What did the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism say after the tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay?

Regarding the recent incident of a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay due to a sudden storm that killed many people, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) affirmed that this was a rare case, and called on the media and the community to share so that the tourism industry can continue to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discussing the warnings from tourism management agencies to avoid tragic accidents like the recent one in Ha Long Bay, at the regular press conference of the second quarter of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the afternoon of July 24, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Pham Van Thuy affirmed that the management agency regularly warns and recommends tourism service providers to ensure safety for tourists.

As soon as information about storm No. 3 was received, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a directive and 12 localities forecasted to be affected by the storm issued directives and deployed them in their localities. Right now, when information about storm No. 4 is received, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and localities continue to direct to ensure safety for tourists.

Deputy Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Pham Van Thuy talks with reporters.

Responding to the question and opinion of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the case of tourists on a foreign cruise ship still organizing fireworks for entertainment at the time of the tragic accident, the Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism affirmed that this behavior is not suitable for Vietnamese culture and is unacceptable.

However, we must also identify that this is an activity organized by tourists, after which they also apologized and shared the specific reasons on many information channels, the reason for their inappropriate behavior was because they had not updated information about the above accident in a timely manner. On the management side, after this incident, we will also continue to strengthen propaganda for tourism and travel businesses to ensure appropriate cultural behavior, avoiding fun activities that affect the community in general.

Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Cao Le Tuan Anh also shared that, from the perspective of a son of Quang Ninh, he believes that storms are extremely unpredictable. The above accident is rare and is an unavoidable incident. "We feel the common pain of our compatriots, the common pain of the victims' families, but we should not panic because of that, and it will affect the tourism industry - an industry identified as a key economic sector," said the Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Mr. Cao Le Tuan Anh, Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, spoke to the press on the afternoon of July 24.

According to Mr. Cao Le Tuan Anh, in the world today, cruise tourism is a safe and popular form of tourism. Tourism is a smokeless industry. For Vietnam Tourism, the Prime Minister has requested to achieve the target of welcoming 25 million international visitors in 2025 and "redraw the tourism map" after merging and streamlining the apparatus. Mr. Le Cao Tuan Anh also said that if the cause of the accident is determined to be subjective, it must be strictly handled, and if it is due to natural disasters or epidemics, it is necessary to share with the tourism industry and Quang Ninh locality to complete the tasks assigned by the Prime Minister, supporting the tourism industry to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Chief of Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, recently, the tourism sector of Quang Ninh province has been very responsible in focusing on overcoming the incident, supporting the victims and their relatives. We must not be subjective, not let down our guard against natural disasters. The above accident is another warning to management agencies, ship owners, and crew members about the process of ensuring the safest for tourists. Instead of making people more confused, we should focus on promoting more about ensuring safety for tourists, building a communication plan so that tourists continue to trust Quang Ninh tourism in particular, and island tourism in general....

According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first 6 months of the year, Vietnam welcomed nearly 10,665,000 international visitors, an increase of 20.7% over the same period in 2024; domestic tourists are estimated at 77.5 million. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at 518 trillion VND. Regarding the development and completion of mechanisms and policies, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has advised the Prime Minister to issue a Plan to implement the Tourism System Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2045; Official Dispatch No. 34/CD-TTg dated April 10, 2025 of the Prime Minister on promoting tourism development, ensuring double-digit economic growth. Issue 3 circulars and plans to promote, advertise and support tourism development in 2025; Plan No. 760/KH-BVHTTDL dated February 26, 2025 on the implementation of Resolution No. 11/NQ-CP dated January 15, 2025 of the Government on visa exemption under the Tourism Development Stimulus Program in 2025 for citizens of the following countries: Republic of Poland, Czech Republic and Swiss Confederation.

Regarding tourism promotion activities, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has developed and implemented the 2025 Tourism Development Stimulus Program; participated in international tourism fairs; coordinated the organization of activities within the framework of the Hue National Tourism Year 2025, the Program to introduce Vietnamese tourism in European countries (Italy, Switzerland, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Germany). Promoted and introduced Vietnamese tourism through cinema at the Cannes Film Festival and sideline activities. Promoted and promoted tourism at the 4th Summit of the Partnership Forum for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030. Coordinated with specialized units of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security to propose visa policies (expanding the list of short-term visa exemptions, proposing a list of priority subjects, visa policy incentives in the management field)...

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