Vietnam to pilot vaccine passport acceptance
(VOVWORLD) - The Party Politburo has agreed to pilot the vaccine passport policy with international visitors in a number of tourist sites where the COVID-19 pandemic has been contained. Phu Quoc resort island in the southern province of Kien Giang will go first. This is a golden chance for Vietnam’s tourism sector to revive after a year-long hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But strict requirements for safety measures will be imposed.
 Phu Quoc island |
In an interview granted to the Voice of Vietnam, Hoang Quoc Hoa, Deputy Director of the Tourism Information Center under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said his center has worked to develop a site on Certificates of COVID-19 vaccination at https://travelpass.tourism.vn which will be operational when foreign tourists are allowed to get into Vietnam. This site will collect information from tourists, regarding their travel history, vaccination certificates, and medical record, which will be connected to the database of Vietnamese authorities in communications, healthcare, immigration, and transportation for legal verification. The site is now ready to be launched, said Hoa.
In October 2020, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism launched a mobile app called “Du Lich Viet Nam An Toan” (Safe travel in Vietnam), using a digital map to recommend safe destinations and tourism services. This mobile app will soon incorporate the Certificates of COVID-19 vaccination site.
When entering Vietnam, tourists are required to show their vaccination records confirmed through the Certificates of COVID-19 vaccination site by Vietnamese authorities to ensure "safe input". During their stay, they must check in everywhere they go on the mobile app Safe travel in Vietnam.