The new rules are being proposed by the Ministry of Health as Vietnam has achieved a high vaccination rate.

Currently 96.4% of the Vietnamese population aged 18 and above have been inoculated with at least one dose while 76.5% have been given two doses.

The quarantine period will be shortened to 3 days for fully vaccinated foreign arrivals to Vietnam.

Under the draft proposal, during their first 3 days of entry, people entering Vietnam are not allowed to meet with surrounding people nor leave their homes or self-arranged places of residence.

They will be tested on the first and third days after entry and if the test results are negative, they will be required to continue to monitor their health over the following two weeks.

Currently international arrivals to Vietnam must quarantine at designated facilities for seven days and monitor their health for the next seven days.

If the people entering Vietnam have not been vaccinated or inoculated with one dose, they will quarantine at home or other places of residence for seven days. They will be tested on their first and seventh days of entry.

If the test is negative, such people will continue to monitor their health for the following 14 days and will be tested once more on the 14th day after arrival.

No centralized quarantine for vaccinated travelers: Deputy PM

Fully vaccinated travelers can isolate themselves at home or accommodation of their choice for a specific period, Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam said Wednesday.

Travel agencies highly evaluate Luc Ngan’s tourism potential

(BGO) – The Tourism Information and Promotion Center in Bac Giang province (Center) on December 4 launched survey trip to several tourism destinations in Luc Ngan district with the participation from provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tourism Association, Division of Culture and Information in districts and city as well as several travel agencies.

Vietnam approves ASEAN agreements aiming at facilitating traveling among member states

The Government has just issued Resolution 150/NQ-CP approving the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Cross-border Transport of Passengers by Road Vehicles (CBTP).

Saudi Arabia to lift travel ban for arrivals from Vietnam

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior announced it will lift an entry ban on fully vaccinated expats from six countries including Vietnam from Dec. 1.

Domestic destinations suitable for solo travel

Solo travel is forecast to be a mainstream trend after the Covid-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, Booking.com statistics showed that only 17% of global tourists planned to travel alone; however, this number has almost doubled as 30% of global tourists and 29% of Vietnamese tourists say that they will plan a solo trip in the future. 

Source: NDO