Thursday, March 30, 2023
Khmer Daily Cambodia News
34 °c
Phnom Penh
  • LATEST
  • CAMBODIA
  • ASIA
    • JAPAN
    • SOUTH KOREA
    • TAIWAN
  • WORLD
    • CHINA
    • RUSSIA
  • BUSINESS CAMBODIA
  • TECHNOLOGY
No Result
View All Result
  • LATEST
  • CAMBODIA
  • ASIA
    • JAPAN
    • SOUTH KOREA
    • TAIWAN
  • WORLD
    • CHINA
    • RUSSIA
  • BUSINESS CAMBODIA
  • TECHNOLOGY
No Result
View All Result
The Khmer Daily
No Result
View All Result
Home ASIA Vietnam

Vietnam’s resort island welcomes first tourists after nearly 2 years

November 22, 2021
in ASIA, Vietnam
0
Vietnam’s resort island welcomes first tourists after nearly 2 years
0
SHARES
28
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

HANOI – Two hundred vaccinated foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam’s beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc on Saturday (Nov 20), the first wave of visitors to the country in nearly two years as it seeks to resurrect its pandemic-ravaged tourism economy.

Vietnam imposed tight border controls at the start of the pandemic in an effort to keep out Covid-19, with some initial success, but that harmed its burgeoning tourism sector, which typically accounts for about 10 per cent of gross domestic product.

Vaccinated tourists now do not have to undergo mandatory two-week quarantine, according to the authorities, but are required to enjoy their holiday only inside the mega-complex resort Vinpearl and will be tested twice during their trip.

“This is the first and vital step to revive our tourism sector and to prepare for the full resumption next year,” Nguyen Trung Khanh, chairman of the country’s tourism administration said in a statement.

“We want to offer tourists a new experience amid new normalcy which they can live fully in Phu Quoc and then live fully in Vietnam,” Khanh added.

The island’s authorities expect to welcome 400,000 domestic and international tourists to the end of this year.

Other Vietnamese destinations such as the Unesco world heritage site Hoi An and Danang beach are also welcoming international tourists back.

The move follows similar steps taken by neighbouring Thailand, which hosted vaccinated foreign tourists for quarantine-free holiday earlier this month.

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam slumped from 18 million in 2019, when tourism revenue was $31 billion (S$42.2 billion), or nearly 12 per cent of its gross domestic product, to 3.8 million last year.

Vietnam, which has inoculated more than half of its 98 million people, is seeking to resume international commercial flights from January next year and eyeing full tourism reopening from June.

This article was first published in Asia One . All contents and images are copyright to their respective owners and sources.

Tags: #asia#foreigner#GDP#VaccinesPhu QuoctourismVietnam
Previous Post

Cambodia’s economy to grow 4.7 percent next year, Fitch Solutions says

Next Post

Australia to allow entry for fully vaccinated visa holders from Dec 1

Related Posts

China threatens retaliation if US House speaker meets Taiwan president

China threatens retaliation if US House speaker meets Taiwan president

by AsiaOne
March 29, 2023
0
7

BEIJING/TAIPEI — China threatened to retaliate on Wednesday (March 29) if US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meets Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during...

UN urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people

UN urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people

by AsiaOne
March 29, 2023
0
4

SEOUL - The United Nations Human Rights office in Seoul called on North Korea on Tuesday (March 28) to confirm the...

Vietnam artist in race to ensure ‘heroic mothers’ not forgotten

Vietnam artist in race to ensure ‘heroic mothers’ not forgotten

by AsiaOne
March 29, 2023
0
7

VIETNAM - On her trusty motorcycle, Vietnamese artist Dang Ai Viet travels around the Southeast Asian country in a quest...

Most Popular

Google suspends Chinese app Pinduoduo from Play store after malware is found

Google suspends Chinese app Pinduoduo from Play store after malware is found

March 22, 2023
37
Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

March 24, 2023
23
Boris Johnson says he did not lie over Covid-19 lockdown parties

Boris Johnson says he did not lie over Covid-19 lockdown parties

March 24, 2023
22
World Athletics bans transgender women

World Athletics bans transgender women

March 24, 2023
21
Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua release New Zealand hostage video

Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua release New Zealand hostage video

March 12, 2023
20
Biden speaks with California governor about Silicon Valley Bank: White House

Biden speaks with California governor about Silicon Valley Bank: White House

March 12, 2023
19

© 2020 By Khmer Daily News

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Latest
  • Cambodia
  • ASIA
  • World
  • Business
  • Tech

© 2019 The Khmer Daily.

error: Content is protected !!