Accelerating the influx of international tourists during the year-end season.

Boosting and promoting sea tourism , expanding markets... are the ways Quang Ninh's tourism sector is proceeding to accelerate and achieve its goal of welcoming 3.5 million international visitors in 2024.

According to the Department of Tourism's report, in October, Quang Ninh welcomed approximately over 1.1 million visitors, bringing the total number of visitors in the first 10 months of 2024 to nearly 16.8 million. Of these, international visitors are estimated at over 3 million. The target is for Quang Ninh to welcome 3,361,000 visitors, including 909,000 international visitors, in the remaining months of 2024 to achieve the goal of welcoming 19 million visitors, including 3.5 million international visitors.

Quang Ninh province is celebrating the arrival of its 3 millionth international visitor, along with many other activities to attract international tourists.

Recently, at a meeting on solutions to promote tourism development in the last months of 2024, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thi Hanh requested the tourism sector to accelerate the achievement of its goals by organizing diverse events, developing new tourism products, promoting cruise tourism and potential markets; and creating comprehensive experiential packages connecting key tourist destinations and localities in the province… All of this aims to implement feasible and effective solutions with the highest effort to achieve the set goals.

According to tourism experts, the end of the year is the low season for the domestic tourism market. Meanwhile, the international tourism market, despite certain difficulties, is still showing signs of improvement. Therefore, the provincial tourism industry is currently making strong efforts to promote and connect with various markets.

The South Korean and Taiwanese (China) tourist markets are showing many positive signs. Accordingly, for the 2024-2025 tourist season, these two markets have already made many advance bookings for Ha Long Bay tourism and are approaching the peak tourist season of 2019. China, one of the major tourist markets for Quang Ninh, is currently focusing on boosting its domestic market, while also strengthening efforts related to tourism activities for tourists entering Vietnam through the Mong Cai international border gate. Therefore, it is predicted that the number of Chinese tourists entering Mong Cai City on the same day may soon be allowed to resume.

For the European and American markets, the region is currently affected by regional wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Therefore, the number of tourists from these regions to ASEAN is not yet high. However, it is encouraging that there is currently growth in bookings for overnight cruise services in Quang Ninh in October and November 2024.

Besides traditional major markets, Quang Ninh tourism is very interested in promoting and boosting the Indian and ASEAN markets. Therefore, in recent months, the number of tourists from India, the Philippines , Malaysia, etc., has increased significantly, with many luxury groups and high-spending tourists visiting Quang Ninh. Thus, it is predicted that this market may continue to thrive in the coming months.

One of the key tourism markets that Quang Ninh is promoting is sea tourism, especially international cruise tourism. Accordingly, Quang Ninh's tourism is increasing its attractiveness by strengthening connections with cruise lines, improving service quality, and innovating tour routes. As a result, the 2024-2025 cruise season is expected to see over 60 cruises arriving in Ha Long, bringing approximately 100,000 passengers. From now until the end of 2024, 13 cruises are projected to arrive in Ha Long.

Binh Lieu District organized a famtrip for international tour operators visiting the area, along with many other practical promotional and marketing activities.

In addition, Quang Ninh's tourism sector is also very focused on promoting new, recently reopened sea tourism routes. These include the Guangzhou - Ha Long and Hong Kong - Ha Long routes. In particular, the Bac Hai - Ha Long route is being accelerated, with the first trip to Ha Long City expected to open at the end of 2024. At the same time, the industry is actively reinventing itself with unique experiential products.

Accordingly, the plan includes urgently developing three beaches in Ha Long Bay – Soi Sim, Hang Co, and Trinh Nu; organizing art performances combined with light refreshments in some suitable caves in the Bay; and identifying seven pristine island areas and beaches for the billionaire and ultra-luxury segment, representing 1% of the world's population.

In addition, the tourism sector has also carried out many promotional activities such as: welcoming delegations of businesses and journalists from China and India to survey and connect tourism in Quang Ninh; supporting the organization of the Binh Lieu farmtrip program for international travel businesses. Along with that are many events to stimulate demand such as: the Halong Bay Heritage Marathon 2024, the Korean and Vietnamese Music Festival, the Asian Police Taekwondo Open...

With these positive developments, it is expected that conditions will be attractive to international tourists visiting Quang Ninh, contributing to the realization of the goal of welcoming 3.5 million international visitors in 2024.

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