"Open the door" to welcome high-spending customers with great development potential

According to plan, from August 29 to September 3, Quang Ninh will welcome a group of about 6,000 Indian tourists.

A group of Indian tourists visit Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh. (Photo: Nguyen Hung)

Recently, Quang Ninh tourism has welcomed many groups of Indian tourists using accommodation services and visiting Ha Long Bay. In particular, many weddings of the super-rich from India and many countries around the world have been held in Ha Long.

India is currently one of the 10 largest international tourist markets of Quang Ninh tourism. Identifying this as a potential market, Quang Ninh's tourism industry has built unique products and promoted them to help diversify the tourist market, increase revenue, and turn Quang Ninh into a multicultural international destination.

Golden opportunity to attract Indian market share

According to a representative of Vietravel, the Indian tourist group belongs to the high-spending segment and is one of the largest Indian tourist groups to Ha Long to date. Quang Ninh considers this a golden opportunity to attract the high-spending Indian market segment with great development potential.

According to a representative of the Quang Ninh Province Department of Tourism, the unit’s leaders will be present to welcome the group of guests and present them with a lion dance performance. This is an important group of guests and the province wants to leave a good impression on them.

A representative of the Department of Tourism said: "The work of welcoming and supporting the group of guests is participated by many departments. The group will not stay overnight in Ha Long, but will only visit the bay on route 1, including places such as Thien Cung Cave, Dau Go Cave, Cho Da Islet, Ba Hang Cave, Dinh Huong Islet, and Trong Mai Islet (Fighting Rooster)."

In addition, the Department also carefully prepares steps such as explaining the destination in Hindu and preparing Indian food.

The Department of Tourism is also coordinating with related businesses and units to prepare conditions for reception, ensure service quality, create a good impression, and meet the specific requirements of the group of guests. The relevant parties are agreeing on a plan for reception, arranging vehicles, traffic flow, ensuring service quality, creating convenience, creating a good impression, and meeting the specific requirements of the group of guests.

Ms. Nguyen Huyen Anh, Director of the Department of Tourism of Quang Ninh province, said that on the journey to visit Ha Long, the group of tourists will visit Ha Long Bay.

She emphasized: "The event is expected to create a media effect, widely promote the image of Ha Long and Quang Ninh tourism as attractive and friendly, which is a premise for larger groups of tourists to come to Quang Ninh in the coming time," Ms. Nguyen Huyen Anh affirmed.

Grand Pioneers Cruise with "Heritage Journey" is one of the pioneering products exploiting the tour connecting Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay. (Source: BQN)

Increase international visitors, do not "forget" the domestic market

Not only India, in recent times, Quang Ninh tourism industry has increased promotion and advertising towards potential international tourist markets such as China, Korea, Taiwan (China), USA, France, Australia, UK, Germany, Japan...

The province is stepping up efforts to attract international cruise ship passengers, preparing for the new cruise ship tourism season starting in September this year.

The province plans to open two new sea tourism routes: the tourist route from Beihai city, Guangxi, China to Ha Long city, Quang Ninh, Vietnam and the sea tourism route from Guangzhou city, China to Ha Long city, Quang Ninh, Vietnam, opening up international tourism space, building organized tourism products, exploiting Vietnamese tourists using cruise tourism products, combining the exploitation of tourists from China to Vietnam.

At the same time, the province proactively connects tourism businesses, opens other international tourism routes from Korea and domestic flights in the southern region to Quang Ninh via Van Don International Airport.

Ha Long City - the province's tourist center - promises to be bustling in the last months of the year with a series of attractive cultural events, concretizing the goal of building the festival's City brand. (Source: mia.vn)

The domestic market also continues to receive attention from the province.

From now until the end of the year, the province will continue to organize over 90 programs, events, and activities to stimulate tourism in the area. Among them, there are large-scale cultural and sports events that have received the attention of many people and tourists such as: Korean and Vietnamese Music Festival in Ha Long City; Vnexpress Marathon Amazing 2024; Quang Ninh Culinary Festival 2024...

Particularly in Ha Long City - the province's tourist center - the last months of the year promise to be exciting with a series of attractive cultural events, concretizing the festival's goal of building the City's brand.

Typical events include the traditional dragon boat and sports sailing racing festival (August); the Full Moon Festival and artistic light show at the Heritage Bay (August of the lunar calendar); the Hot Air Balloon Festival, the Ripe Guava Festival (September); Ha Long Bay Heritage Day, the Flower Festival at Quang La flower paradise (December)...

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Long City, revealed that in the last months of 2024, Ha Long City will have more positive changes, creating more and more unique and classy tourism products to attract tourists. From there, it will make an important contribution to the growth of the economy.

"Ha Long City will also create conditions to attract investors to stage and organize film production programs, music, entertainment, live performances, associated with sea and island culture, and traditional culture of ethnic groups in the area," Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son emphasized.

India is one of the potential tourist markets for Vietnam tourism in general and Quang Ninh tourism in particular.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in the first 7 months of the year, the tourism industry welcomed more than 271,000 Indian visitors, an increase of 127% over the same period last year.

Previously, in 2023, Vietnam welcomed more than 392,000 Indian visitors, an increase of 231% compared to 2019. The above figures prove that India has now become one of the 10 largest international tourist markets in Vietnam and Vietnam has all the strengths to attract this type of visitor even more strongly.

The distance between Vietnam and India is not too far, recently there are more direct flights connecting the two countries officially put into operation, so it is very convenient for traveling. From the Indian airport, tourists only take about 4-5 hours for the flight to Vietnam.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/6000-khach-du-lich-an-do-den-quang-ninh-mo-cua-don-dong-khach-co-muc-chi-tieu-cao-giau-tiem-nang-phat-trien-282671.html