Quang Ninh welcomes 170,000 visitors during New Year holiday
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh served 170,000 visitors during the New Year holiday (December 30, 2023 – January 1, 2024), up 60% year-on-year, the provincial Department of Tourism has reported.
The locality’s tourism industry raked in 340 billion VND (nearly 14 million USD)
in the three-day holiday, up 48% compared to the same period last year.
Ha Long Bay was a favourite destination for
tourists, welcoming 25,400 international tourists out of the 33,500 to the UNESCO-recognised heritage, the department
said.
Four and five-star hotels in Quang Ninh were
also operating at close to full capacity, topping 90%.
Over 41,000 international holiday-makers visited Quang Ninh in the period, mostly from China, the Republic of Korea, India, Japan,
France, and the UK.
Notably, on December 31, Ha Long city welcomed two super
cruise liners carrying nearly 3,700 European and American tourists.
This was one of the largest groups of visitors since October 2023.
The number of Chinese
visitors entering Vietnam through Bac Luan II Border Gate increased
sharply, lifting the total of the Chinese tourists crossing the Mong Cai
International Border Gate to 13,000.
This
is a result of the commence of entry and exit activities through the Mong Cai
International Border Gate at the Bac Luan II Border Gate jointly launched by
Mong Cai city (Vietnam) and Dongxing city in Guangxi (China) on November 29,
2023. The move has contributed to promoting the tourism and trade cooperation in
border areas between the two countries./.