International tourists in Phu Quoc before the outbreak of COVID-19 - Photo: QUANG DINH

A friend of mine who is also a partner in the UK shares interesting information: although the country is still blocked, people have not been out, but the rate of searching foreign tourism information has increased dramatically.

Notably, Vietnam is among the top 3 foreign travel destinations that the British are looking for the most.

Then another of my partners in Japan asked: there are many groups of tourists who want to travel to Vietnam and only need to go to luxury resorts near the sea. They want to take long vacations, enjoy the fresh space, rest and swim in isolated, safe resorts.

Therefore, just when Vietnam opens the international tourism market, there are already guests ready to come to Vietnam to travel.

Sharing this information to see the positive results in our country's disease control over time has partly helped to increase Vietnam's reputation in the world and be trusted by foreign friends. It is an opportunity that after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam will have more advantages in attracting external resources, of which tourism is one of the highlights.

The question is now how do we take the initiative to be ready for opportunities as soon as the epidemic is better controlled around the world? The plan of opening the door for foreign tourists to travel and resort on the islands on the principle of safety compliance is also a way to gradually relax the international tourism market, but it is not enough.

In order to attract international tourists in a sustainable manner, it is first necessary to set out the criteria of what is a safe country. In connection with that, there should be a set of procedures to welcome international tourists. Strict requirements on medical declaration, health check before boarding, entry process, check-in at border. When guests come, the shuttle of the airline, then the range of travel like? It is possible to calculate the application of technology, such as the health and travel tracking applications that each country has applied.

This process must have many ministries, departments and sectors closely involved in building, including tourism, health care, transportation, diplomacy, police ... The goal is to ensure the safety, disease control but also must give visitors comfort, on the basis of consensus when choosing to travel to Vietnam.

Epidemic diseases have changed the way the tourism industry operates, we are not out of this trend. Currently, many countries are discussing bilateral negotiations in visitor exchange. Like Australia and New Zealand, based on the agreement and trust between the two governments, there are appropriate plans and steps to create a safe travel experience for people of the two countries.

And one indispensable thing is that the tourism industry and the diplomatic industry need to step up the communication activities of the message "Vietnam - a safe destination".

We should strongly communicate internationally at reputable foreign news agencies, so that not only helps spread strong messages to tourists but investors also believe in choosing Vietnam in the transition. Global supply chains are taking place.

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