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    Photos: Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists after nearly 2 years

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    Photos: Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists after nearly 2 years

    Vaccinated tourists are required to enjoy their holiday only inside the complex resort

    Published:  November 20, 2021 14:30 Reuters
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    Hanoi: Two hundred vaccinated foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam's beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc on Saturday, the first wave of visitors to the country in nearly two years as it seeks to resurrect its pandemic-ravaged tourism economy. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    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% of gross domestic product. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    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. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    South Korean tourists walk through the lounge area of Vinpearl Resort in Phu Quoc island. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    "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 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. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    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. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    The move follows similar steps taken by neighbouring Thailand, which hosted vaccinated foreign tourist for quarantine-free holiday earlier this month. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    Foreign arrivals to Vietnam slumped from 18 million in 2019, when tourism revenue was $31 billion, or nearly 12% of its gross domestic product, to 3.8 million last year. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    An aerial view of part of the Vinpearl leisure complex in Phu Quoc. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    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 a full tourism reopening from June. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    An aerial view of part of the Vinpearl leisure complex in Phu Quoc. Image Credit: AFP
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    Vietnam's resort island welcomes first tourists
    An employee (C) paints conical hats as the island prepares for its first international tourists to arrive. Image Credit: AFP

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