Cat Ba on American TV channel: "Vietnam has 3 world-class bays"

Mr. Mai Xuan Thang, Chairman of Hai Phong Tourism Association, said that Cat Ba archipelago appearing in a 30-second video on CNN (USA) is a great promotional opportunity.

Since November 5, a short video introducing Cat Ba archipelago in Cat Hai district ( Hai Phong city) has been broadcast on CNN , a famous American cable TV channel with billions of viewers worldwide . It is known that CNN is also a news provider for more than 200 global radio and television stations.

Cat Ba has hundreds of large and small beaches (Photo: An Nhien)

The video lasts about 30 seconds, capturing the most impressive moments of Cat Ba archipelago through fast-paced footage. Viewers can see the camera lens quickly glide over the Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve, Cat Ba National Park, which has 358 islands. Cat Ba appears with the beauty of wild nature and many unique and mysterious caves. This is also home to 2,230 species of flora and fauna, of which nearly 60 are rare. According to the introduction of CNN , Cat Ba archipelago has outstanding global heritage value, bringing visitors new discoveries . It is known that this video will be broadcast by CNN in the Asian region including Northeast Asia, Asia Pacific , South Asia in many different programs with 3 broadcasts per day. The first broadcast will be from November 5 and will continue until December 2. Speaking with Dan Tri reporter, Mr. Mai Xuan Thang, Chairman of Hai Phong Tourism Association, said that Cat Ba archipelago appearing in a short video on an American TV channel with billions of viewers worldwide is a very good opportunity to promote tourism .

Cat Ba archipelago moment recorded from above (Photo cut from clip).

"Vietnam has three most famous bays that are even on par with the world , including Lan Ha Bay (Cat Ba), Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay. Ha Long Bay is very famous, while Lan Ha and Bai Tu Long have not been mentioned much by foreign media. The fact that Cat Ba archipelago was introduced by CNN , in my opinion, is a very good opportunity to promote tourism for the chain of bays in the North of Vietnam," said Mr. Thang. Lan Ha Bay of Cat Ba is more special than Ha Long and Bai Tu Long in terms of diversity in images and products because of the combination of water and mountains. We can compare Lan Ha to a beautiful stage, on which the Cat Ba langur is like a performing artist. This animal is an endemic primate, and is also one of the five special primate species of Vietnam as well as the world. However, according to the Chairman of the Hai Phong Tourism Association, the super typhoon Yagi in September left behind huge consequences and has not yet been able to resolve all the remaining issues. In particular, the environmental landscape and guest service facilities are the things that need special attention. The target group of tourists that CNN promotes to introduce to Vietnam is a group of guests with high spending ability and strict requirements. Some 5-star ships in Lan Ha Bay were affected by the super typhoon and are still in the process of urgent repairs to overcome it. Representatives of the Hai Phong Tourism Association also had to go down several times to see how the Lan Ha yacht association serves guests. On this occasion, Hai Phong city wants to widely promote the value of the World Natural Heritage, especially Cat Ba archipelago, to the world so that visitors can see the values ​​of this destination, where there are forests on the sea with animals in the Red Book and majestic natural scenery.

Known as the pearl of the Gulf of Tonkin, Cat Ba is located about 30km from the city center, with the advantage of being a natural eco-tourism cluster, with both forests and sea, attracting both domestic and foreign tourists. Cat Ba archipelago, along with Ha Long Bay, was recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage in 2023. With this positive signal, Cat Hai district expects to exceed the target of welcoming 3.6 million tourists in 2024. Source: https://dantri.com.vn/du-lich/cat-ba-len-kenh-truyen-hinh-my-viet-nam-co-3-vinh-ngang-tam-the-gioi-20241111110229008.htm