Get ready for the 2025 summer travel season!

Following the severe impact of Typhoon No. 3 in 2024, Quang Ninh's tourism industry has made a strong and impressive recovery, achieving its target of welcoming 19 million visitors. Building on this positive result, and anticipating the peak tourism season of 2025, for many months now, localities and tourism service businesses in the province have been actively preparing all the necessary conditions to attract and thoughtfully welcome tourists to Quang Ninh.  

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In 2025, Co To district aims to welcome over 300,000 tourists, with a particular focus on increasing their length of stay and spending. To realize this goal, Co To has developed a plan to launch five new tourism products. Among them, the Sứa Palace Event Center will provide gala dinner, conference, and seminar services for companies, travel agencies, and tourists visiting Co To, with a capacity of 60 to 500 guests.

In addition, there are sightseeing and tourism activities on the islands of Co To Con, Hon Ca Chep, and Hon Su Tu in Dong Tien commune; and overnight camping in Thanh Lan. Businesses are also investing in a marine sports and entertainment complex at Love Beach, including water sports activities such as kitesurfing, surfing, canoeing, jet skiing, parasailing, kayaking, and SUP paddling, along with recreational games, group activities, outdoor sports services, water sports, and food services. The "Journey for the Homeland's Islands" tour in Tran Island village promises to attract many students with visits to the Sovereignty Flagpole, Truc Lam Pagoda on Tran Island, and opportunities to learn about the lives of the people and soldiers on the island.

The beautiful Lion Island in the Co To sea area is attracting attention for tourism development in the future. Photo: Ha Phong

Mr. Nguyen Hai Linh, Head of the Department of Culture, Tourism and Science and Technology of Co To District, shared: Along with putting new tourism products into operation and focusing on managing a healthy and civilized tourism environment, Co To is also promoting the organization of a series of cultural, artistic, and sports events (men's and women's volleyball tournament; Olympic running race; Kayak race, art programs, etc.) to both provide tourists with new experiences and to promote and introduce the culture and land, stimulating tourism in Co To.

Wyndham Garden Sonasea Van Don - a leading 5-star hotel in Van Don built to international standards - commenced operations in April 2024.   It is considered one of the new symbols of local tourism.   It is expected that this summer the hotel's occupancy rate will reach 80-90%, especially during the upcoming April 30th - May 1st holiday, when it will be fully booked.

To prepare for this peak tourist season, the hotel has made arrangements to welcome guests to the resort. The management has reviewed the hotel's facilities and surrounding landscape to ensure safety and environmental hygiene. Simultaneously, they are focusing on improving the quality of their staff through training programs to enhance skills and problem-solving abilities, aiming to provide guests with the best possible experience during their stay.

Staff at Wyndham Garden Sonasea Van Don Hotel are receiving training to improve their skills and expertise in preparation for the summer tourist season.

Mr. Phan Manh Ha, General Manager of Wyndham Garden Sonasea Van Don Hotel, said: "We have developed and launched many product packages for tourists to choose from, combining relaxation with business travel, conferences, and exploration. Along with providing a full range of services and amenities within the hotel, we are enhancing the organization of cultural and sports activities on the beach, and experiential activities that connect and introduce the beauty of the local nature, culture, and history, enriching the vacation experience for our guests. In particular, the upcoming night market project at the resort will be a special highlight this summer, aiming to meet the criteria of a multi-service, multi-experience destination for tourists."

The Ao Tien International Port has been modernized to better meet the needs of tourists on their journeys to visit the islands.

Along with that, travel businesses are also accelerating the development and launch of all-inclusive tours with preferential prices to meet the increased demand of domestic tourists during the summer. Ms. Le Thi Hoa, Director of Ha Long Group Trading and Tourism Company Limited, said: "Since the end of 2024, we have signed strategic cooperation agreements and contracts to purchase preferential packages with tourism service providers in Ha Long such as 5-star cruise ships (Ambassador, Luna, Sea Octopus...) and hotels (Wynham Legend, Muong Thanh system, Soleil...). In addition, we are developing hotel, cruise and service packages; connecting with travel agencies nationwide, airline agencies, and transportation companies to jointly implement tours and routes in the province at the most preferential prices for tourists."

A series of exciting events

In 2025, the province plans to organize 24 international, national, and provincial-level programs and events, and 146 local-level programs and events to attract tourists. During the summer tourist season alone, there will be over 70 such events.   Programs, events, and activities to stimulate international tourism at the national, provincial, and local levels.

Ha Long Carnival 2024 with the theme "Bright with the Wonder". Photo: Do ​​Phuong

Currently, the province and its units and localities are urgently preparing to organize a series of attractive events to celebrate April 30th and May 1st. Among them, there are 11 prominent events in the localities of Ha Long, Mong Cai, Cam Pha, and Co To. Highlights include:   Ha Long Carnival Program 2025 ;   The Quang Ninh Province Ethnic Culture Festival 2025 ; the Quang Ninh OCOP Fair - Summer 2025; the Beer and Squid Cake Festival; the Hot Air Balloon, Motorized Kite and Paragliding Festival; the Skywave Ha Long art program featuring singer Son Tung M-TP; international culinary exchange…

In the following localities: Uong Bi welcomes summer program;   Mong Cai tourism activities "Impressions of the Northernmost Point of the Fatherland" in 2025;   Hai Ha district organized the "Cai Chien Welcomes Summer" Culture and Tourism Week in 2024; Co To organized the Summer Tourism Opening Ceremony with the theme "Co To - Where the Waves Call the Sun"...

A highlight of tourism in Ha Long and Quang Ninh during the April 30th and May 1st holidays is undoubtedly the Ha Long Carnival. This year's program, themed "Connecting Heritage, Pioneering and Shining," takes place at Sun Carnival Square and includes a series of activities: an opening art performance; a grand Ha Long Carnival dance; DJ performances; and a high-altitude fireworks display. Alongside the main program, there are also activities such as a masquerade ball, flashmob performances, booths offering costume experiences, body painting, and personalized mask making.

The Grand Pioneers luxury cruise ship, owned by Viet Thuan Transport Co., Ltd., operates on the "Heritage Connection Journey" in Bai Tu Long Bay and Ha Long Bay.

Along with traditional products that have built the brand of Quang Ninh tourism, the province will focus on innovating tourism products towards high quality and competitiveness, leveraging the advantages of Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay to strongly exploit the luxury segment with high spending power in order to increase tourism revenue.

In addition, we will continue to strengthen tourism promotion and marketing, digital transformation, and the management of a healthy tourism business environment... Through these efforts, we will gradually realize the goal of welcoming 20 million tourists, including 4.5 million international tourists, and achieving total tourism revenue of 55,000 billion VND in 2025.

Nguyen Dung

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