The southern resort island of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province on Saturday welcomed its first two hundred vaccinated foreign tourists after Vietnam closed its border to Covid-19 nearly two years ago.
“This is the first and most vital step in reviving our tourism sector and prepare for full resumption next year,” Nguyen Trung Khanh, chairman of the country’s tourism administration stated.
Other tourism hotspots like the ancient town of Hoi An and central beach city Da Nang have also been welcoming back international tourists.
Kien Giang is one of five localities to get the green light from the government to welcome back fully immunized tourists from November onwards along with Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, and Da Nang.
Tourism companies are reporting brighter figures after months of nearly zero activity due to the fourth Covid-19 wave, which began at the end of April.
Booking platform iVIVu in October saw sales rising to 10 percent of pre-pandemic levels, while Traveloka Vietnam also…