The northern province of Quang Ninh greeted an estimated 9.87 million tourists in 2017, a year-on-year rise of 18%, grossing a turnover of VND17.88 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 30%, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.
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2017 witnessed strong and comprehensive development of the locality’s tourism industry. Together with intensifying tourism promotion activities, Quang Ninh focused on renewing state management on tourism, creating open and attractive tourism business environment, improving the quality of services, and building special tourism products to attract more tourists.
A number of tourism projects beginning operation contributed to increasing attractiveness to keep visitors stay longer. Specifically, some high-end tourism products have been put into use in Ha Long such as Sunworld Ha Long Park, Ha Long Water Park and Flower Park.
This year, the coastal locality is expected to receive 4.28 million foreign tourists, a 23% rise over a year earlier. Budget collection from tourism is estimated at VND2.1 trillion, accounting for 7.62% of domestic collection, a 30% increase against the same period last year.