One of the clearest evidences of the attraction of Ha Long Bay is that in the first 3 months of this year, this heritage and wonder welcomed about 700 thousand tourists , of which 90% were international visitors. Entrance fees were nearly 240 billion VND, an increase of 6% over the same period, equal to 24.8% of the plan assigned by the province.
Or for the April 30, May 1, 2024 holiday, Ha Long Bay is an attractive destination for tourists. During the 5-day holiday, Ha Long Bay welcomed nearly 85,000 visitors, including nearly 30,000 foreign visitors. Ticket sales revenue reached nearly 23 billion VND.
To increase the attractiveness of the heritage bay, relevant departments, sectors, localities, and travel agencies, tourism and service units have proactively developed many new tourism products, improving the quality of experience for visitors, focusing on attracting high-end tourists and international visitors with high spending capacity.
This year, in order to prepare for the peak season of sea and island tourism, the Ha Long Bay Management Board proactively developed a plan, prepared the necessary conditions to put into operation and collect fees for 3 new sightseeing tours on the bay from May 1, 2025 according to Resolution No. 51/2025/NQ-HDND dated February 26, 2025 of the Provincial People's Council, including: Ha Long Bay 6 itinerary, the route from the Port - Chan Voi Islet - Ba Cua lagoon - Tung Lam island - Cap Bai Islet (the end point adjacent to Gia Luan, Lan Ha Bay, Hai Phong ) or vice versa; Ha Long Bay 7 itinerary, visitors will visit Ha Long Bay routes 1, 2, 3, and 4; Ha Long Bay 8 itinerary, the route from Tuan Chau Passenger Port - Ha Long International Passenger Port - Nam Cau Trang area.
Along with that, the Ha Long Bay Management Board is surveying and implementing the Project to restore the Cua Van Floating Cultural Center, the fishing villages of Cua Van and Vung Vieng as a basis for developing cultural tourism products. In particular, the work of preparing conditions for coordination to welcome more than 200 European billionaires to attend the event "Art for Climate - Ha Long Bay 2025" in June 2025 has also been actively implemented.
With a diverse, synchronous and modern transport infrastructure, including air routes, sea routes, inter-provincial expressways, especially Ha Long International Passenger Port, Quang Ninh is a destination for international cruise lines. Since the beginning of 2025, Quang Ninh has welcomed dozens of international cruise ships from Europe, America, Australia, Northeast Asia..., bringing tens of thousands of international tourists to visit Ha Long - Quang Ninh.
On the occasion of April 30, at Ha Long International Passenger Port, Quang Ninh will welcome a group of tourists on the Pacific World cruise ship managed and operated by Peace Boat Company (Japan), bringing about 1,700 Japanese tourists to Ha Long - Quang Ninh. This is also the first time Quang Ninh has welcomed a group of tourists by charter ship (chartering the entire trip) bringing tourists from Japan to Ha Long, opening up opportunities to promote cruise tourism routes connecting Japanese ports with Quang Ninh, a positive signal from one of the key international tourist markets with high spending levels. In Ha Long, the group will visit a number of locations to experience local culture and cuisine, cultural exchange, display and exhibit paintings and photos.
It is expected that in 2025, Quang Ninh will have about 70 cruise ships, with nearly 90,000 international tourists. Quang Ninh Tourism Industry is making efforts to promote, attract more travel agencies, international tourism businesses, international cruise lines to bring tourists to Ha Long - Quang Ninh. In particular, in addition to the high-class cruise ships that have come to Ha Long such as: Celebrity Solstice, Mein Schiff 6, Westerdam, Seabourn Encore, Silver Whisper ..., Ha Long - Quang Ninh is expected to attract more cruise lines such as: Brilliant Lady, Luminara, Pacific World ...
Quang Ninh aims to attract 20 million tourists, including 4.5 million international tourists in 2025. We believe that by increasing promotion and attracting diverse sources of visitors from many countries, Quang Ninh will achieve its set goals.
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