Vietnam's Phú Quốc island to welcome vaccinated tourists from 20 November 2021

Tourists may enter on chartered flights to designated hotels which will be opened up in stages. To date, tourists from Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and more are allowed to enter Vietnam with recognised COVID-19 vaccination certificates.

The Vietnam government has announced that beginning 20 November 2021 (Saturday), foreigners with vaccine passports may visit Phú Quốc island in the southern province of Kien Giang, as part of a pilot programme by the local People’s Committee.

In an article on 22 October 2021 (Friday), the government noted that in particular, the island will be welcoming tourists on chartered flights to designated hotels which will be opened up in stages:

From 20 November 2021 to 20 March 2022, foreign tourists are welcomed at the following seven designated hotels:

1. Vinpearl Discovery Costalland
2. Vinpearl Discovery Greenhill
3. Vinpearl Resort Spa
4. Vinholidays Fiesta
5. Premier Residences Emerald Bay
6. Movenpick Resort Waverly
7. Movenpick Villa and Residences

In the next stage, from 20 Mar 2022 to 20 Jun 2022, eight more hotels will subsequently be opened:  

1. Best Western Premier Sonasea
2. Novotel Resort
3. Intercontinental
4. Sol By Melia
5. Crowne Plaza Starbay
6. Shell Resort & Spa
7. Pullman Resort
8. Mercury Resort & Villa

Foreigners will be required to have:

• full vaccination certificates, with the second dose taken at least 14 days and no more than 12 months before arriving in Phú Quốc,
• or a proof of recovery from COVID-19 recognised by Vietnamese authorities, and a negative COVID-19 test certificate issued within 72 hours before departure.

In a bid to revive tourism after the Government shifted away from its “Zero COVID-19” policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has discussed with nearly 80 partners about mutual recognition of vaccination certificates or vaccine passports, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday.

To date, Vietnam has temporarily recognised COVID-19 vaccination certificates or vaccine passports from the following 73 countries and territories (accurate as at 26 October 2021):

1. Poland
2. The UAE
3. The Republic of Korea
4. Kazakhstan
5. Mongolia
6. Oman
7. Thailand
8. Romania
9. Japan
10. New Zealand
11. Brazil
12. Sri Lanka
13. The Czech Republic
14. Morocco
15. Saudi Arabia
16. Armenia
17. Germany
18. Russia
19. The UK
20. Austria
21. San Marino
22. Laos
23. Singapore
24. Belgium
25. Spain
26. Denmark
27. The US
28. Italy
29. Bulgaria
30. Slovakia
31. Norway
32. Sweden
33. Israel
34. France
35. Turkey
36. Azerbaijan
37. India
38. Switzerland
39. China
40. Pakistan
41. Ireland
42. Greece
43. Kuwait
44. Colombia
45. The Netherlands
46. Australia
47. Finland
48. Chinese Taipei
49. Hungary
50. Belarus
51. Cambodia
52. Algeria
53. Canada
54. Indonesia
55. Nepal
56. Mexico
57. Bolivia
58. Croatia
59. Ireland
60. Portugal
61. Turkmenistan
62. Palestine
63. Qatar
64. Libya
65. Egypt
66. Timor Leste
67. Ukraine
68. The Philippines
69. Malaysia
70. Luxembourg
71. Argentina
72. Jordan
73. Brunei Darussalam

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