Bach Dang Bridge under construction (Photo: VNA)Quang Ninh (VNA) – Northern Quang Ninh provinceexpects to welcome more tourists after new transport facilities are put intouse later this year.
Chairman of the provincial People’s CommitteeNguyen Duc Long has decided that Bach Dang Bridge, linking Quang Ninh and HaiPhong city, will be inaugurated on September 2 this year to fully put into usethe Ha Long – Hai Phong Expressway.
The 5.4km-long bridge, spanning over the BachDang River, will help shorten the distance from Hai Phong to Quang Ninh’s HaLong city from 75 km to 25 km, and from Hanoi to Ha Long from 180 km to 130 km.
As a result, it will take travellers less timeto reach Ha Long and Mong Cai cities and Van Don district – three populardestinations in the province.
Additionally, Van Don International Airport hassuccessfully handled test flights and will begin serving commercial flights inlate 2018, a move expected to attract more foreign holidaymakers to theprovince.
The airport is set to cater for nine air routesand be capable of serving some 7,000 passengers per day. It is hoped to haveannual capacity of 2 – 2.5 million passengers by 2020 and 5 million by2030.
Despite poor weather in July, Quang Ninhrecorded 916,000 tourist arrivals and more than 1.7 trillion VND (73 millionUSD) in tourism revenue.
More than 8.4 million vacationers, including morethan 2.8 million foreigners, visited the province in the first seven months ofthis year, respectively up 26 percent and 17 percent year on year.
Total tourism revenue during the periodsurpassed 14 trillion VND (602 million USD), up 30 percent from a year earlier.
The sharp rise in the figures was attributableto diverse activities as part of the National Tourism Year 2018 hosted by QuangNinh. The province is also taking action to improve the tourism businessenvironment and its image in visitors’ eyes. It aims to welcome 12 millionvisitors in 2018.
Quang Ninh is home to a coastline of more than250 kilometres and some 2,000 islets, two-thirds of the total in Vietnam. Thespectacular stretch of coast connects the UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Siteof Ha Long Bay with majestic natural scenery, Bai Tu Long Bay, Van Don and CoTo islands and Tra Co beach with Cat Ba National Park in Hai Phong city.–VNA
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