In 2025, Quang Ninh province sets a growth target of 14%, in which tourism is one of the important driving forces contributing to this target. With its status as a world heritage - natural wonder, Ha Long Bay will continue to affirm its key role in promoting tourism growth. Reporters from the Provincial Media Center interviewed Mr. Vu Kien Cuong, Head of Ha Long Bay Management Board, about this content.
- Could you tell us about the role of Ha Long Bay in the overall development of Quang Ninh tourism industry?
+ With its outstanding global values, along with many domestic and international titles, Ha Long Bay is identified as the driving force and unique competitive advantage of Quang Ninh, playing a particularly important role in the socio-economic development strategy, especially the policy of sustainable and inclusive tourism development on the basis of green growth of the province.
In the Quang Ninh Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, as well as other plans, the conservation and sustainable development of Ha Long Bay are linked as the key goals and tasks in long-term orientations, as the driving force in tourism development - a key economic sector, associated with the economical and efficient use of resources and the conservation and promotion of heritage values.
After 30 years since being recognized by UNESCO, Ha Long Bay has a new look, the outstanding global values of the heritage are preserved intact; the potential strengths are promoted; the apparatus, mechanisms and policies in heritage management and protection are gradually consolidated and improved, creating a solid foundation for the strategy to preserve and promote the values of Ha Long Bay in a comprehensive and sustainable manner.
Ha Long Bay is not only a pillar of the tourism industry, a symbol of green and sustainable tourism and a brand for Quang Ninh tourism, but also makes an important contribution to the socio-economic development goals of the province.
- What plans does the Ha Long Bay Management Board have to effectively promote the heritage, contributing to the growth target of the tourism industry in particular and the province's GRDP in general in 2025, sir?
+ Implementing the province's directives, to effectively exploit and promote the outstanding advantages and potentials of Ha Long Bay, from the beginning of the year, we have specified the goals, tasks, and solutions in the annual work program and plans for each field. In particular, in addition to solutions for managing and protecting heritage values, propaganda, promotion... Ha Long Bay Management Board will focus on promoting the effectiveness of heritage in the direction of diversifying tourism products and services to increase attractiveness and sustainability; forming and developing new tourism products and services with high competitiveness, targeting the high-end market segment, creating a premise for developing the heritage economy.
Specifically, in 2025, Ha Long Bay Management Board will put into operation 3 new sightseeing itineraries on Ha Long Bay including: VHL6 itinerary (Port - Chan Voi islet - Ba Cua lagoon - Tung Lam island - Cap Bai islet); VHL7 itinerary (visit Ha Long Bay according to itineraries VHL1-2-3-4, applicable to discovery cruises); VHL8 itinerary (coastal itinerary extending from Tuan Chau Port - Ha Long Port - Nam Cau Trang Port).
At the same time, deploy the construction of the Project to restore the Cua Van Floating Cultural Center and the fishing villages of Cua Van and Vung Vieng as a basis for developing cultural tourism products and services; research and develop unique souvenir products of Ha Long Bay; organize a conference on developing tourism products on the bay to unify the orientation of new products and services such as developing and expanding new beaches and caves, organizing art performances at caves and beaches... Besides, continue to innovate and improve the quality and competitiveness of existing tourism products and services; promote the advantages of night-time and coastal tourism itineraries and services; strengthen connections, develop and expand the tourism space - services of Bai Tu Long Bay, Cat Ba archipelago...
New routes and services will contribute to increasing the attractiveness of the journey to explore the heritage, so that when mentioning Ha Long, it is impossible not to mention Ha Long Bay. Not only valuable in terms of landscape, geology and geomorphology, the bay also attracts tourists by its unique cultural and historical values and unique tourism products. This is the factor that creates the difference and attractiveness compared to other tourist destinations. From there, it will contribute to the growth of the tourism industry and the province.
- Can you tell us about solutions to effectively and sustainably exploit Ha Long Bay?
+ First of all, to strengthen management as well as gradually remove difficulties and obstacles, create a legal basis for the development of tourism products and services, contributing to the effective and sustainable exploitation of Ha Long Bay heritage, in 2025 the Board will continue to focus resources to advise the Provincial People's Committee to build and perfect policy mechanisms.
At the same time, we will propose and implement Resolution 51/NQ-HDND of the Provincial People's Council on collecting fees for sightseeing tours and new routes applied from May 1; submit to competent authorities the Project on collecting sightseeing fees for sightseeing tours connecting Ha Long Bay - Bai Tu Long Bay; innovate the organization and operation model of the tourism guidance and operation center; improve the capacity and qualifications of the tour guide team of Ha Long Bay Management Board...
In addition, continue to strengthen strict management of resources in accordance with planning and legal regulations; manage and sustainably use marine space in accordance with zoning; effectively manage and protect marine reserves and special-use forests to protect the landscape of Ha Long Bay; innovate propaganda, promotion, and expand international cooperation on heritage values; tighten management of a safe, civilized, and friendly tourism business environment. At the same time, link and build tourism products connecting regions and areas and with other heritages such as Bai Tu Long Bay, Van Don, Co To, Cat Ba, etc., thereby forming a smart tourism ecosystem associated with the development of heritage economy, promoting digital economy, green economy, night-time economy, and circular economy, in order to elevate Ha Long Bay tourism to become an attractive destination, with all four seasons.
Thank you very much!
Do Phuong (Implementation)
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