The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue has announced that it will re-open a number of tourist sites such as the Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi), and Minh Mang, Tu Duc and Khai Dinh mausoleums to visitors on October 1.
The Hue Imperial Citadel (Photo: VNA)
A representative of the centre said this is a step to gradually restore the local tourism industry after a long time being heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Visitors will only be able to visit outdoor areas.
To ensure COVID-19 prevention and control, visitors must strictly follow the 5K message: khau trang (face masks), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distancing), khong tu tap (no gatherings), and khai bao y te (health declarations), and scan QR code for medical declaration before their tours.
Particularly, visitors from other localities are required to complete medical quarantine as required.
The locality is applying a 50-percent discount on entry fees to relic sites in the UNESCO-recognised Complex of Hue Monuments.
The local tourism sector recently has also actively promoted the locality’s image through publishing photos and videos of attractive tourist destinations on social networks, with the aim of further attracting holiday-makers to the locality after the COVID-19 pandemic is under control.
The Thien Mu pagoda (Photo: VNA)
According to the provincial Department of Tourism, the locality is basically controlling well the pandemic. In the last three days, the locality has not recorded any new cases of COVID-19
As of September 29, as many as 124,378 people in Thua Thien – Hue have received at least one shot of vaccines against COVID-19, with 57,000 of them getting full two shots.
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