Piloting international arrivals: Movement and opportunity

21/12/2021

The reopening of the international tourist market is an open story. However, local authorities, businesses and related units try to approach, prepare conditions to meet the criteria and are ready to pilot welcome guests once approved by the competent authorities.


Complexes and resorts with large spaces, isolated from the community, are suitable places to pilot international guests to return when permitted. Photo: P.Q

Not passive

Recently, the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has assigned the Ministry of Health to coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to submit a specific plan on the roadmap to open tourism to international tourists.

The initial direction is from countries that have good control of the disease, have implemented vaccination to achieve herd immunity, and the destination is tourist and resort areas that manage and control people who enter safely and have regulations. control travel, exposure in water.

In Quang Nam, a number of large travel agencies with self-contained services are also actively completing conditions to register for international arrivals on private flights once they are licensed.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hong - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that up to now, there have been 3 major resorts in the province that have registered to pilot international guests including Hoiana (Duy Xuyen), Four Seasons The Nam Hai Resort (Duy Xuyen), Four Seasons The Nam Hai Resort (Duy Xuyen) Dien Ban), TUI Blue Nam Hoi An (Thanh Mountain).

In April, the department will set up a team to coordinate with a number of related sectors such as police, health care and local authorities to survey the reality whether these complexes and resorts have met the safety standards for service. international customer service or not.

On the sidelines of the program "Korean Cultural Days in Quang Nam" that took place recently in Hoi An City, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Tan said that in the near future, Quang Nam will have a policy to ask the Government to pilot the welcome. international visitors for travelers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and have a negative certificate.

“The province will report to the central authorities on this matter, if allowed, it will cooperate with travel agencies to carry out scheduled flights (charter flights) to bring tourists to resorts at the tourist destinations. high-class tourist area, isolated far from residential areas" - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Tan said.

Recently, Quang Nam Tourism Association also worked with the Consulate General of Korea and Japan in Da Nang to promote, seek cooperation and advice for the Quang Nam tourism industry to collect money. attract tourists after Covid-19.

Confused about taking a charter flight

A major difficulty of Quang Nam at present is that it cannot independently accept charter flights because Chu Lai airport is currently only licensed by the Ministry of Transport as a domestic airport. must be an international airport or a domestic airport serving international flights.

At a working session on tourism recovery solutions organized by the Provincial People's Committee recently, a representative of Chu Lai Airport's leadership said that domestic flights when opening a new route and adding more flights are quite easy. easy; Only international flights must have procedures when opening flights.

There, there is the participation of customs, border police, medical quarantine and this process is separate from domestic visitors, with separate channels, routes, and waiting rooms. Therefore, opening international flights immediately will face many difficulties.

According to Mr. Le Quang Hieu - Deputy Director of the Department of Transport, the charter flight originates from the travel agency in coordination with the hotel to bring out a certain number of guests before organizing the trip.

Therefore, accommodation units that have needs and meet the conditions in Quang Nam need to connect with a number of airlines to register a sufficient number of guests and proceed to land at Da Nang international airport, then It will be easier to carry out to the resorts.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Tri Thanh said: "The provincial leaders have agreed that they will soon have consultations with Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang to have more voices, can also be said to register with the Government to the three localities. was selected as a pilot to welcome international visitors”.

The leader of Hoiana Resort and Complex said that linking with Thua Thien Hue and Da Nang is a good option because in these two localities, there are also a number of high-class resorts, isolated in the area. In Lang Co and Son Tra areas, in the immediate future, the linking of three provinces and cities to register for pilot international arrivals should soon be promoted by the local government to support the revival of the central region's tourism industry.

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