InterContinental's first coastal resort in Ha Long (Photo: BIM Land).
Luxury tourism in Ha Long awaits a boost
Over the years, possessing outstanding global values and many domestic and international titles has brought the Ha Long Bay tourism brand closer to international friends, becoming a bright spot on the Asian tourism map.
Statistics for the first 9 months of 2024 show that Quang Ninh welcomed 15.6 million visitors, with total tourism revenue estimated at VND 36,856 billion. Ha Long City remains a "magnet" attracting tourists, welcoming 9.2 million visitors (equivalent to nearly 60% of tourists coming to Quang Ninh), with total tourism revenue estimated at about VND 20,300 billion.
Accounting for nearly 30% of them are international visitors, reaching 2.13 million arrivals, 2.3 times higher than the same period, mainly coming from markets such as: China, Korea, Chinese Taipei, USA, India, France, Australia, UK, Germany, Japan...
With a series of outstanding events that have been and are taking place in Ha Long, such as the largest-ever Indian billionaire super wedding, welcoming a tourist group of 4,500 employees from a leading Indian corporation at the end of August, or in January 2025, this coastal city is expected to welcome a group of 200 European billionaires to attend an event with a scale of more than 80,000 people... partly proving the attractiveness of the Northern tourism capital to the international elite.
However, in reality, Ha Long tourism still has many gaps, preventing groups of wealthy tourists from choosing Ha Long as a long-term stopover for their vacation. The weakness emphasized by experts is the lack of luxury accommodation facilities, especially hotels and resorts with international brands.
This makes the world's rich and super-rich tourists tend to visit Ha Long Bay by yacht, or stop by to visit the heritage bay and stay overnight in neighboring localities - where there are accommodation facilities that meet international resort standards.
Compared to other famous domestic tourist destinations such as Phu Quoc, Da Nang or Nha Trang... the number of luxury accommodation establishments, 5-star segment in Ha Long is quite modest. According to statistics of the Department of Tourism of Quang Ninh province, as of the first quarter of 2024, Ha Long city has 18 accommodation establishments rated 5-star with a capacity of more than 5,300 rooms. Among them are 2 international branded hotels: Citadines Marina Halong and Oakwood Ha Long.
The heritage city has not yet attracted many "eagles" in the world hotel industry. For example, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts (IHG) - a famous name in the global hotel market, although it entered the Vietnamese market early in 2007 with successful resorts such as Regent Phu Quoc, InterContinental Phu Quoc..., it was not until early 2025 that it opened its first resort in the Ha Long market.
InterContinental Residences Halong Bay is expected to open in the first quarter of 2025 (Photo: BIM Land).
Expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2025, InterContinental Residences Halong Bay is the first and only coastal resort in the North with the InterContinental brand. The appearance of this resort is considered a boost, creating momentum for the development of the Ha Long tourism market, while affirming the position of the heritage city on the global luxury tourism map.
Setting a new standard for luxury resorts in Ha Long
Belonging to the luxury real estate segment, InterContinental Residences Halong Bay creates a buzz in the real estate market with a unique product collection of luxurious ground villas and unique "sky villas".
The collection of "sky villas" Sky Residences has a panoramic view of the heritage bay (Photo: BIM Land).
At present, InterContinental Residences Halong Bay is rushing to the completion stage with the goal of welcoming guests in the first quarter of 2025, ahead of the peak tourist season. The resort includes 174 luxurious rooms and suites, along with 60 high-end resort apartments and 41 luxury villas, bringing additional value to the 5-star accommodation segment in Ha Long, which is still modest.
In addition, with the position of one of the world's leading brands and more than 70 years of development experience, InterContinental is expected to bring to Ha Long - Quang Ninh a distinct standard of luxury in the global service and accommodation industry.
The last "sky villas" in the limited inventory of InterContinental Residences Halong Bay are also the center of attention in the resort real estate market. These are elite products for sophisticated investors, a guarantee for investment in the growing resort real estate market in Quang Ninh.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/bat-dong-san/du-lich-ha-long-va-cu-hich-intercontinental-residences-halong-bay-khi-van-hanh-vao-quy-i2025-20241018073517903.htm
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