The Government Office has agreed to add HCM City and Binh Dinh to the list of localities to pilot the welcome of foreign tourists.
Earlier, the government allowed Danang, Kien Giang, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam and Quang Ninh to serve foreign tourists again from December 12.
Eligible foreign holiday-makers need to meet several conditions including receiving authorised certificates of their full vaccination at least 14 days and less than 12 months prior to their arrival, or recovery from the coronavirus; as well as having negative test results 72 hours before departure and owning health or tourism insurance cards.
The local tourism service suppliers have to strictly follow pandemic prevention regulations, with all workers involved fully vaccinated and lodging facilities arranging temporary quarantine areas for any suspected cases. The tourism sector has so far prepared options for tackling the detection of Covid-19 infections during the process.
Binh Dinh has planned to receive two flights per week with around 2,000 visitors from South Korea and Japan from April.
Vietnam served 17,200 foreign visitors in December, up 14.2% against November.
In 2021, around 157,300 foreign tourists came to Vietnam, down 96% on-year.
