Hai Phong renovates tourism products to lure visitors hinh anh 1Cat Ba archipelago is one of the local major tourist destinations of Hai Phong (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA)Hai Phong city is focusing on developing new tourism products and enhancing the quality of services to provide best experience to visitors during the upcoming peak tourism season.

This year, the northern port city launched the Cat Ba Tourism Year one month earlier than normal, aiming to introduce tourists with the unique tourism products of the Cat Ba archipelago, one of the local major tourist destinations.

Bui Tuan Manh, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Cat Hai district, said that Cat Ba was recognised by the UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserves in 2004. It has become a national special relic site for its beautiful landscapes. Lan Ha Bay in Cat Ba has also been listed among best bays in the world.

Hai Phong renovates tourism products to lure visitors hinh anh 2In the first quarter of this year, Hai Phong served over 1.38 million visitors, up 17.86% year on year (Photo: VNA)
Recently, Cat Ba was honoured for the first time as one of 10 friendliest urban areas in Vietnam in 2023 by travel platform booking.com. This is the highlight to attract domestic and international tourists to Hai Phong, said Manh.

Along with a number of high-end accommodation facilities, Cat Ba has offered many new tourism products, including cruise ship tours. In the first three months of 2023, about 75,332 out of a total of 190,400 visitors to Cat Ba spent their nights on the bay. The number of tourists choosing cruise tours in Cat Ba is expected to continue increasing.

Vu Huy Thuong, Vice Director of the Hai Phong Tourism Department, said that maritime tourism is defined as a strength of Hai Phong, with major destinations of Sam Son and Cat Ba. The city is developing sport tourism such as golf, bike racing, marathon running connecting with cruise products.

He said that the city also aims to develop themed tourism basing on its strengths, potential and distinctiveness, forming a network of diverse and complementary products.

Data from the Hai Phong Statistics Office said that in the first quarter of this year, the city served over 1.38 million visitors, up 17.86% year on year, including 226,700 foreigners, 6 times higher than that in the same period last year./.
VNA