Quang Ninh's three millionth foreign tourists arrived at the Ha Long International Passenger Port on Viking Orion cruise ship that travelled from China’s Hong Kong.

According to statistics, Quang Ninh welcomed over 16 million tourist arrivals in the first ten months of this year. Especially, the province welcomed the 3 millionth foreign tourists on October 21. The welcoming event marks a milestone for the locality, demonstrating its efforts to overcome Typhoon Yagi aftermath to host visitors with the highest quality services and spread the message of "Quang Ninh - A safe, friendly, hospitable destination" to international visitors.

As a move to serve tourist all year around, 62 new tourism products have been put into operation to increase experiences, extend the length of stay, and promote the spending of visitors.

Specifically, there are be 11 products in the Ha Long Bay - Bai Tu Long Bay area, such as boat services from Ha Long to Bai Tu Long, water games, and traditional boat race.

Co To has become one of the most attractive places for tourists because of turquoise water, white smooth sand, pristine forest, and tranquil atmosphere that you can’t find anywhere else. This island is heaven for adventure, not only for a relaxing vacation and also one of the leading localities in protecting the natural environment, limiting plastic waste, and minimizing environmental pollution.

The green tea hills covered with autumn sunshine in the mountainous district of Hai Ha have become an interesting check-in place for locals and tourists.

Therefore, Co To district has promoted the image of Co To tourism on social networking platforms. The video clip "Co To - Green Pearl Rendezvous" with nearly 2 minutes long contains beautiful footage of Co To Island - known as the green pearl of the Northeast region of Vietnam, at the same time, it is a place with a strategic position for national security and defence of the Fatherland.

This year, the district has developed 8 new tourism products which take advantage of natural and cultural landscapes. It targets to implement many activities to attract tourists all year around, especially in the low-season periods of autumn and winter, and pay much attention to promote the images of destinations.

The Yacht, Parachuting, and Water Sports Festival held in Ha Long city in August attracted numerous tourists.

In addition, Van Don district has developed 14 products in field of high-end resort tourism associated with sea and island tourism and experiential travel. Binh Lieu district exploits 2 products including trekking through the forest and women's football sports.

Yen Tu scenic relic area with activities and rituals taking place throughout the year, such as: Buddha's birthday ceremony, Yen Tu - Back to the Land of Buddhism in the Autumn festival, and the ceremony to commemorate the attainment of Nirvana by Emperor-Monk Tran Nhan Tong. In addition, spiritual destinations throughout the province such as Cua Ong Temple, Ba Vang Pagoda, and Ngoa Van Pagoda are all ready to welcome visitors.

Not only that, Quang Ninh is also becoming an attractive destination for golf tourism and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) tourism, thanks to a synchronous connection infrastructure system, meeting 4-star and 5-star standards to serve high-end customers.

Soong Co yellow season festival featuring unique ethnic cultures opened on October 28 in Tien Yen district

Particularly, in order to compensate for the low number of tourists at the time of season change in September and October, Quang Ninh has been launching many new attractive tourism products for many years, such as Winter Carnival; marathon awards - including the Ha Long Bay Heritage Marathon, and VN Express Marathon; Co To - Green Island Imprint; music tourism, etc.

The locality is striving to serve 17 million tourist arrivals, including 3 million foreigners; therefore, a host of solutions have been effectively implementing, one of which is to continue investing in infrastructure, especially accommodations and tourist sites, in order to create the best services for visitors.

Previously, on August 8, 2023, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 2256/QD-UBND, approving the Project to restore and sustainably develop Quang Ninh tourism industry to 2025, with orientation to 2030. The project identified breakthrough solutions quickly recover and promote tourism development, towards developing Quang Ninh into a tourism centre connected to the region and internationally, the nation's leading tourist key area, and a high-end entertainment resort centre.

In parallel with developing new tourism products suitable for all times of the year, Quang Ninh tourism is also closely linked with provinces in the Red River Delta region and with major tourism centres, especially Ha Noi, to develop tourism.

Quang Ninh tourism also continues to expand its market, going beyond the boundaries of traditional markets such as Japan, the Republic Korea, China, and Europe to seek new markets such as India and the Middle East.

By QMG Reporters