In 2024, Quang Ninh has issued an early Plan on the orientation of developing more than 60 new tourism products this year. These products are proposed by businesses, localities, and units with the desire to diversify tourism services and products to serve the multi-experience needs of many customer groups in different segments, spread evenly throughout the seasons of the year...
Many high-class and large-scale products
Implementing adjustments and additions to the number of new tourism products in the province according to Plan No. 177/KH-UBND dated August 6, 2024, Quang Ninh plans to develop 67 new tourism products to serve tourists this year. Of which, Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay have 11 products; Ha Long has 14 products, Dong Trieu has 3 products, Uong Bi has 2 products, Cam Pha has 1 product, Van Don has 14 products, Co To has 7 products, Tien Yen has 1 product, Ba Che has 2 products, Binh Lieu has 2 products, Dam Ha has 3 products, Hai Ha has 3 products, Mong Cai has 4 products.
Thus, these products are developed quite diversely in the regions of the province. The famous bay areas such as Ha Long, Bai Tu Long have strong development of new products and tend to expand to Bai Tu Long Bay to attract tourists, in order to spread the number of visitors away from Ha Long Bay which has a large number of concentrated visitors and tends to be locally overloaded during peak tourist periods at some tourist attractions near the shore, some famous caves with beautiful landscapes...
Not only Bai Tu Long Bay area but Van Don district also shows great potential for development when having the highest number of new tourism products in the province. In fact, besides the developed eco-tourism products such as picking green plums, fishing, camping in the summer, experiencing orange gardens in the winter, large enterprises have invested in large-scale projects to be exploited here this year.
That is the high-end resort Wyndham Garden Sonasea Van Don of Van Don Tourism Investment and Development Joint Stock Company (CEO Van Don) which has been in operation since the end of April to welcome the summer tourist season and not long after that, the Angsana Quan Lan hotel of Viglacera - Van Hai Joint Stock Company came into operation. The projects all have a system of resort rooms, high-class villas and entertainment services that meet 5-star quality standards. The investment and operation of high-end resorts by large enterprises affirms the attraction of Van Don island tourism, which is the basis for a strong breakthrough of local tourism.
The capital of Ha Long also exploited many new products this year. Tourists coming to Ha Long last summer experienced products such as Walking Street combined with cuisine, Bai Chay night service in SunWorld old quarter, Bai Chay ward, "Old memories" market in Quang Ninh Museum campus, Lighthouse entertainment complex product and restaurant cruise product combined with wedding, experiencing romantic vacations on Ha Long Bay on luxury cruises, such as: Ambassador, Saquila, Sea Octopus, Indochiana Cruise, Capella...
Viet Thuan Transport Company continues to operate the Grand Pioneers II cruise ship with the criteria of a high-quality green cruise ship and pioneers in exploiting the "Heritage Journey" connecting Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays for the first time. And in the highland area of Ha Long, there is a community tourism model in Son Duong, Bang Ca and Ky Thuong communes with services of visiting guava gardens, natural landscapes, experiencing Dao ethnic culture...
Many products are "out of date"
According to statistics from the Department of Tourism, by the end of November, 41/67 new tourism products had been put into operation. 10/67 products are being completed and are expected to be put into operation in the last month of this year. However, 5/67 tourism products on Ha Long Bay are stuck in legal procedures because the Detailed Plan for Conservation and Promotion of Ha Long Bay Heritage Values to 2020 has now expired and is no longer suitable for the actual situation. The new phase of Ha Long Bay Planning has not been approved by competent authorities, so it cannot be realized.
These are the products of sightseeing route 4 on Ha Long Bay by speedboat; fishing and fishing experience tourism with fishermen; traditional dragon boat racing on the bay; a one-day product in Vong Vieng fishing village; relaxing beach bathing products and organizing beach services on natural sand beaches in Hon Bo Hung and Thien Canh Son sand beaches on Ha Long Bay. These are products that the enterprise has previously tested and now proposes to reopen with the desire to have more new services in offshore areas, strongly targeting customers with high spending power, willing to spend a long time experiencing with the trend of freely exploring new sights on Ha Long Bay.
In addition, there are currently 11/67 tourism products that are completing legal procedures, proposed to be transferred to 2025. Of which, Ha Long City has 7 products: Nostalgic tourist destination of ferry waiting room and Bai Chay ferry route; Model of walking street combined with night economy in the area of the Provincial Planning, Fair and Exhibition Palace and Tran Quoc Nghien street extending to Vinhome Urban Area; Check-in point on Dang Ba Hat street and Dang Ba Hat hill; Ha Long Flower Park walking street; Relic cluster of Bai Tho Mountain Cultural Area, Temple of Duc Ong Tran Quoc Nghien and Long Tien Pagoda; Temple of King Le Thai To; Scenic relic of Yen Lap Lake - Loi Am Pagoda.
Co To district also has 4 products: 7-star island tour in Dong Tien commune; Sea sports and entertainment complex combined with sunset viewing at Tinh Yeu beach; Overnight camping in Thanh Lan; Journey tour for the homeland's sea and islands in Dao Tran village, Thanh Lan commune.
In reality, Quang Ninh localities still have a lot of room to develop new tourism products. The number of registrations for new product development this year has nearly doubled compared to 2023, which is a clear proof. Expanding the scope, allowing businesses, units, and localities to propose new products as well as being able to eliminate products during the implementation process is an important step to create initiative for units, exploit the dynamic and sharp thinking of businesses as well as ensure the attractiveness of products when put into operation in practice, avoiding wasteful investment of State and business money.
However, with many products still having unresolved problems in the above mentioned policy mechanisms, we have seen many issues that need to be learned from experience. Therefore, it is thought that ensuring a legal corridor for new tourism products expected to develop in 2025 should be considered from the beginning, avoiding "leaving the baby at the market", creating a precedent of "just for fun" proposals as well as making tourists and businesses wait, hope and then be disappointed when many expected products cannot be realized...
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