Quang Ninh fully geared for tourism reopening: official
The northern province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, will launch a campaign on safe tourism in mid-March when Vietnam fully reopens its borders to foreign tourists.
Ha Long Bay was recognised twice by the UNESCO as World Natural Heritage for its landscape and geographical value. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province ofQuang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, will launch a campaign onsafe tourism in mid-March when Vietnam fully reopens its borders to foreigntourists.
Director of the provincial Department of TourismPham Ngoc Thuy affirmed that the locality is now totally ready for tourism resumption.
Following the tourism campaign, there will be aroadshow throughout southern cities and provinces, and other localities where many industrial and processing zones are located to promote Quang Ninh’s image.
A number of cultural and art events are scheduled forthe second quarter of this year, she said, adding that Quang Ninh will continueits close coordination with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism andagencies under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to hold workingsessions with international organisations and Vietnamese diplomatic missionsabroad to step up the promotion efforts.
Roadshows will also be held in major markets likeChina, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Japan and Thailand when possible, accordingto the official.
Quang Ninh plans to organise a total of about 70 cultural,sport, tourism and trade events and programmes this year to attractholidaymakers. It will also host seven sports of the SEA Games 31, which isexpected to help the locality lure more visitors.
Quang Ninh will work to restore tourism products and services while safely adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA)
The province aims to welcome from 9.5 million to 10million tourists in 2022, and earn 19 trillion VND (832.69 million USD) fromthe sector.
Quang Ninh will work to restore tourism products andservices while safely adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, varioussafe tourism products and programmes are expected to be rolled out in the timeahead.
In 2011, Ha Long Bay, literally “descending dragonbay”, surpassed more than 400 destinations from over 200 countries andterritories to be named as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World by the New Open World.
The bay was recognised twice by the UNESCO as WorldNatural Heritage for its landscape and geographical value. It has a 120-kmcoastline and is approximately 1,553 square kilometres in size, with 1,969isles. The limestone in the bay has gone through 500 million years of formationin different conditions and environments./.
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Ha Long Bay was recognised twice by the UNESCO as World Natural Heritage for its landscape and geographical value. (Photo: VNA) 
Quang Ninh will work to restore tourism products and services while safely adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA) 
