Quang Ninh Province, home to the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay, plans to receive 7.2 million tourists, including 2.6 million foreigners, and make tourism revenues of VND5 trillion this year.
To realize those targets, Quang Ninh's People's Council (tenure XII), at its 7th meeting in mid-December 2012, adopted a resolution on management, preservation and exploitation of the Ha Long Bay in the period 2013-2015 and visions to 2020.
Accordingly, the Bay is described as an important factor for the province's socio-economic development.
The province's Chairman Nguyen Van Doc confirmed that tourism is one of most important "pillars" for Quang Ninh's sustainable socio-economic development.
Quang Ninh is selecting US group BCG as a consultant for making its tourism development plan. It is improving tourism services, vigorously handling street vendors and trade frauds, improving tourism infrastructure and manpower.
The province will this year hold the 2013 Ha Long Carnival, invest in entertainment centers at Ha Long Bay, extend the expressway to Quang Ninh, build the Van Don Airport.
In 2012, the province welcomed 7 million visitors and gained tourism revenues of VND4.1 trillion, up 16 times against 2011.