The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province has directed departments and localities to implement measures to ensure a safe tourism environment during its tourism promotion programme.
Ha Long Bay - a world natural heritage site in northern Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) - The People’sCommittee of Quang Ninh province has directed departments and localities toimplement measures to ensure a safe tourism environment during its tourismpromotion programme.
Authorities ordered those in the sector to paydue regard to food safety and hygiene, urban order, service quality, andprices, especially at key destinations such as Ha Long city and Bay, Mong Cai,Van Don, and Co To Island.
The provincial Department of Transport andPublic Security are responsible for monitoring transport safety, especially inwaterways and on islands.
On Vietnam’s northern coast, Quang Ninh isbuilding a community-based tourism development project that aims to welcome 1.7million domestic tourists and 1.1 million international holidaymakers by 2025,with the local tourism sector earning 5.9 trillion VND (254.5 million USD) inrevenue.
By 2030 it is to welcome 3 million domesticvisitors and 1.8 million foreigners, with revenue reaching 12.1 trillionVND.
Community-based tourism is expected to generate4,200 jobs by 2025 and 9,500 by 2030.
Quang Ninh is endowed with natural advantagesfor sea and island tourism. It has a coastline of more than 250 kilometres andmore than 2,000 islands and islets which account for two-thirds of the totalnumber in Vietnam.
It is home to popular destinations such as HaLong Bay, Bai Tu Long, Ha Long Bay National Park and some islands.
In particular, Ha Long Bay literally “descendingdragon” bay, was twice recognised as a World Natural Heritage site by UNESCO in1994 and 2000.
In the first six months of 2020, Quang Ninhwelcomed over 4.1 million visitors, a year-on-year decline of 51 percent, dueto the impact of COVID-19.
To revise the tourism industry post-pandemic,the province launched a number of tourism stimulus packages./.
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Ha Long Bay - a world natural heritage site in northern Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) 
