Thanks to effiecient diseases control activities, Quang Ninh has become a safe destination. Therefore, the province has reopened domestic tourism and allowed tourist spots, service businesses and places of religious beliefs to welcome all internal tourists over the country, except those from epidemic areas, since March 11. The number of visitors to Quang Ninh last weekend was 3 to 5 times higher than it was before the epidemic.
Sunworld Ha Long Complex has launched a super-promotional tourism stimulus package since March 13, with discounts of over 50% for many entertainment services. Accordingly , a ticket for the Queen's cable car service are sold at 100,000 VND/person, Dragon Park: 100,000 VND/person, the Queen Cable car and Dragon Park only 150,000 VND/person. This recreational park welcomed about 6,000 visitors on March 13 particularly.
“Before reopening, nearly 200 employees were mobilized to beautify the park, maintain and upgrade many games, at the same time, the whole area was disinfected and sanitized to ensure safety for visitors. Besides, we have increased the number of staff to meet the increasing travel demands, ensure service quality, and implement epidemic prevention measures, said the director of Sunworld Ha Long Complex, Mr. Tran Van Minh.
After reopening to welcome tourists from other provinces, it is estimated that the number of tourists to Quang Ninh has increased by 3 to 5 times compared to the time before March 11 when the province only greeted Quang Ninh -based visitors .
Cua Ong Temple had welcomed more than 21,000 visitors to worship and visit since March 3. Particularly on the first day of reopening for tourists from other provinces (March 13), the temple welcomed about 3,000 visitors, an increase of about 3 times compared to the time when receiving visitors from inside province only. Also, the number of visitors to the complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape also increased from 3 to 5 times. The rate of guests booking at Legacy Yen Tu Resort is up to 70-90% on weekends.
As recorded by reporters of Quang Ninh Media Group (QMG), in two weekend days (March 13, 14), all tourist sites, historical monuments, and landscapes in the province strictly implemented all defined pandemic prevention measures, and built a safe process of taking and receiving visitors. In Ha Long Bay, the number of people going sightseeing on tourist boats didnot have to be reduced, but safety measures must be maintained on each ship, at cruise ports, and every attraction in the bay.
According to statistics of Quang Ninh Tourism Department from March 2 (the first pilot day of reopening of inner-provincial tourism activities) until now, Quang Ninh has welcomed more than 40,000 tourist arrivals. By reopening tourist services provided for visitors from outside province also, it is expected that in the first quarter of 2021, Quang Ninh is able to welcome over 1.5 million visitors, positively contributing to the province's target of welcoming 10 million visitors this year.
So as to continue to stimulate tourism demands, Quang Ninh has accelerated the implementation of Resolution No. 316/2020 / NQ-HDND on December 9, 2020 reagarding a number of solutions to support tourism stimulus in Quang Ninh province in 2021. Accordingly, entrance fees to attractions and overnight stay in Ha Long Bay, Ha Long city’s Quang Ninh Museum Uong Bi city’s Yen Tu Complex of Monuments and Landscape will continue being waived or reduced by 50% depending on particular occasions. Also, the province continues to support bus tickets from Van Don International Airport to Ha Long, Doc Do (Uong Bi) and vice versa. At the same time, more than 150 attractive activities will be organized across the province in 2021. Particularly, cultural events associated with historical sites, spiritual destinations such as Yen Tu, Bach Dang, Cua Ong, etc or tourism events, sports at tourist destinations of the province such as Ha Long, Cam Pha, Co To, Mong Cai, etc. will be focused on.
Along with the province's tourism stimulus package, each tourist destination also plans to promote their images widely, develop diversified and attractive tourism products, improve service quality, as well as offer special discounts special programs to attract tourists.
As planned, in March and April, a ceremony will be held to announce Quang Ninh’s nine national treasures, and the program of Ha Long Summer Welcome is expected to provide tourists with much excitement. In addition, a range of promotion activites is going to be undertaken at potiential markets in other cities and provinces such as Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Dong Nai, and Ho Chi Minh City.
Translated by Ngo Hoang Minh Ngoc
