Bai airport (Hanoi city), the group of nearly 200 charter passengers (with full-flight charter) of Vietravel Airlines was waiting in line for procedures. Tourists have just finished their tour 5 days 4 nights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, Ha Giang. Ms. Huynh Thi Cam Hong (living in Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City; tourists on Ha Giang’s discovery tour of Vietravel Company) said that she and her mother decided to travel after the Covid-19 translation period. This is her first visit to Ha Giang and the Northeast. “I was greeted with the Fatherland flag on Lung Cu peak, visiting Ma Pi Leng pass on Dong Van rocky plateau, and found that the people here are very hospitable and friendly. The schedule is recovering. After this trip, I plan to continue to other places if the translation is still under good control “- Ms. Hong shared. Mr. Luu Viet Dung, a tour guide of Vietravel Company Hanoi Branch, said that he had just finished leading the delegation to explore Da Nang, and then continued to lead the group of more than 150 scheduled guests from Hanoi to the Northeastern provinces. On April 20, he continued to return to Da Nang to welcome another delegation. “The number of tourists in destinations such as Da Nang, Hanoi, Ha Giang, Phu Quoc … increased sharply compared to the previous period, so the schedule of the tour guides was also thicker” – Mr. Dung said. According to records at many travel companies, the number of visitors registered for tours on the occasion of April 30th and the whole summer tour is increasing rapidly. The major tour operators in Ho Chi Minh City such as Saigontourist, Vietravel, TST, Fiditour … said that the number of tourists booking holiday tours is continuing to increase. The destinations chosen by many customers are Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Da Nang, Northern provinces, East – Northwest region … According to businesses, the disease is well controlled, the tour price has not increased compared to the same period last year, even many promotional tours, cheap prices … have attracted tourists. Some provinces and cities also apply many preferential programs or policies for free, entrance fee to stimulate demand, attract tourists. Saigontourist Travel Company is expected to increase the number of seats for summer tours by more than 20% compared to the same period last year. Vietravel continuously sells tours for the holidays and summer tours with the most chosen locations are Sa Pa, Ha Long, Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Da Lat … SACO Travel Company promotes goods. A series of attractive tours with destinations such as Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Vung Tau, and Western regions … Not only promoting the operation of tours, a number of businesses also actively cooperate with localities and destinations to “shake hands” to promote tourism, create new tourism products for tourists. At Vietravel, from April 14 to 18, this business 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 “Ultimate quintessence North – Colorful Ha Giang “, to introduce the tourism potential of Ha Giang province as well as stimulus programs. Visitors to Nha Trang City are increasing rapidly compared to previous months. Photo: SOUTH AFRICA Many places “fire” rooms As noted by the newspaper reporter Workers Currently, many accommodation establishments in the tourist areas have been fully booked during the upcoming April 30 and May 1-5 holidays. Representatives of Nui Than Tai Tourist Area (Hoa Vang District, Da Nang City) said that according to the forecast from Da Nang airport, on the occasion of the next 30-4 ceremony, the airport receives 210 flights every day to Da Nang. Therefore, Nui Than Tai Tourist Area is also expected to welcome a large number of tourists since the Covid-19 epidemic up to now. Currently, the accommodation in this tourist area has run out of rooms on the occasion of April 30. Mr. Cao Tri Dung, Chairman of Da Nang City Tourism Association, commented that tours for the holidays of April 30 and May 1 have had good signals and increased strongly compared to 2020. The number of guests booking hotel rooms and booking tour to Da Nang is expected during this holiday to increase sharply. The number of tourism businesses reopening also increased by 70% compared to the previous year to prepare to welcome guests for this holiday. Similarly, the number of tourists registering to visit Ly Son Island (Quang Ngai province) on the occasion of April 30 also increased dramatically. Currently 133 accommodation establishments – including 8 hotels, 60 motels, the rest are homestay services with over 1,000 rooms – have “burned out”, there are no vacancies. Because many delegations cannot book rooms, they change their places to visit Binh Dinh or Quang Nam. Mr. Tran Minh Khanh, owner of Dai Duong hotel (Ly Son island district), excitedly: “Nearly half a month, all rooms of the hotel have been booked by guests. Many groups contacted to make reservations to go to the island to play. April 30, but we do not accept “. Mr. Khanh said that not only his premises but all other accommodation places are “out of room”. According to Mr. Truong Van Suu, Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Ly Son Island District, on the occasion of April 30 and May 1, Ly Son is expected to welcome over 10,000 tourists inside and outside the province. In Khanh Hoa, travel companies said the number of retail customers who contacted to book for relaxation in the province during this ceremony also increased. Room capacity at resorts such as: Amiana Nha Trang, Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, L ‘Alya Ninh Van Bay, Movenpick resort Cam Ranh, Cam Ranh Riviera … has reached from 95% to 100%. In the central area of ​​Nha Trang City, the occupancy of hotels such as Novotel Nha Trang is 100%, Liberty Central Nha Trang, Eastin Grand, Yasaka Saigon Nha Trang, and Champa Island Nha Trang Tourist Area are about 70%. Mr. Doan Hai Quan, Director of Vietravel Nha Trang Branch, said that there are currently about 15,000 visitors registered for Vietravel’s tours for the holidays of April 30 and May 1-5, many of whom book tours to Nha Trang. Currently, the number of tourists booking tours increases every day, so surely in the upcoming ceremony, Khanh Hoa will welcome a huge number of tourists. According to Mr. Tran Minh Duc, Deputy Director of Long Phu Tourism Joint Stock Company, hotel prices in Nha Trang are very good with 3-star hotel prices of about 350,000 – 450,000 VND / night, 4-5 star hotels are also very expensive. soft from 450,000 – 750,000 VND / night, except for hotels of international corporations that still maintain the same price. This can be said to be the deepest decline ever. Therefore, it is forecasted that the holidays of April 30 and May 1 will be very exciting with the number of visitors from the Central Highlands, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City … Along with that are a series of stimulus programs to exchange guests between localities. very convenient. Khanh Hoa also has a direct flight to Phu Quoc. Hopeful Mr. Huynh Binh Thai, Head of Nha Trang Bay Management Board, said that from the beginning of April up to now, the number of tourists going on tours to Nha Trang Bay started to increase again 3-4 times compared to the previous month. This is a positive signal for the Nha Trang tourism industry after a long period of influence due to the Covid-19 epidemic. According to Nha Trang Bay Management Board, the average daily from 1,000 to 1,500 visitors comes to the boat pier to visit the islands. On Saturdays and Sundays, the number of tourists increases, reaching 2,000-2,500 passengers / day. Mr. Tran Van Phu, Head of Nha Trang Tourist Port, said that in the early months of 2021, every day, only about 250-300 guests were welcome, then by March, the number of tourists increased to about 500 people / day. Particularly from the beginning of April up to now, the number of visitors has doubled, doubled compared to the previous month. “In my opinion, the good control of Covid-19, the safe tourism environment in Khanh Hoa province is the main cause of this growth. In addition, recently, the tourism industry of Khanh Hoa province. continue to stimulate tourism demand, with many stimulus packages to reduce preferential service prices, plans to reduce tickets to visit destinations.In addition, this time, the weather in Khanh Hoa is sunny and convenient to go. travel, experience … so domestic tourists are very interested “- Mr. Phu evaluated. Mr. Tran Minh Duc also excitedly said that the tourism market in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa is getting warmer compared to the previous time. The two tourist resorts of Monkey Island and Hoa Lan Stream of the unit have a number of pre-booked visitors during this holiday about 5,000 people / day. According to the Department of Tourism of Khanh Hoa province, last time, the tourism industry has implemented a series of stimulus programs with the motto “discount but not quality reduction” to attract domestic tourists. Recently, the famtrip program “Nha Trang called” from travel companies in the North – Central – South regions with more than 130 members. The units have signed a memorandum of understanding to organize tours with preferential prices and quality products to attract domestic tourists to Khanh Hoa. Share with Reporters Workers Mr. Nguyen Van Son, Chairman of Hoi An City People’s Committee (Quang Nam Province), is also very excited that tourists to Hoi An are thriving again. Mr. Son said on weekends, famous attractions such as Hoi An ancient town, Bay Mau coconut forest (Cam Thanh commune), many visitors come to visit. Cu Lao Cham alone welcomes about 2,000 visitors on weekends and midweek with more than 1,000 people. “It is forecasted that on this occasion of April 30 and May 1, visitors will come to Hoi An Dong because of long holidays, Covid-19 translation has been controlled” – Mr. Son confidently. Also according to the Chairman of Hoi An City People’s Committee, the attractions in the city now have promotions to stimulate demand, ticket prices down to 50%. Many restaurants and hotels also have their own discounts to attract tourists. In addition to the regularly held cultural – cultural activities, Hoi An City People’s Committee also plans to organize many art programs, folk games, activities in the old town to serve tourists during the holidays. April 30 as the summer is coming. However, the prevention of epidemics, ensuring a safe destination is always the top priority for visitors to Hoi An to always feel secure. Meanwhile, in Da Lat city (Lam Dong province) from the beginning of April up to now, the number of visitors pouring in is relatively equal compared to the same period last year. Ms. Huynh Thi Thu Hang – owner of the accommodation establishment combining agricultural tourism in Da Lat Bunny Hill (Ward 11, Da Lat City) – said: “Currently, although it is April 20, their accommodation establishment I have been fully booked.According to the general rule, the accommodation increases the price by 10% on the occasion of April 30, an average of 300,000 VND / room / person; and the package ticket to participate in the experience of being a farmer, planting trees, pet care… is 80,000 VND / person. Visitors are very excited and give positive feedback “. Opening of the National Tourism Year 2021 On the evening of April 20, the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021 – Hoa Lu by the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism in coordination with the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province officially took place at the special national relic area of ​​the ancient capital. Lu (Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district, Ninh Binh province). Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam attended and directed the festival. Speaking at the opening, Mr. Pham Quang Ngoc, Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee, said the National Tourism Year 2021 with the theme “Hoa Lu – Thousand year old capital” is a series of activities throughout the year with 38 activities. held in Ninh Binh and 104 responding activities of provinces and cities to encourage and promote the tourism industry in the country to have more motivation to overcome difficulties, recover, develop, and prepare to welcome national tourists. is in a state of “new normal”; building the image of Vietnam as a safe, friendly and attractive destination for domestic and international friends and tourists. The opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021 was held on the occasion of the Hoa Lu Festival – National Intangible Cultural Heritage, and at the same time celebrated 1,053 years when Dinh Bo Linh was crowned emperor, making it even more solemn. the value of the ceremony. Thereby, honoring the traditional cultural values ​​of the nation, expressing the deep respect and gratitude to the ancestors and ancestors who have publicly established the kingdom in their journey of long-term development. Ethnic Vietnam. In the National Tourism Year 2021, Ninh Binh province – the host locality – will preside over 38 activities, the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism will lead 4 activities. There are 104 events organized by 27 provinces and cities to celebrate the National Tourism Year 2021, of which the focus is on the opening ceremony, Hoa Lu festival, Bai Dinh pagoda festival, Trang An festival, Kinh Thien flock, Tourism Week. “The golden color of Tam Coc – Trang An” …

Vietnam Airlines also assists passengers in changing travel schedule due to epidemic effects. (Photo: CTV / Vietnam +) From May 11, Vietnam Airlines will raise the standard of anti-epidemic prevention to level 2 on a 4-level scale for all domestic flights. The airline also increases resources to assist passengers in the event of a change in the operating plan due to the influence of the airline COVID-19 translation . Specifically, the main measures taken by Vietnam Airlines to ensure disease safety, include rigorous examination of medical declarations and measurement of passenger body temperature before flight; refusing to carry passengers with unusual manifestations of health; installation of a sterilization mat at the boarding gate; arranging flight crews to move within the airport and between the airport-city by separate vehicle; ensure passengers and flight crew wear masks throughout the journey; providing antibacterial towels for passengers on the flight; aircraft disinfection at the end of the day and regular maintenance of the HEPA air filter. Facing the complicated development of the epidemic, Vietnam Airlines also adjusted the flight schedule of domestic and international flights. Passengers can refer to flight schedule and self-check flight status at website. For passengers with affected flights, the airline strives to keep all passengers promptly informed of changes in flight schedules via text, email or direct phone calls. To support passengers wishing to exchange and refund tickets due to the impact of epidemics, from May 10, Vietnam Airlines has implemented a support policy for tickets purchased in the Vietnamese market and has a completely domestic itinerary. geography. Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy at the website https://www.vietnamairlines.com/en/sites/Hoan-doi-Covid. In order to save time for passengers, Vietnam Airlines has now implemented the feature to help passengers proactively cancel their seats, exchange tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, at the Manage booking section located on the homepage. Vietnam Airlines notes that for passengers who do not plan to travel on a reserved flight, before carrying out procedures for redemption and refund, passengers need to cancel their booking to avoid loss of seat cancellation fee (no-show). . The valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, Vietnam Airlines offers free refunds for passengers who choose to refund the voucher with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to purchase air ticket , checked baggage and other additional services of Vietnam Airlines. In cases where you need a consultant and support, passengers can contact Vietnam Airlines’ official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, Call Center 1900 1100 or Vietnam ticket offices. Airlines nationwide. During this period, due to increasing demand for flight changes, Vietnam Airlines Resources have been allocated to respond to messages, calls and emails sent to customer service, but the response time to passengers may be slower than usual./.

From May 11, 2021, Vietnam Airlines will raise the standards of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control for all domestic flights. Specifically, the main measures taken by Vietnam Airlines to ensure the safety of the disease include: Strictly check the medical declaration and measure the passenger body temperature before the flight; refusing to carry passengers with unusual manifestations of health; installing a disinfection mat at the boarding gate; arranging flight crews to move around the airport and between the airport – city by separate vehicle; ensure passengers and flight crew wear masks throughout the journey; providing antibacterial towels for passengers on the flight; aircraft disinfection at the end of the day and regular maintenance of the HEPA air filter. To support passengers wishing to exchange and refund tickets due to the impact of epidemics, from May 10, 2021, Vietnam Airlines has implemented a support policy for tickets purchased in the Vietnamese market and has a refund itinerary. all inland. Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy here. In order to save time for passengers, currently, Vietnam Airlines has implemented the feature to help passengers proactively cancel their seats, exchange tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, at the Manage booking section located on the homepage. Vietnam Airlines notes that for passengers who do not plan to travel with a reserved flight, before carrying out the procedures for exchanging or refunding tickets, passengers need to cancel their booking to avoid loss of booking fee. The valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, Vietnam Airlines offers free refunds for passengers who choose to convert tickets to vouchers with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to buy flight tickets, checked baggage and other additional services of Vietnam Airlines. Step 1: Access to https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or directly download at App Store or Play Store. Step 2: Once downloaded, the app will ask for Bluetooth permission to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth isn’t open, drag the status notification bar and turn on Bluetooth; Or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: After the installation is complete, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the app will automatically identify these users and put them on the contact list.

Airlines upgrade to level 2/4 to assist passengers. Facing complicated developments of the epidemic, the airline adjusted the flight schedules of domestic and international flights. Passengers can refer to flight schedule and self-check flight status at website www.vietnamairlines.com. For passengers with affected flights, the airline strives to keep all passengers promptly informed of changes in flight schedules via text, email or direct phone calls. To support passengers wishing to exchange and refund tickets due to the impact of epidemics, from May 10, the airline will support tickets purchased on the Vietnamese market and have a completely domestic itinerary. Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy at the website https://www.vietnamairlines.com/en/sites/Hoan-doi-Covid. In order to save time for passengers, currently, Vietnam Airlines has implemented the feature to help passengers proactively cancel their seats, exchange tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, at the Manage booking section located on the homepage. The airline also notes that for passengers who do not plan to travel on a reserved flight, before carrying out the procedures for redemption and refund, passengers need to cancel their booking to avoid loss of seat cancellation fee (no-show). . The valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, Vietnam Airlines offers free refunds for passengers who choose to refund the voucher with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to buy flight tickets, checked baggage and other additional services of Vietnam Airlines. In cases where you need a consultant and support, passengers can contact Vietnam Airlines’ official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, Call Center 1900 1100 or Vietnam ticket offices. Airlines nationwide.

Again, Russia intends to withdraw from the ISS project after 2025. By then, Moscow plans to build its own orbital station for the purposes of scientific research. Previously, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Mr. Yuri Borisov said that the situation related to the “aging” of the ISS structure could lead to dire consequences. So Russia should create an alternative to the current project as soon as possible and not leave the astronauts at risk. In addition, Borisov added that the national orbital station in the future could become “high orbit” (located above the ISS), not only used for scientific research but also acting as a “transit base” in the mission to conquer the Moon. Russia will use the ISS international space station’s energy supply module for its future space facility As for the Science and Energy module, work on creating it started in 2012. As planned, by 2015 the device is expected to ensure energy independence for the Russian subdivision on the ISS. . However at that time only the draft design of the device was ready. NEM’s ground tests only really begin in 2018. While its launch is being delayed, Russian scientists will have to be more active in the near future as time is on. increasingly hurry. It should be noted that in addition to the NEM that will become the main module, according to Dmitry Rogozin, two permanent working modules named “Nauca” and “Prichal” could become part of the space station in the future, both modules will sent to the ISS this year.

The purpose of the survey is to assist destination authorities as well as businesses in the tourism industry in Vietnam to have an overview and visualization of the tourism behavior of Vietnamese tourists during the summer. This year, especially in the context that the Covid-19 epidemic has been temporarily controlled, domestic tourism is bustling again after a period of freezing.

From April 28, Bamboo Airways opened and restored 8 routes connecting Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon. Specifically, besides the flight route connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the airline opened 5 new routes: Phu Quoc – Can Tho, Phu Quoc – Da Nang, Phu Quoc – Thanh Hoa, Phu Quoc – Vinh and Phu Quoc – Hai Phong, bringing the number of flights to and from Phu Quoc by the airline increased to 7 routes. In addition to the previously exploited routes including to and from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Vinh, the airline has added 3 new routes connecting Quy Nhon – Can Tho, Quy Nhon – Thanh Hoa and Quy Nhon – Da Lat also increased the total number of flight routes here to 7 routes. In the coming time, many new routes will be opened and increased by Bamboo Airways, such as: Can Tho – Da Nang, Can Tho – Hai Phong, Vinh – Nha Trang. This is also a part of the airline’s network expansion plan in 2021 to reach 70-80 domestic routes, in which special attention is paid to direct flights to and from localities such as Con Dao, Rach Gia, Quy Nhon … but no airlines have exploited it to capture 30% market share of domestic airlines.

Accordingly, Galaxy M12 will be officially distributed in the Korean market through online sales channels for 198,000 won (180 USD). Previously, the M12 was also launched in several markets including Vietnam, India and the UK. Galaxy M12 smartphone with 6.5 inch screen comes with 4 rear camera design, including 48 megapixel main camera (MP), 5MP ultra wide angle camera, 2MP macro lens and depth sensor 2MP. In addition, this smart phone also owns an 8MP camera on the front. In addition to Samsung’s Exynos 850 processor, the phone comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 1TB via a microSD card. However, Korean customers do not have a chance to choose the color because the M12 is distributed in the domestic market only in black. Last year, Samsung dominated the Korean smartphone market with a 65% share, followed by Apple Inc., according to market researcher Counterpoint Research. with 20% and LG Electronics Inc. with 13%.

The main interface on the electronic medical declaration page, at https://tokhaiyte.vn, with options for the purpose of making the trip. Accordingly, before taking the trip, people can make online medical declaration on the website at https://tokhaiyte.vn, or Bluezone application on a smart device. This website and application are developed and managed by the Ministry of Health. Through these two methods, people can report health care for themselves and report for others. When making a medical report on the website https://tokhaiyte.vn: After logging in this address on the website browser application (using computers or smartphones, tablets), otherwise choose the section on domestic movement declaration. Then, log in the phone number, the system will send the OPT code to the registered phone number for authentication and declaration. In case of declaring for themselves, guests fill out personal information, according to the required fields. In case of household registration, check the box for household registration and then power the information of the person who is declared on behalf of them. After completing the fields of personal information, information will be stored for future trips so that visitors do not need to re-declare if registering and logging in with the same phone number. The declarant needs to fill in enough information as required (in case of household registration, check the box of Household registration at the beginning of the declaration) In the last 14 days, did you go to any province / city, country / region (many places can be passed): if so, the declarant should list details of the points passed; otherwise just write No. When it comes to domestic travel, the declarant needs to choose the means of travel (plane, train, passenger car, boat and private vehicle). After that, the declarant should fill in the required information accurately and completely, vehicle number, trip number, departure point, destination, date of departure, date of arrival … Followed by information related to health conditions 14 days prior to the trip, such as: fever, cough, difficulty breathing, sore throat, exposure risks, chronic illnesses, pregnancy. … All of these items have been automatically selected as no, unless otherwise with anomaly, yes will be selected. Then the declarant needs to enter the Security Code, and Submit the Declaration. The system will send a notification of Successful Declaration (green notification on the right corner). Guests wait for the system to return notification information with QRCode code used for travel procedures. At this point, the declaration has been successful. Passengers are advised to take a screenshot with this QR code for inspection upon request. When successful declaration is made on the website of electronic medical cover declaration, the system will send a notice with the QRCode code, the declarant needs to take this code again to serve checking upon request. In case of making medical declaration on Bluezone application: Before the trip, people need to download the Bluezone application to their handset and install it. This app is available on the App Store app store (on Apple iOS devices) or Google Play Store (on Android devices). The main interface of Bluezone application after successfully registering, registering and logging in on a smart handheld device, with the medical declaration for guests to choose to make pre-trip notification. After a successful installation, people need to register and login. After logging in to the application, right on the main screen of the application, there will be a Medical Declaration section to make electronic medical declarations for domestic trips. After entering the medical report, the declarant will make the information and declare the items as done on the website https://tokhaiyte.vn (as guided above). When successfully declaring, the system also sends back the QRCode code so that guests can take screenshots for checking when making trips. In case of not taking screenshots, guests can also easily find the declaration in the Medical Declaration List, all declarations are automatically stored on the application, with QRCode code, the date the declaration is made for retrieval. back when the declarer needs to use it. After declaring the required information, the application will display the results of the declaration with the QRCode code, the customer can take a photo or easily find it in the Declaration list (the list will appear as soon as you choose the Declaration Medical newspaper at home page).

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines aircraft at Incheon International Airport, South Korea. Photo: Yonhap / TTXVN The “Non-Landing International Tourism” service started trial operation in December 2020 and was initially only conducted at Incheon International Airport. However, starting next May, the project is approved to expand operations at other international airports such as Gimpo, Daegu and Gimhae. This is also considered as a plan to help domestic airlines expand supply in the context of increased demand because visitors participating in this travel package can make duty-free shopping similar to foreign tourists. often. It is expected that in next May, 7 Korean domestic airlines will declare another 23 flights at Incheon International Airport, 18 flights at Gimpo International Airport, 13 flights at Gimhae International Airport and 2 flights. at Daegu International Airport. MOLIT data also shows that as of March, domestic airlines have deployed a total of 75 flights, receiving more than 8,000 passengers. The number of “International Non-Landing Travel” flights was cut in January due to a recurring outbreak of COVID-19 but has recently been reopened. The proportion of passengers attending this type in December 2020 reached 49%, then exceeded expectations at 73.5% in the following months. Revenue (from ticket sales only) is estimated to range from 20 million won (17,905 USD) to 98.2 million won (87,930 USD) / trip. According to MOLIT, when using this service, passengers do not need to go through the immigration / immigration process. The plane will fly over the airspace of another country without landing in that country and back to South Korea. Passengers traveling on the plane will be eligible for tax-free purchases like regular tourists, which means each person can buy duty-free goods under $ 600 (maximum 1 liter of wine, 200 cigarettes, 1 bottle of perfume). However, passengers will have to book a ticket in advance, when getting on and off the plane must go through a private path and only use the provided transport vehicle. Passengers are required to wear a mask during the journey and do not have to quarantine themselves after returning to Korea.

(Source: design-paprika.com) According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Seoul, the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) on April 22, said that it began to be put into test operation from December 2020, until now the flying product ” International travel without landing “of” land of Kimchi “has shown high efficiency. Therefore, the 7 domestic Korean airlines will increase the number of flights of this type from 19 flights in April to a total of 56 flights from next May, an increase of 194%. According to MOLIT, the “Non-Landing International Tourism” flight product was initially only made at Incheon International Airport. However, starting next May, the project is approved to expand operations at other international airports such as Gimpo, Daegu and Gimhae. This is also considered as a way to help domestic airlines expand supply in the context of increased demand as visitors participating in this travel package can make duty-free shopping similar to tourists foreign common sense. It is expected that in next May, 7 Korean domestic airlines will declare another 23 flights at Incheon International Airport, 18 flights at Gimpo International Airport, 13 flights at Gimhae International Airport and 2 flights. at Daegu International Airport. MOLIT data also shows that as of March, domestic airlines have deployed a total of 75 flights, welcoming more than 8,000 passengers. The number of “International Non-Landing Travel” flights was cut in January due to a recurring outbreak of COVID-19 but has recently been reopened. The proportion of passengers attending this type in December 2020 reached 49%, then exceeded expectations at 73.5% in the following months. Revenue (from ticket sales only) is estimated to range from 20 million won (17,905 USD) to 98.2 million won (87,930 USD) / trip. According to MOLIT, when using this service, passengers do not have to go through the immigration / immigration process, will have to sit on the aircraft for a certain period of time and the aircraft will fly over the airspace of another country without landing. that country and back to Korea. Passengers traveling on the plane will be eligible for tax-free purchases like regular travelers, meaning each person can buy duty free goods under 600 USD (maximum 1 liter of wine, 200 cigarettes, 1 bottle of perfume). However, passengers will have to book a ticket in advance, when getting on or off the plane must go through a private path and only use the provided transport vehicle. Required passenger wear the mask during the journey and do not have to quarantine yourself after returning to Korea./.

The scene of the press conference announcing products to stimulate tourism at the Hanoi tourism and culinary culture festival in 2021. Diverse stimulus tours The 2021 Hanoi tourism and culinary culture festival takes place in the following areas: Ly Thai To Monument, Bat Giac House, Le Thach Street, Le Lai Street and Hanoi Children’s Palace. In particular, the Children’s Palace area to promote cuisine with many traditional dishes of Hanoi such as: Bun thang, banh mi, Thanh Tri rice rolls, rice cakes, Vietnamese tea, egg coffee. The rest of the other spaces are for the tourism stimulus festival. Director of the Center for Hanoi Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Nguyen Gia Phuong said that this year’s festival is expected to introduce nearly 1,000 tourism products, attracting more than 30,000 tourists. Introducing more clearly the stimulus products, Director of the Northern Branch of Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam Airlines) Nguyen Van Thinh shared, would introduce 200,000 low-cost airline tickets of Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Vasco, operating destinations such as Phu Yen, Phu Quoc (Kien Giang), Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), Da Nang. In particular, many tickets with stimulus prices of 99,000 VND or 300,000 VND (excluding taxes and fees) are widely sold. “In addition, at the festival, there will be many game activities at the showroom of the unit, in which visitors can experience being a flight attendant, enjoying food on the plane”, Mr. Nguyen Van Thinh said. Meanwhile, representatives of Bamboo Airways said that tourists can buy tickets in eco (economy) class to be upgraded to business class. 1 month ago, this airline had a separate preferential policy for travel agencies with thousands of deeply discounted tickets, the price of 0 VND. From a travel perspective, VietSense Tourism Director Nguyen Van Tai said that the unit will introduce many products exclusively for Hanoi with preferential prices, down from 10-25%. In particular, the unit will introduce two new product lines, which are: “Discover Hanoi” with a discount of up to 25%, mainly resort products at resorts in Hanoi or experience tours. intended for students in suburban areas; “Hanoi +” product for visitors who want to explore at: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Central Highlands, East – Northwest street … with discounts from 10-15%. “We will sell 1,000 discount tickets for the two above programs. The tickets will be valid until the end of the year,” said Nguyen Van Tai. Meanwhile, Chairman of the Hanoi UNESCO Club Truong Quoc Hung said that the club members will deploy tourism products by rail with charter trips (package) to Hue, Quang Binh, in which There are cheap packages to Hue for 5 days, 4 nights with the price of more than 3.9 million VND / person. The Hanoi tourism stimulus festival 2021 will have 1,000 tourism products to be introduced with many incentives. Illustration Bold cultural identity, capital tourism Answering questions from reporters of the New Han Newspapers about the specifics of this year’s festival, the director of the Hanoi Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Nguyen Gia Phuong said that there will be many cultural activities at the festival. organized to attract visitors. In particular, there will be many cultural promotion models of the Capital on display such as: Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, cultural symbols of districts, towns; many performing arts activities, singing and dancing music. In addition, the organizers will design a check-in area for visitors with lilies to promote the typical flower products of Hanoi in April. Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang affirmed: “Visitors will experience a lot of cultural space as well as have access to many quality and cheap tourism products of travel agencies when visiting. This is also an opportunity to promote to domestic and foreign tourists a safe, friendly Hanoi with many unique and attractive tourism products. One of the highlights at the 2021 Hanoi Tourism and Food Culture Festival is that the Hanoi Department of Tourism will hold an event “Announcing domestic tourism products in 2021” on the afternoon of April 16. In addition, the Department of Tourism and the Center for the Promotion of Investment, Trade and Tourism of Hanoi will organize 3 famtrip tour groups at 3 points: relic cluster of Ha Mo commune (district eco-tourism area Dan Phuong); National History Museum – Opera House – discover Thang Long Citadel at night; survey Thien Son – Suoi Nga tourist area, attend the opening “Ba Vi Tourism – Innovation and Development”.

Vietnam Airlines increased total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats. Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines increased the total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 3,200 flights. In addition, Vietnam Airlines is still opening many seats with prices on each flight in different time frames to meet the travel needs of people. Up to now, the airline has recorded a high number of passengers booking tickets on almost all domestic flights, especially bustling on the routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. HCM to Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, with occupancy rates in some of the highest flying days up to 95%. Vietnam Airlines also recommends that passengers buy tickets on the website, agents, official ticket offices of the airlines and request to issue invoices according to regulations. At the same time, passengers need to use self-check-in methods before flights to save time such as: automatic check-in (auto check-in), website www.vietnamairlines.com, mobile application ( mobile check – in), telephone check – in, airport check-in (in-town check – in), or at self-service kiosks (kiosk check-in). To ensure a smooth journey and avoid unfortunate missed flights, be advised to arrive early at the airport to complete check-in procedures if needed and move to the screening area, and wear a mask at the airport fly and during flight in the midst of travel peak on April 30 – May 1. For domestic flights, passengers are required to make a medical report before boarding according to regulations of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport. The declaration can be made 24 hours before departure time, at the link https://tokhaiyte.vn/, https://kekhaiyte.vn/, or mobile application. Upon arrival check-in and before boarding, passengers need to provide screen results or printed medical report results online to Vietnam Airlines staff to to be served with airline procedures. Currently, Vietnam Airlines is an airline with outstanding disease safety standards and meets the stringent requirements of the international airline industry. The airline’s measures ensure the disease safety level is higher than the standards of the global airline alliance SkyTeam and equivalent to 4 stars according to Skytrax standards, achieving the maximum rating for Covid-19 prevention by website Airline Ratings reviews.

In 2020, before the complicated development of the Covid – 19 pandemic, the global tourism industry and Vietnam tourism will face many difficulties. However, in 2020, Ha Giang tourism has made a breakthrough, resulting in attracting 1.5 million visitors, an increase of 7% compared to 2019 and reaching 100% of the plan. Tourists enjoy the field of vascular flowers. Photo: Ngo Hai Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai – Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ha Giang province said: In 2020, although the tourism industry in the whole country has difficulty, Ha Giang still has a growth in the number of tourists. The attraction of Ha Giang tourism lies in its local cultural values ​​and community tourism. The cultural diversity of indigenous peoples has helped models of the CBT to be successful and “hold on” even during the Covid-19 pandemic. To achieve these successes, Ha Giang province has applied a series of measures to attract tourists and restore tourism activities. The locality has built and ensured a safe destination brand, creating peace of mind for tourists in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ha Giang province has drastically deployed all four criteria: safe means of transporting passengers, safe accommodation, safe restaurants and safe destinations. Besides the domestic tourism stimulus program, Ha Giang province has simultaneously reduced the ticket price by 50-80% at tourist destinations; at the same time encourage businesses to implement the policy of both reducing prices and improving service quality, implementing many gratitude and promotion programs … Spring cherry blossoms in Ha Giang. Photo: Ngo Hang Tourism products in Ha Giang are also developed in the direction of diversification, diversity and attraction; Especially, overcoming the seasonality by building tourism products spread evenly across the four seasons of the year. In spring, Ha Giang is brilliant with peaches, pears and plum colors; In the summer, experience terraced fields in the flooding season, visit the old battlefield associated with the Vi Xuyen front. In autumn, visitors can watch the golden rice on terraced fields, conquer the high mountains, hunt clouds at Chieu Lau Thi peak. Winter Ha Giang is famous for its vast triangular flowers … Many destinations in Ha Giang are also exploited year-round tourism, notably the community tourism cultural villages, beautiful views of Co Tien mountain – Quan Ba, Lung Tuy cave, King dynasty architectural monuments, columns Lung Cu flag, yacht on Nho Que line … Besides, Ha Giang regularly organizes sports activities to attract tourists such as marathon on Happiness road, terrain racing, paragliding. On the golden season, explore the cave system … Ha Giang is also the four seasons of the festival. January goes to the Tày people’s cage festival, H’mong’s Buckwheat festival, February to Khèn Mong festival, in March to Khau Vai love fair, May to Lo Lo’s God festival, in July to Khu Cu festival To the La Chi people, in August the boat racing, October to the fire dance, the brocade weaving festival, in November to the triangular flower festival … Nho Que River in Ha Giang. Photo: Ha Lan Cultural traditions imbued with ethnic identities (costumes, traditional house architecture, customs, farming methods …) is also an indispensable experience when visitors come to Ha Giang to visit seasons. Traditional dishes of upland ethnic groups have also been upgraded to a variety of unique culinary and cultural products serving tourists. Products meeting OCOP standards such as Bac Quang – Vi Xuyen crockery orange, Quan Ba ​​seedless persimmon, pear on rock plateau, mint honey, ancient snow shan tea, Humpback cake … are put into service. travel. In the coming time, Ha Giang province will continue to focus on preserving and promoting the values ​​of cultural heritages, historical relics and traditional cultures of the local community; protect the green – clean – beautiful environment landscape, ensure security, order and safety for tourists in tourism activities. This locality will actively mobilize social resources to invest, upgrade and expand the existing tourist sites and destinations and invest in new tourism projects to improve the quality and efficiency of the tourism industry. Ha Giang./.

Ms. Tran Thi Phuong Lan, Acting Director of Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade speaking at the conference. Photo: Phuong Anh / VNA Speaking at the Conference, Ms. Tran Thi Phuong Lan, Acting Director of Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, said that during the Hanoi centralized promotion program, participating businesses are allowed to carry out the program. promotion, customer gratitude with promotion up to 100%. The program is expected to be a lever to stimulate consumption after the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, creating conditions for a large number of people in the capital to access and purchase tens of thousands of products with deep discounts and quality. guaranteed across the city. Thereby, contributing to the domestic market development goal is associated with the campaign “Vietnamese people give priority to using Vietnamese goods”, promoting production and business, stabilizing prices, stabilizing the market, curb inflation, ensure social security in the capital area. According to Mr. Nguyen Bach Tung, representative of the Organizing Committee of the Program, this second year, Hanoi has implemented the centralized promotion program of Hanoi city. In 2020, the program has brought encouraging results with the revenue of businesses participating in the event increasing from 100% – 200%, the number of other visitors to visit and shopping increased from 200% – 315% compared to normal days. With the results achieved by the program, it contributes to economic development, boost consumption, and perform the dual task of preventing the COVID-19 epidemic and ensuring economic development. Representative of BigC Long Bien Trade Center said that the unit participated in the program and achieved unexpected results. Especially the program “HaNoi Midnight sale without sleep” has attracted a large number of customers to shop, the unit is also very passive, so it has not prepared enough goods to serve the shopping needs of people. This year, the unit continues to register to participate in the program and wants the Organizing Committee to promote the program earlier so that people know and the unit also prepares goods to better serve consumers. This year, the opening ceremony of the program will be held at 8:00 p.m. on April 29 at King Ly Thai To Monument Square, Hoan Kiem District and officially launch demand stimulus, discount and promotion activities focusing on the months. 5, 7 and November. The program has the participation of 30 promotional centers gathering together with 2,000 promotional points throughout Hanoi city. Besides, there will be a series of attractive stimulus events. Accordingly, expected from April 29, 2021 – May 1, 2021, the “Nha Xinh for you” stimulus event at the sidewalk of Dinh Tien Hoang street, Hoan Kiem district with the scale of 25-30 display booths. , promote and stimulate demand in the fields of construction, furniture, home decoration, real estate. Hanoi summer shopping tourism stimulus festival 2021 at 30-50 major tourist and shopping destinations in the area. The launching ceremony of the program is expected to be held on May 21, 2021 and there will be a tourist stimulating booth, summer shopping taking place in 03 days 21-23 at Times City Square / Royal City with the participation of tourism businesses, transportation, airlines, supermarkets, commercial centers … for consumers to experience shopping and promotion. In order to stimulate the promotion and consumption of products of the Program One commune per commune (OCOP) and also the highlight of 2021, Hanoi organized the 2021 Hanoi traditional product stimulus month, the theme “Hanoi. past and present “at about 50-100 business points of participating businesses in the area. The launching ceremony of the program is expected to be held on July 10 and there will be a booth to stimulate tourism, summer shopping taking place in 3 days from 10 to 12/7 at Bat Trang craft village with the participation of businessmen. organizations, individuals trading traditional products, craft villages, OCOP … In November 2021, the Department of Industry and Trade of Hanoi coordinated with the Center for Investment Promotion, Trade and Tourism, to implement the program of the Hanoi Promotion Month in 2021 and the special stimulus and promotion programs on the last occasion. The year includes the opening ceremony of the Promotional Month Hanoi year 2021 on October 29, 2021; the opening ceremony of the “Cash Free Day” event; event “Tourism Promotion Day” in 3 days October 29 – October 31, 2021 …

From Phu Yen, there are many ways to get to Ganh Da Dia. (Photo: Minh Son / Vietnam +) Phu Yen in great COVID-19 translation was safe destination of visitors. With many attractive destinations and activities to stimulate domestic tourism, Phu Yen is ready to welcome visitors during the holidays April 30 and May 1 and the upcoming summer vacation. Top 15 top travel destinations Since “famous” with the movie “ I see yellow flowers on green grass , “Phu Yen landmark has never been” hot “with tourists. Many people have come to Phu Yen to admire the natural beauty of the scenic spots, to experience local cuisine with their own eyes. According to a survey by Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), Phu Yen is one of 15 attractive destinations that Hanoi tourists choose to relax. Specifically, in September 2020, 13.9% of tourists in Hanoi chose to go to Phu Yen (ranked 9th out of 15 destinations). Most recently, in March 2021, the number of visitors from Hanoi to Phu Yen increased by 16% (ranked 8th out of 15 destinations). Traveler When coming to Phu Yen, they mainly go with groups of friends or family. During the period of 1 day 1 night, Ms. Nguyen Le Vy’s family (Long Bien district, Hanoi) discovered many famous tourist destinations in Phu Yen such as Nhat Tu Son (Song Cau town), Ganh Da. Disc (Tuy An district), destination “I see yellow flowers on green grass” (Tuy Hoa city), Bai Mon-Mui Dien (Dong Hoa town). Ms. Nguyen Le Vy shared: the cost of more than 5 million VND for the couple and two children to travel is too cheap. The scenery in Phu Yen is very peaceful and beautiful. Only regret that I can no longer go to the lighthouse over 100 years old in Mui Dien. Traveling in Phu Yen, she also ate many delicious dishes with many specialties to bring as gifts. Tourists now tend to go Tour discover , resort to the sea. This Phu Yen has great advantages to develop and become an ideal destination for domestic and foreign tourists. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thai, Acting Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province, said Phu Yen’s tourism is gradually recovering after the Lunar New Year. The total number of tourists as of March 2021 reached 176,470. On the occasion of the occasion of 30/4-1 / 5, travel agencies take guests to 3-star to 5-star hotels with registered occupancy rates ranging from 70% to 80%. Click demand to welcome guests Up to now, Phu Yen province has not had a case of COVID-19 in the community. This is a favorable condition for the province to assert a safe destination for tourists. To prepare for the holidays of April 30 and May 1, tourism businesses in Phu Yen have had many attractive promotions and incentives. At Rosa Alba Resort, customers booking a discount of 40% or more. In addition, visitors also enjoy other incentives for other services such as cheap airport transfers; experience fishing services, diving and watching coral; group party … According to Mr. Ho Van Tien, Chairman of the Tourism Association of Phu Yen province, to attract tourists, 60 businesses (hotels with 2 stars or more, large restaurants) are members of the Association to reduce service prices from 20. % above. In addition to promotion, tourism business units focus on improving service quality, professionalism with the motto: discount but not quality. In the long term, Phu Yen invests in market research, making the tourist market more reasonable. In addition, the locality prioritizes creative solutions, develops tourism products to strengthen the service value chain and enhance the image of the destination, building sustainable links in tourism activities. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Thai, Acting Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province, added that by 2021, Phu Yen province will increase major tourism promotion and promotion activities such as Vietnam International Tourism Fair, Tuna Processing Demonstration in Phu Yen … With the advantage of being a gateway to the sea of ​​the Central Highlands, the locality will promote cooperation in tourism development in the four provinces of Binh Dinh-Phu Yen-Dak Lak-Gia Lai. In the current context, to attract tourists, the most important issue is building a safe destination. Along with that is mobilizing tourism businesses to improve quality, reduce service prices, especially respond to the campaign “Vietnamese people travel to Vietnam” ./.

According to Mr. Le Tan Thanh Tung, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Tourism Joint Stock Company (Vitours), the company is focusing mainly on the domestic market and has prepared most carefully to welcome visitors this summer. As long as domestic epidemic control is good, domestic tourism will thrive, Tung said. It is predicted that in the second half of May to the end of August, domestic tourists will boom strongly. If visitors who previously went abroad, people waited until 2020 until 2021, they will still not be able to travel abroad, this year will definitely go in the country as long as we are under control of the epidemic. “In my opinion, this object will help recover 70-80% from the time when tourism thrives in 2019. We have now fully prepared for transportation, accommodation and especially human resources. service forces, guides, to be ready to welcome visitors “, said Mr. Tung. Da Nang beach was crowded again on weekends, including many tourists. Ms. Tran My Quyen, Deputy Director of Hanh Huong Viet One Member Limited Company, said that in the summer, tourists want to tour in the direction of family, group of friends and want to go to places of entertainment, swimming and relaxation. check in the beautiful landscape. Therefore, the company has given many options to meet all requirements of all components and groups of customers. For example, cooperating with other travel companies to sell vacation tours connecting Da Nang with other lands and localities (Hue, Hoi An, Da Lat, Phu Quoc, Ha Long, Con Dao. ..). “We continue to explore resort services at homestays, villas, 4-star hotels or more with swimming pools and buffet and eco-tourism areas, vegetable gardens … At the same time, price promotions. Best for travelers who choose tours with experience activities on the sea such as rowing, fishing, swimming, … combining rustic tours, camping, fire, overnight cultural exchanges, pick me up … like a tour “ Thong Son Cha “That we have introduced to visitors”, Ms. Quyen shared. Tourists are excited to experience yachts watching the Han River at night. Identifying the tourism trend this year has a big change, with the first priority of visitors is ensuring health safety, Ms. Le Thi Bich Huong, Marketing and Communication Director of Mineral Park Tourist Area hot Nui Than Tai (Da Nang), said the unit focused more on the quality of the destination, interested in medical tourism and health care, towards ecology. “In preparation for the tourist recovery this summer, Nui Than Tai Hot Spring Park renovated and put into operation new service items to increase the experience for visitors such as renovating and expanding the mineral lake. Hot Huyet Long Ho with new lake clusters, planting more orchid species to create a fresh landscape; both taking care of your health but meeting the need of taking check-in photos for visitors, creating for visitors to like To be in harmony with nature At the same time, we add the Himalayan salt rock sauna, with free Japanese style Onsen bath service to help visitors have more new experiences … to meet the needs tourism demand for health care “, Ms. Huong shared. Mr. Nguyen Son Thuy, Director of Dong Duong Duy Nhat Tourism Co., Ltd said, in the past year, tourism businesses not only of Da Nang but also neighboring localities have very close links to create. products to stimulate demand according to customer needs. The new trend of domestic tourists is going in small groups, choosing safe spots, so tourism businesses also choose to increase service values, increase new experiences for tourists at their tourist destinations. Da Nang in particular, Central in general. “Enterprises are proactively diversifying products, building products close to nature, targeting the practical needs of domestic tourists to attract tourists in this tourist season,” said Thuy. know. All destinations measure body temperature, are equipped with masks, disinfectant water … for customers to ensure safety. According to the General Director of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh, in 2021, the tourism industry determined that domestic tourism is still the main direction of exploitation. To do that, localities need to support businesses, especially mechanisms and policies to attract visitors back; building new tourism products suitable to the context and needs of tourists. For Da Nang, the city has been very creative in developing tourism stimulus programs that are attractive in both price and quality. This shows the determination of the city tourism industry, as well as the local tourism businesses. “Da Nang needs to identify specific solutions to both recovering and doing business in tourism; concentrating on domestic tourists as the main source, but also preparing plans to welcome international visitors when eligible and available. appropriate policies to attract returning visitors Special attention should be paid to the structure and reconstruction of unique and attractive tourism products suitable for new types of tourism such as sea resorts, mountain resorts, health care, short-term travel … At the same time, ensuring quality human resources for the tourism industry when activities are gradually returning “, said Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh. More than anyone, each tour company must commit to ensuring the 5K criterion when welcoming tourists on their tour. It is necessary to keep the safety on the tour so that we can hope and expect the exciting return of the tourism industry in the coming time.

Mr. Nguyen Phi Hong Nguyen, owner of a travel business in Nha Trang city, said: “With only 2 million, tourists can stay up to 3 days 2 nights, using sea and island tours as well as services. 4 – 5 star accommodation is equal to the price of 3 stars in previous years. Affordable price, good service quality and natural beauty are the right conditions for tourists to come to Nha Trang this summer “. This year, Khanh Hoa province does not hold a regular sea festival, instead, there are 114 cultural, art, tourism and sports activities with the theme “Safe destination – Nha Trang called”. from mid-April, ending on New Year’s Day 2022, with 4 groups operating at 4 times including: April 30 – May 1 in association with Am Chua Festival and Ponagar Tower Festival in 2021, Nha Trang summer calendar from June to July, National Day September 2 and New Year festival 2022. In the middle of this April, activities of “Legendary Journey of Motherland of Thien YA Na” will help visitors discover the cultural features of the land of Tram Huong such as: Am Chua Festival, Festival Ponagar tower, contest “Check in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa”, street food, art performance program “Legend of Thien Y Ana” … Khanh Hoa tourism industry organizes many activities to attract domestic tourists. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Ha – Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Khanh Hoa province said that this is the first time the locality has built the activities of the year into a series of events with themes, delineate space and time for tourists. come to learn and experience: “4 groups of activities at times, along with regular events, the total is up to more than 100 activities. All activities together with stimulus packages of tourism units create a very good resonance for Khanh Hoa tourism in 2021 will be more prosperous ”. In the first quarter of this year, the number of visitors to Khanh Hoa province was only 200,000, equal to 1/4 of the same period last year. However, this time, tourists started to increase, Khanh Hoa province strives to welcome about 200,000 visitors in April, to contribute to reach 5 million visitors this year. Mr. Tran Viet Trung – Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Tourism said, Khanh Hoa tourism is focusing mainly on attracting domestic tourists, the peak time from April to September. The tourism industry will promote linkage. to stimulate demand, connect with travel businesses in other localities, promote digital advertising to attract tourists: “Domestic tourists really want to learn about culture, lifestyle, children. people in Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa The tourism industry has also launched safe tourism, built a list of safe business tourism establishments, we went to inspect, check, and guide real units. show serious “. A famtrip group surveyed bringing domestic tourists to Nha Trang. Currently, Khanh Hoa province is ready funding and manpower to vaccinate Covid-19 for people aged 18 and over. Expectedly, there will be about 970 thousand people vaccinated with a cost of about 250 billion. Khanh Hoa is also one of six localities that are welcoming Vietnamese people to enter, isolate in tourist and resort areas. Mr. Dinh Van Thieu – Vice Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee said, implementing the goal of both effective disease prevention and economic recovery and development; Khanh Hoa prioritizes investment in reviving the service-tourism industry and promoting and promoting, ready to welcome international tourist markets when it meets the necessary conditions. “Activities still have to implement 5K in epidemic prevention, first of all masks and medical declarations. According to the requirements and situation of each time, there will be an appropriate organization for the province’s requirements. Khanh Hoa has also submitted a document to the Government to ask for fireworks, to use the fireworks that have been prepared in the New Year’s celebration but have not yet been used “- Mr. Dinh Van Thieu said.

New Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung. (Photo: Xuan Mai / Vietnam +)

Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party’s Civil Affairs Committee, the new Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung clearly affirms the goals and solutions for Vietnam’s smokeless economy to soon surpass. “Storm COVID-19.”

The Minister said that the domestic market is an important “battlefield” that the whole industry needs to focus on exploiting in the period of “new normal.”

What resources support businesses?

– Minister, Vietnam tourism has determined to focus on Internal Market next time. So in your opinion, what is an overall strategy to create a common strength in exploiting this potential market?

Minister Nguyen Van Hung: The Vietnam tourism development strategy issued by the Government in 2020 has clearly affirmed the strategy of domestic tourism development. In which, priority must be given to organizing well tours and routes to areas of historical and cultural landmarks of Vietnam.

In order to implement the above policy, over the past time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has implemented the program Vietnamese people travel to Vietnam. In particular, after the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic, the tourism business community has calculated to redirect and exploit potential customers in the new context and is currently implementing this content under the direction of the set.

Vietnamese tourists visit historic sites in Ninh Binh. (Photo: Xuan Mai / Vietnam +)

There are a number of approaches, firstly, travel businesses, accommodation establishments and tourism service providers are restructuring their operations, moving from welcoming large groups of tourists, making tours / services. route to small, safe family groups.

The second is to build tourism products based on historical relics, landscapes and indigenous cultures of regions and strengthen propaganda and advertising to bring tourism products closer to citizen.

In the short term, the tourism industry should focus in these two directions. However, even though it is small-scale tourism, it is not subjective to disease prevention, minimizing the risk of infection in the community that can happen again, affecting the overall economy of the country. society.

– Tourism businesses are currently extremely difficult after the continuous “blows” of COVID-19, so the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed solutions to the Government to have policies Supporting businesses to have more health “overcoming storms” and entering a new phase of the tourism industry is to focus on exploiting the domestic market, Minister?

Minister Nguyen Van Hung: Currently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is working with the Tourism Association to research and consider and submit to the Government policies to support businesses. However, it will only focus on the issue of mechanism, but in fact the State’s resources are also very difficult to immediately support the activities of tourism businesses. Therefore, the Government is studying a plan to support in the direction of exemption and reduction of land use tax and electricity bill exemption and reduction.

A corner of Bai Dinh pagoda seen from above. (Photo: Xuan Mai / Vietnam +)

As for long-term policies, the ministry needs to listen from the business community and the State appraisal agencies to submit to the Government a basic and balanced policy among other economic sectors.

Central solution in the context of “new normal”

– In 2020, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has implemented many domestic stimulus campaigns such as Vietnamese traveling to Vietnam, safe and attractive Vietnam tourism … So in the context of “new normal. “In 2021, according to the Minister of the tourism industry, should such campaigns continue? How do you evaluate the effectiveness of those stimulus programs?

These campaigns have shown to initially meet the needs of people, contributing to domestic tourism growth. I think that these campaign models have been working and are being promoted, they need to continue to be strengthened and multiplied, because the reality is only piloted in a few localities.

To restore and develop tourism, we have to travel on both feet, focusing on welcoming international visitors and giving priority to developing domestic tourism. Only when standing with this “two legs” will tourism develop stably.

Recently, due to the “hot” development, we are paying attention to exploiting the number of international tourists but not paying much attention to domestic tourism. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the entire industry and business community to re-look at this open market, to see that domestic tourism is a radical direction and a pillar for sustainable tourism development. firm.

Therefore, the ministry has suggested businesses to restructure, change their approach, instead of focusing on international visitors, now focus on building plans to welcome domestic guests; shifting from serving foreign guests to serving domestic customers. As such, Vietnamese customers will inherit and experience high-value products that are intended for international customers.

Tourists come to Tam Chuc Pagoda. (Photo: Xuan Mai / Vietnam +)

As the data we know, on this 30/4 holiday, airlines have sold out tickets to many destinations across the country … Thereby to see that the domestic tourism demand of the people is quite high. The problem is that we need to create a unique product, pay attention to marketing and learn from the stimulus package first to achieve high efficiency and sustainability.

– So to build strong Vietnam tourism in a new context, according to the Minister, what solutions should the Minister focus on?

Minister Nguyen Van Hung: It can be said that the tourism industry is facing many difficulties. If tourism previously contributed 10% of the country’s GDP to the budget, from 2020 to Q1 / 2021, revenue from the whole industry decreased deeply; Last quarter 1, domestic tourists only reached nearly 18 million, down up to 50% over the same period last year …

From there, the tourism industry is facing difficulties because COVID-19 is still complicated. In particular, Vietnam has not yet been able to open its international market due to the lack of safety measures against epidemics.

We believe that the State management task is to develop a tourism development plan for the period 2021-2026 under new normal conditions and with the solution groups that we are focusing on building.

First, the tourism businesses, especially Travelers it is necessary to restructure soon, have solutions to manage human resources and resources; The second is to research the domestic market, restructure the tourist market to regulate the market, build products to meet the needs and the strategy must be long-term calculated for the development of the domestic tourism market. geography.

Third, tourism linkage must be based on special, distinctive and attractive tourism products and promote promotion and promotion. Branding products, connecting the values ​​and spreading the values ​​of the product to stimulate tourism demand of visitors; The fourth is to associate tourism, tourism products with cultural factors.

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Overview of the signing ceremony.

According to the cooperation content, NAPAS and VietinBank agreed to develop 2Card dual card products in accordance with the State Bank (SBV) ‘s domestic chip card technical standards in order to simplify the procedures and the delivery process. card issuance for customers, meeting diversified spending and shopping needs of customers, increasing convenience and safety during card usage.

The 2Card dual card is expected to be officially released by VietinBank in the third quarter of 2021.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Dam Hong Tien, Head of Retail Division of VietinBank, said: VietinBank is the pioneer bank cooperating with NAPAS in the development of 2Card dual card product line to bring completely new experiences and difference for domestic cardholders. The 2Card card promises to provide more payment utilities with low cost and outstanding incentives.

And Mr. Nguyen Dang Hung, Deputy General Director of NAPAS emphasized that the 2Card dual card is a unique domestic card line for the first time in Vietnam, applied with the most advanced payment technology and completely owned by Vietnam. own.

2Card dual card in particular and multifunctional and multi-utility payment products in general will make an important contribution to promoting non-cash payment solutions in Vietnam – a major policy of the Government during the period. present paragraph.

The cooperation in the development of 2Card cards continues to affirm the commitment of VietinBank and NAPAS in always taking customers as the center, connecting customers with the bank with innovative, reliable, easy-to-access payment products. , easy to use for everyday life.

It can be said that the next ceremony of April 30 and May 1 will be the time of “slamming” for many Vietnamese. This is clearly shown through the numbers.

According to statistics of many major travel companies, the number of tourists booking tours has reached 50-60% and short-term tours still dominate with destinations such as Sa Pa, Ha Long, Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Da Lat, Con Dao …

Sa Pa Tourism Association said that since the beginning of April 2021, rooms at accommodation establishments for 4 days of 30/4 holidays and 1/5 in Sa Pa have reached about 80%. Many establishments run out of rooms completely on this occasion.

Similarly, Vietravel has sold about 80% of its tour plans for the holidays of April 30 and May 1.

The epidemic COVID-19 is being well controlled, so the tourist spots are almost overloaded on the weekends. Meanwhile, many resorts, homsestay, 3-4 star hotels in Da Lat, Vung Tau, Phan Thiet … announced their room out at the holidays of April 30 and May 1. The airlines also announced “burned” air tickets this holiday.

It can be said that April 30 and May 1 are the first long break, opening the domestic tourism summer and also a golden opportunity for the tourism industry to recover and take off after more than a year of hardships for COVID- 19.

In the summer of 2021, the golden time of domestic tourism is because Vietnam has well controlled the epidemic and the demand for tourism has been compressed for more than a year, waiting for a “boom” moment. If before COVID-19, the domestic tourism market had to share a lot of money to choose to travel abroad, now, this 90 million population market is almost a piece of domestic tourism.

Facing such a great opportunity, the domestic tourism industry needs to make the most of the new difficult opportunity to retain this large number of tourists in the long run. For a long time, some tourist resorts have been doing business in a “snatch” style, only worrying about the immediate benefits, worrying about withdrawing money from visitors without regard to service attitude and service quality. For a long time, a number of tourist spots that are used to welcoming Western tourists have a lot of money and have a “chaste” attitude towards domestic tourists.

If we keep the same way, it is difficult to take advantage and keep the upcoming golden opportunity. It should be understood that at least in the year period, the tourism industry will inevitably still have to rely largely on domestic tourists.

Whether the program “Vietnamese to travel to Vietnam” has been maintained for a long time, creating a habit for domestic tourists or not, it all depends on the stakeholders involved in the tourism industry. If not, as long as the pandemic ends in many countries, a large number of Vietnamese tourists will pull suitcases to travel abroad. There are places where the natural scenery cannot be as beautiful as Vietnam, but the travel service is sure to satisfy them more.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese tourism industry still has to find ways to welcome international tourists while ensuring not to “catch” even the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Countries that depend on tourism have many good ways such as travel corridors, flexible isolation, vaccine passports …

Thailand and Indonesia both give priority to the COVID-19 vaccination for people in the two tourist islands Phuket and Bali, aiming to open to international visitors soon this July. Indonesia will prepare a tourist corridor, establish a “green zone” in Bali for tourists to come and stay, considering a direct flight connecting Bali with well-controlled countries. Meanwhile, the tourism industry in Phuket wants to inject the majority of the island’s population to welcome all international tourists who have vaccinated. Visitors will not have to quarantine or go anywhere as long as they do not leave the island within a week.

Tourism bubbles have been formed as between Taiwan (China) and Palau, Australia and Singapore …

The European Union (EU) member countries have agreed to formally implement the ‘vaccine passport’ initiative towards reopening the tourism industry in the summer of 2021.

In Vietnam, Da Nang is the leading city in this regard. The city tourism industry has selected about 10 leading travel companies to prepare for the welcome guests when the policy of “vaccine passport” from the government.

Facing a precious golden opportunity, the Vietnamese tourism industry is both happy and worried. Glad for the opportunity to revive, worried about how to perform the dual task: well serving the sudden increase in tourists; ensure disease prevention.

Because just one case of COVID-19 in the community in a certain tourist city is a golden opportunity to slip out of hand again, as happened in Danang last year.