Hai Phong moves to boost tourism development

The tourism sector of the northern port city of Hai Phong will focus on developing sports and yacht tourism towards attracting more holiday-makers with high spending power, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Hai Phong moves to boost tourism development ảnh 1A view of the northern port city of Hai Phong. (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – The tourism sector of the northern portcity of Hai Phong will focus on developing sports and yacht tourismtowards attracting more holiday-makers with high spending power, according tothe municipal Department of Tourism.

The department said it will continue to coordinate with relevantagencies to better the quality of food tour products in connection with sustainablydeveloping city tours, aiming to fully tap the city’s culture, cuisine and architectural values.

According to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tung, the localitywill further invest in developing tourism infrastructure, especially internationaltourism projects, while strengthening tourism promotion activities in theRepublic of Korea (RoK) and effectively exploiting the air route from Hai Phongto Busan of the RoK.

With 367 islands, many beautiful beaches, and a diverse andrich ecosystem, Cat Ba archipelago in Cat Hai district, is an attractive destination to both domestic and foreign tourists allyear round. Cat Ba welcomed 10,900 tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday (January 20 – 26), up 72.9% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, Do Son district attracted 320,000 visitorsduring the holiday.

Hai Phong aims to serve 7.5 million visitors in 2023,including 3 million to Cat Ba and 2.5 million to Do Son./.

VNA

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