A corner of Van Don island district (Source: VNA)Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of Quang Ninh has madethorough preparations as host of the National Tourism Year 2018, planning atleast 51 cultural, sports and tourism events, affirmed Director of theprovincial Tourism Department Pham Ngoc Thuy.
The activities will take place throughout the year under thetheme of “Ha Long-Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination”.
Highlights of the National Tourism Year 2018 will include theopening ceremony and Carnaval Ha Long 2018 in Ha Long city, which is scheduledfor April 28.
Meanwhile, the closing programme will be held in January2019 in combination with the opening of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 and the HaLong - FLC 2019 open golf tournament.
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According to Thuy, the province’s master plan on tourismdevelopment by 2020 with a vision to 2030 sets the target of turning Quang Ninhinto an international tourism centre and the nation’s leading tourism centrewhich has a synchronous and modern infrastructure system and diversifiedtourism products.
Thuy said that by 2020, Quang Ninh, which is home to theWorld Heritage site of Ha Long Bay, aims to welcome 15-16 million tourists,including seven million foreigners, and rake in 30-40 trillion VND (1.3-1.7billion USD) in revenue. The tourism sector is expected to contribute 14-15percent to the gross regional domestic product (GRDP), and generate jobs forabout 130,000 people.
Deputy Director of the local Department of Transport BuiHong Minh stated that the locality has mobilised resources on buildingtransport infrastructure in a synchronous and sustainable manner, including theHa Long – Hai Phong highway which is expected to cut the travel time from HaLong to Hanoi from over 3 hours to 1.5 hours by car, the Van Don InternationalAirport, and the Ha Long-Van Don highway.
It is also stepping up preparations to invest in the HaLong-Mong Cai highway to connect with China’s Guangxi province and ASEANcountries, and speeding up the construction of the Ha Long InternationalSeaport to facilitate operations of five-star cruises.
The head of the local Tourism Department stressed that QuangNinh is focusing on developing four main tourist zones, namely Ha Long with thecentre being Ha Long Bay, Mong Cai-Tra Co with border tourism, Van Don-Co Towith island and resort tourism, and Uong Bi-Dong Trieu-Quang Yen with the YenTu cultural and spiritual tourism site as the main attraction.
Thanks to its clear investment policies, Quang Ninh hasattracted a lot of strategic investors in luxury service tourism projects, thushelping change the face of the province and its tourism sector.
To date, some projects have been put into operation andproduced effective results such as the Vincom Ha Long commercial centre, MarinaPlaza amusement park, Sun World Ha Long Park, and the five-star Vinpearl HaLong Bay Resort, Wyndham and Hoang Gia (Royal) Hotels.
In addition, the Ha Long Park; provincial Library-Museum; SaVi Border Dissemination Information Complex; and Quang Ninh Planning, Fair AndExhibition Palace have also contributed to diversifying the locality’s tourismproducts.-VNA
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