Quang Ninh targets at least 16 million tourists in 2024, including at least 3 million international holidaymakers. (Photo: VNA)Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northeastern coastal province of QuangNinh aims to make its tourism a spearhead and sustainable economicsector by 2030, attracting at least 25.5-26 million visitors, including about 9million foreigners.
This is part of a newly-approved project on the province’stourism recovery and sustainable development to 2025, with orientations to2030.
Under the project, Quang Ninh targets at least 16million tourists in 2024, including at least 3 million international holidaymakers.
In 2025, Quang Ninh's tourism will switch to a strongdevelopment stage, striving to receive about 17.5 million visitors, includingat least 4.5 million foreign arrivals.
By 2030, the province will affirm itsrole as a regional and international tourism hub and a leading tourist destinationof Vietnam, with an average annual tourist growth rate of 10-11% in the period 2025-2030.
It is expected that the tourism industry will gradually increaseits contribution to the province's GRDP year by year, about 10-11% in 2024, 11-12% in 2025, and 15 % in2030.
To achieve the targets, Quang Ninh will develop tourism towardsgreen and sustainable growth, associated with the conservation and promotion oftraditional cultural values; contribute to maintaining national security andborder sovereignty; and ensure social order and safety.
The province will also develop a variety of tourism products andforms based on the value of the world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay, Bai TuLong Bay, and other outstanding local tourism resources.
In the first seven months of 2023, Quang Ninh welcomedabout 10.8 million visitors, up 54% over the same period in 2022. Foreignvisitors to the province were mainly from China, the Republic of Korea, the US,India, France, the UK, Australia, Germany, Malaysia, and Canada./.
