Tourists in Cat Ba (Photo: VNA)Vu Huy Thuong, ViceDirector of the city Department of Tourism, said that in 2023, the city willfoster links with localities in the Red River Delta region and those that havehad direct air routes with Hai Phong such as Da Nang, Khanh Hoa and Phu Quoc.
The city will promotethe development of its strong tourism products such as sports and cruise tourism,while coordinating with airlines and travel firms to exploit the markets ofRepublic of Korea and Japan, and build exclusive products for thesemarkets.
Vice Chairman of thePeople’s Committee of Hai Phong Le Khac Nam said that tourism is one of the keyeconomic pillars of the city. In order to turn Do Son and Cat Ba intointernational tourism centres, the city will popularise the destinations inmajor domestic and foreign markets, while focusing on designing new, unique andattractive products and enhancing the quality of services.
Nam also pointed tothe need for the city to build a strong tourism trademark and a contingent of high-endhotels eco-tourism sites and resorts to lengthen the stays and and increase spending ofvisitors.
According to the cityDepartment of Tourism, Hai Phong currently has 576 accommodation facilitieswith 15,763 rooms, including seven five-star, 13 four-star and 21 three-starhotels.
Hai Phong, dubbed as “The City of Red Poinciana” after the flower being grown all aroundthe city and how it brilliantly blooms during summertime, has long been apopular tourist destination in the north. Do Son and Cat Ba are major touristhubs of the city.
With 367 islands, many beautiful beaches,and a diverse and rich ecosystem, Cat Ba archipelago in Cat Hai district isan attractive destination to both domestic and foreign tourists allyear round. Cat Ba welcomed 10,900 tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday (January 20 – 26), up 72.9% year-on-year./.
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