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Quang Ninh province’s tourism reboots impressively

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The northern province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, welcomed about 1.7 million visitors and earned some 3 trillion VND (126.56 million USD) from tourism services in February.

Quang Ninh province’s tourism reboots impressively hinh anh 1Quang Ninh aims to welcome 15 million visitors this year, including 2 million foreign arrivals. (Photo: VNA)


Quang Ninh –
The northern
province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, welcomed about
1.7 million visitors and earned some 3 trillion VND (126.56 million USD) from tourism services in February.

In the first two months of this year, the figures
stood at 3.35 million tourists, doubling that in the same period last year, and
more than 6.5 trillion VND, respectively.

Apart from spiritual tourism, which often sees a
boom every spring, cruise services showed a strong recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The province has sketched out a project on
sustainable tourism development by 2025 with a vision towards 2030, which sets
the target of serving about 15.5 million holidaymakers every year from now till
2025, of whom at least 5 million are foreigners.

By 2030, the number of tourists to Quang Ninh is projected
to reach at least 25.4 million, including 8.6 million foreigners. The sector is
expected to contribute 11% to the locality’s gross regional domestic product
(GRDP).

Quang Ninh aims to welcome 15 million visitors this
year, including 2 million foreign arrivals, and rake in 32.4 trillion VND from
the industry.

To that end, it will organise nearly 200 cultural
and tourism events, notably the Carnival Ha Long, a trade fair and the Tran
Quoc Nghien Temple festival slated for April.

US magazine Travel Leisure has recently named Ha
Long Bay among the four idyllic seaside places across Asia to watch sunrise and
sunset.

According to the magazine, UNESCO World Heritage
site Ha Long Bay, with more than 2,000 limestone islands, is a tourism mecca in
Asia.

It recommends that the best way to avoid the bustle
is to dodge the day trips and do a two-night cruise. This will allow visitors
to take in clusters of islands too far for day-trippers or overnighters to get
to, and allow them to surrender to the rhythms of the sea and the sun.

“Once afloat you can watch both sunrise and sunset
from the deck—its ascent over the Gulf of Tonkin and denouement behind the slew
of islands, bays and iconic limestone outcrops. Then wait a while longer…
because it’s the blue hour, that twilight time between dusk and darkness, when
the locals believe Ha Long Bay is at its most beautiful,” the magazine said.

Other three places Travel Leisure recommends for
sunset and sunrise watching in Asia are Romblon Island in Philippines, Kuakata
Beach in Bangladesh, and Kenting National Park in Taiwan (China)./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/quang-ninh-provinces-tourism-reboots-impressively/249068.vnp

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HCM City eyes six million foreign arrivals in 2024

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Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of welcoming six million foreign visitors next year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Given stable political-economic conditions, and good recovery of tourism and related industries, Ho Chi Minh City expects to welcome a tourist influx from the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, and China.

As of October, the Vietnamese southern hub had served more than 4.1 million foreign visitors, accounting for 82% of the plan for this year. As the peak season for international approaches, it hopes to serve five million international tourists for the whole 2023.

According to large tour operators such as Saigontourist, Vietravel, and TST Tourist, tours to explore Ho Chi Minh City and inter-regional tours that connect the city with localities in its vicinity during year-end festivals are selling like hot cakes.

The third Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week slated for early December is expected to stimulus both international and domestic tourism demand, and create an opportunity for travel firms to introduce their attractive offerings in 2024./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/hcm-city-eyes-six-million-foreign-arrivals-in-2024/272241.vnp

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Vietnam honoured as World’s Leading Heritage Destination for fourth time

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Vietnam has won the World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2023 title of the World Travel Awards for the fourth time so far, reported the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam honoured as World’s Leading Heritage Destination for fourth time hinh anh 1The Temple of Literature in Hanoi is a magnet for both Vietnamese and international visitors. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi – Vietnam has won the World’s Leading
Heritage Destination 2023 title of the World Travel Awards for the fourth time so far, reported the Vietnam National Authority of
Tourism (VNAT).

The award presentation ceremony recently took place in Dubai.

Together with the title obtained in 2019, 2020, and 2022, this
time’s award shows the globally outstanding values and attractiveness of the
country’s cultural heritage to the international community, the authority said.

Several
destinations of Vietnam were also granted different awards this year.

Among them, Hanoi won the World’s Leading City Break Destination
title while Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang was named the
World’s Leading Nature Island Destination. Moc Chau in the northwestern
province of Son La was listed as the World’s Leading Regional Nature
Destination, Ha Nam province the World’s Leading Regional Cultural Destination,
and Tam Dao in the northern province of Vinh Phuc the World’s Leading Town Destination.

The World’s Leading Heritage Destination title will continue to
affirm Vietnam’s potential and attractiveness in terms of natural resources and
long-standing cultural heritage values. It will help further popularise the
country’s tourism images to the international community and also demonstrate
local people’s efforts in preserving and promoting heritage values, according
to the VNAT.

VNAT Deputy Director Ha Van Sieu said cultural heritage is a tourism resource
with great attractiveness to travelers, especially international ones. The
tourism sector views cultural heritage as an important pillar of tourism development
and the building of Vietnam’s tourism brand.

Heritage-based tourism in many places like Hue, Hoi An, Ha Long,
Trang An, and Hanoi has created jobs and income for many locals while promoting
mutual understanding, respect for cultural diversity, and cultural confluence. Part
of the revenue from this type of tourism has been used for heritage
preservation, restoration, honouring, and management.

Heritage tourism has substantially contributed to the
preservation and sustainable exploitation of cultural heritage, he added./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-honoured-as-worlds-leading-heritage-destination-for-fourth-time/272224.vnp

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Visit Vietnam Year 2024 will highlight Dien Bien Phu victory

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The Visit Vietnam Year 2024 hosted by the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will feature cultural, economic, and social events associated with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Visit Vietnam Year 2024 will highlight Dien Bien Phu victory hinh anh 1Dien Bien province will host the Visit Vietnam Year 2024. (Photo courtesy of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

Hanoi – The Visit Vietnam Year 2024 hosted by the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will feature cultural, economic, and social events associated with the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

The events will introduce and promote the beauty, cultural values, and unique tourism products of Vietnam and Dien Bien in particular to visitors.

The opening ceremony and the Ban Flower Festival, highlighting the symbolic flower of the province, will be organised in March in Dien Bien Phu city. They will be broadcast live by the Vietnam Television.

Meanwhile, the closing ceremony is scheduled for the end of December, featuring a stellar art programme and flag handover to the next host locality of the Visit Vietnam Year.

In the framework of the Year, a total of 28 events will be held in Dien Bien, while the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will chair and coordinate with stakeholders to organise 13 other activities.

Dien Bien has set a target of welcoming 1.3 million tourists and earning a total revenue of 2.2 trillion VND (over 90.6 million USD) from tourism activities in 2024.

Dien Bien is striving to create breakthroughs in tourism development, through improving the quality of tourism services and human resources serving tourism, organising new tours, and investing in infrastructure development, thus creating motivation for its socio-economic development in the coming time.  

The National Tourism Year 2024 will also offer a chance to strengthen links in domestic and international tourism development.

Visit Vietnam Year 2024 will highlight Dien Bien Phu victory hinh anh 2Visitors to Hill A1 in Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA)

As a land with significant historical and cultural value, for the past 69 years, Dien Bien has preserved and promoted the value of the Dien Bien Phu historical site, contributing to making it an attractive tourist destination. 

The Dien Bien Phu Campaign lasted from March to May 1954 under the command of General Vo Nguyen Giap. The victory on May 7, 1954, led to the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords in which France agreed to withdraw forces from its colonies in Indochina.

The former battlefield has become a major tourist attraction in Dien Bien province.

The complex of Dien Bien Phu battlefield features 45 relic sites scattering in Dien Bien Phu city, Dien Bien and Tuan Giao districts.

According to statistics, from 2016 to 2020, Dien Bien welcomed 3 million tourists, earning a total revenue of 4.8 trillion VND.

Dien Bien has achieved unprecedented economic growth, resulting in significant improvement of the cultural and social well-being of its residents.

The locality’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) expanded by an average 6.8% per year in the 2016-20 period./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/visit-vietnam-year-2024-will-highlight-dien-bien-phu-victory/272149.vnp

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