Phu Quoc welcome the first tourist group with vaccine passport to Vietnam

On November 20, 2021, Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang province will welcome the first international tourist group of Vietnamese tourism industry in the new normal period after nearly 2 years of “freezing” due to Covid-19. It is expected that 209 South Korean tourists would come to Phu Quoc on a Vietjet flight and having 4 days 3 nights at Vinpearl with a package tour from the flight to accomodation, a series of high-class tourism – resort – entertainment activities of the “one destination for all needs” Phu Quoc United Center super complex.

South Korean tourists will fly on Vietjet’s flight number VJ3749 from Incheon Airport, South Korea and land in Phu Quoc International Airport at 12 pm on November 20 to participate in the Vinpearl tour in 4 days and 3 nights. The whole itinerary of the delegation has been coordinated by Vinpearl’s strategic partner – Highland Marketing Tourism Company and Vietjet Air to bring South Korean tourists who have “vaccine passport” to travel at Phu Quoc United Center following the guidelines for international arrivals of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Kien Giang Department of Tourism. This is an important step in affirming Vietnam’s attractiveness and ability to meet high-class tourism services when opening to welcome tourists in a new context, bringing a travel experience called “ Live Fully” for travellers across the world.

Tourists will feel a safe and hospitable Vietnam right when being welcomed onboard of Vietjet aircraft with many activities that will bring excited and surprised experiences during the flight. In addition to experiencing the safe air services of the new-age carrier that’s always a pioneer in tourism development activities, travellers also have opportunity to participate in an extremely unique experience journey at the “one destination for all needs” Phu Quoc United Center which owns a world-class ecosystem of tourism – experience – discovery – shopping – festival - art with the highest safety standards.

After entry, tourists will be subjected to health screening at the airport, installation of the IGOVN and PC-COVID application before transferring to the hotel. All tourists will stay at Vinpearl Resort & Spa Phu Quoc, which has been allowed to welcome international guests in a separate area, ensuring no contact with the community and not affecting the activities of other visitors, etc. Here, tourists will relax and experience a closed journey at Phu Quoc United Center complex: stay in 5-star rooms and villas, explore sports – entertainment – playground at Vinpearl Golf, VinWonders theme park, Vinpearl Safari semi-wildlife care and conservation park, Corona Casino and “the city that never sleeps” Grand World Phu Quoc.

During the “4 days 3 nights” vacation, tourists will conduct a quick covid test 2 times on the first and last day of the journey. With the negative results, visitors can go sightseeing, entertainment, dining, shopping at the attractive places in the vaccine passport’s itinerary at the Phu Quoc United Center super complex. At the same time throughout the journey, tourists are always advised to self-monitor their health and ensure compliance with the “5K message” and prescribed disease prevention measures.

In order to bring maximum peace of mind to each visitor, besides strictly following the instruction in the plan to deploy vaccine passport tourism, Vinpearl’s facilities maintain the activation of the three-layer shield of maximum control 24/7, ensuring the strictest hygiene and disease prevention process in the area, similar to international hotel and resort brands offering an enhanced set of safety standards at the same time. All staff serving tourists with vaccine passports are arranged "3 on the spot", zoning out living steps to ensure the highest safety, monitoring all contact schedules of each person, checking body temperature at the beginning and end of the working day.

As the opening event for the pilot program of vaccine passport in Phu Quoc in particular and Vietnam in general, this will be an important start which marking a new step in efforts to restore the national tourism industry, towards step-by-step opening up and economic development in the new context. After welcoming the first tourist group on November 20, 2021, Phu Quoc is expected to welcome 20 international flights/ month in the coming period.