Efforts to overcome damage and restore tourism activities soon

Storm No. 3 made landfall in Quang Ninh province, causing significant damage to the tourism industry and disrupting production and business activities. As soon as the storm passed, travel agencies and tourism businesses were making efforts to overcome the consequences of the storm to soon bring tourism activities back to normal.

Leaders of the Department of Tourism visited and encouraged tourism businesses affected by storm No. 3.

Tuan Chau International Passenger Port is one of the bustling tourist destinations, attracting domestic and international visitors. However, just a few hours after storm No. 3 swept through, the entire port area was severely damaged. At Tuan Chau International Passenger Port, 23 passenger ships sank and many ships were slightly damaged, with their roofs blown off...; the infrastructure of the offices and reception facilities of businesses at the port was damaged.

Mr. Tran Van Nhan (right photo), owner of the cruise ship, is checking the ship's facilities to prepare for normal operations again after the storm.

Currently, businesses are working to overcome the consequences so that tourism activities can return to normal soon. Particularly for sunken and severely damaged ships, the ship owners will have to spend a long time and a lot of money to restore them. Mr. Tran Van Hong, Head of the Ha Long Tourist Ship Association, said: The association currently has 490 ships, and storm No. 3 damaged many Ha Long tourist ships, causing heavy losses. After the storm, companies and businesses urgently repaired the ships to continue operating for tourists and accommodation in Ha Long Bay. The work of overcoming the incident of sunken ships is facing difficulties because the repair facilities are overloaded. The association is trying to contact salvage units to soon have a plan to salvage the ships to the repair shop. The association hopes that banks will have more policies to support loans for ships heavily affected by storm No. 3 so that the owners of the ships can soon stabilize and resume business. Up to now, the Ha Long Tourist Boat Association has about 80% of the ships basically repaired and cleaned up after the storm, ready to welcome tourists back to visit the bay.

Authorities are conducting a general cleaning of many streets in Bai Chay ward, Ha Long city.

Citadines is one of the leading 5-star hotels attracting many domestic and foreign tourists to stay and relax in Bai Chay Ward (Ha Long City). Before storm No. 3 made landfall, despite implementing a series of disaster response measures, Citadines Hotel still suffered heavy damage to its facilities due to the destructive power of the super storm. The storm caused many glass systems on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Citadines building to peel and break; about 50% of the trees in the hotel area were broken; the electricity and water systems were interrupted after the storm. Some tours were also interrupted due to the impact of storm No. 3. Immediately after the storm passed, the business promptly overcame the consequences so that tourism activities could soon return to normal.

Soleil Hotel staff clean the hotel lobby area to prepare for welcoming guests back.

Mr. Jonathan Lai, General Manager of Citadines Marina Halong, said: Immediately after storm No. 3 ended, the unit tried to coordinate with forces to restore phone and internet signals to ensure people could contact the outside. Taking advantage of the weather that is no longer raining, the unit is mobilizing human resources and machinery to clean up from the campus, lobby to the rooms to be ready to welcome visitors back. Although the storm has left behind many difficulties, we believe that with the participation of local leaders, people and businesses, everything will soon be restored so that visitors can admire the beauty of the coastal heritage city again.

Storm No. 3 made landfall in Quang Ninh, causing heavy damage, in which the tourism industry suffered terrible devastation. According to preliminary statistics, most of the accommodation facilities on the shore in Ha Long City suffered damage related to broken glass, roof tiles of villas; strong winds collapsed, damaged ceilings, damaged furniture in rooms, reception areas, restaurants, bars, and auxiliary areas. In particular, the heaviest damage was in Ha Long City and some localities: Van Don, Cam Pha, Co To. Some key tourist attractions in Ha Long City, such as: Quang Ninh Museum, Planning Palace, Provincial Fair and Exhibition, Sunworld entertainment area, Tuan Chau Tourist Area... suffered heavy damage to facilities.

Citadines Hotel is ready to welcome tourists back after storm No. 3.

These days, at tourist destinations damaged by storm No. 3, local authorities are determined to work with travel agencies and business households to overcome the consequences of storm Yagi and stimulate tourism activities to return to normal soon.

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