A corner of Ha Long Bay (Source: VNA)Quang Ninh (VNA) – Communication campaigns and various promotions arethe measures being taken in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh topromote tourism.
Secretary of theprovincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council Nguyen Xuan Kysaid that the locality’s major task is to recover and develop tourism andservices as soon as possible.
Foreseeing thenegative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector, in February QuangNinh developed a plan to rebuild the industry after the epidemic. Once the diseaseis basically under control in Vietnam, the locality is ready to kick-starttourism again.
On May 16, theprovince will hold a ceremony at FLC Halong Bay Golf Club & Luxury Resort tokick off the summer holiday and the Ha Long-Quang Ninh Tourism Week.
During the week,numerous activities will be held, including a One Commune-One Product (OCOP)fair, the Mong Cai cultural and cuisine festival, and cultural and cuisineevents in Uong Bi.
This month, touristsentering the province via Van Don International Airport will be offered freetickets to Ha Long Bay and the Yen Tu relic site.
The People’s Councilwill also allow an extension of the existing free bus route from the airport toHa Long Bay to Yen Tu relic site in Uong Bi city.
Secretary Ky asked thetourism sector and localities to implement effective measures to ensureabsolute safety for visitors and increase the quality of products and services.
The Tourism Departmentwas requested to intensify connectivity with other localities nationwide topromote tourism and enhance domestic tourism routes by opening more domesticflights to fully tap the potential of Van Don Airport.
Co To, Van Don andMong Cai, which are famous for their beautiful beaches, were urged to organiseevents to boost sea tourism.
The top priority is tobuild a promotional campaign to spread the message of Quang Ninh being a safe,friendly and attractive destination to visitors, Ky emphasised.
On May 1, provincialauthorities starting allowing tourists back to Ha Long Bay, the Yen Tu historicrelic and landscape site, Quang Ninh Museum, the provincial library, Tra Co –Mong Cai national tourism site, beaches, hotels, accommodation establishments,restaurants, coffee shops and golf courses.
Van Don InternationalAirport officially reopened to commercial flights on May 4, starting with thoseto Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Phu Quoc and Nha Trang.
According to theprovincial Department of Tourism, Quang Ninh expects to welcome up to 4.9million visitors in 2020.
Quang Ninh is endowed with naturaladvantages for sea and island tourism. It has a coastline of more than 250kilometres and more than 2,000 islands and islets which account for two-thirdsof the total number in Vietnam.
It is home to popular destinations such asHa Long Bay, Bai Tu Long, Ha Long Bay National Park and some islands.
In particular, Ha Long Bay literally“descending dragon bay”, was twice recognised as a World Natural Heritage siteby UNESCO in 1994 and 2000.
The bay spans 1,553 square kilometres andincludes 1,969 islands of various sizes. It features thousands of limestonekarsts and islets in various shapes and sizes. The limestone in the bay hasgone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions andenvironments.
The geo-diversity of the environment hascreated biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and seabiosystem.
In 2018, Ha Long Bay made it into the top15 Instagrammed global cruise destinations based on a survey of 1.8 millionposts tagged on various ships and ports by travel cruise site SeaHub.
During the National Tourism Year 2018 under the theme “Ha Long-Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination”, Quang Ninh welcomed 12.3 million visitors, including 5.2 million foreigners, and earned 24 trillion VND (1.03 billion USD) in tourism revenue./.
VNA
