The People's Committee of Catt Hai district, the northern city of Hai Phong held the "Cat Ba Xanh 2024" event on March 31 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Cat Hai and to kick off the Cat Ba tourism season 2024.
Cat Ba aims to attract more domestic and international tourists in 2024. (Photo: thanhphohaiphong.gov.vn)
Hai Phong (VNS/VNA) - The People's Committee of Cat Hai district,the northern city of Hai Phong held the "Cat Ba Xanh 2024" event on March31 to celebrate the 65th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to Cat Haiand to kick off the Cat Ba tourism season 2024.
Bui Tuan Manh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Cat Haidistrict, said at the event that the Cat Ba archipelago has received manytitles, such as being recognised by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve in 2004and the Prime Minister recognised it as a special National Monument of scenicbeauty in 2013.
On September 16, 2023, Cat Ba archipelago along with Ha Long Bay inneighbouring Quang Ninh province were recognised by UNESCO as a World NaturalHeritage Site. This is also the first inter-province World Natural HeritageSite in Vietnam.
Manh affirmed that in recent years, Cat Ba has unique,high-quality tourism products that attract tourists, and is on the path torenew its tourism image.
The opening of the Cat Ba tourism season 2024 is a particularlyimportant event, a message and an invitation to domestic and internationaltourists to come to Cat Ba to explore and enjoy the invaluable gift that naturegives to humans.
Cat Ba, a four-season rendezvous, is ready to open its arms towelcome tourists, he said/.
The northern port city of Hai Phong will strive to welcome 7.5 million visitors in 2023 by strengthening connectivity with domestic and foreign localities in developing tourism products to meet the demand from major markets.
Hai Phong city is focusing on developing new tourism products and enhancing the quality of services to provide best experience to visitors during the upcoming peak tourism season.
Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern province of Quang Ninh province and neighbouring Hai Phong city has been officially recognised as a world natural heritage.
UNESCO announced the addition of a Vietnamese location to its list of world natural heritage sites at the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 16. The Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago is Vietnam’s first inter-provincial UNESCO-listed world heritage site.
The recognition of Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago as a World Natural Heritage site by UNESCO in September has positively impacted the tourism industry in the northern port city of Hai Phong, home to the Cat Ba islands.
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Cat Ba aims to attract more domestic and international tourists in 2024. (Photo: thanhphohaiphong.gov.vn) 
