Quang
Ninh Tourism Department, said in recent weeks, the campus network to
stay in Ha Long city constantly happening, "fire prevention". All 4-5 star hotels are fully booked out. By this time, even the kind of 2-3 star hotel rooms are no longer available. On the shore were so, the bay, visitors are also difficult to find a place to sleep overnight. According
to Ha Long Bay Management Board, hundreds of cruise ships in the bay
held overnight "packed" for several weeks, many ships have "locked" tour
schedule 3-2008 until May ...Many experts believe that this is your best periods of travel when the image of Ha Long Bay of Vietnam are being widely promoted around the world through a series of broadcasts on Halong Bay, ancient dance to vote for Ha Long Bay to become the natural wonders of the world, especially from Ha Long Bay event held to launch the voting right to nominated as the voting began ...
After the crew CNN (U.S.) to Ha Long videoclip ads and broadcast to over 200 countries and territories, has recently added many broadcasters from developing countries such as Spain, Australia, France ... continue to arrive in Ha Long Bay to shoot, making the position and image of two times the estate has been a UNESCO world natural heritage becomes close to the international community.
Research and Development of Vietnam's tourism, said the number of tourists to Quang Ninh, mainly to Ha Long, continuous growth rate on average 14% / year, which are mainly foreign tourists International. 7 years ago, the total number of tourists to Quang Ninh has just reached 1.9 million by the end of 2006 but has exceeded 3 million. Also in 2007, the number of visitors increased by 35% compared to last year with total revenue from travel expenses to visit over 43 billion VND (while in 2003, rates on only reached 27.7 billion).
How do non-monotonic?
But, looking back from the attraction of tourist services, we inevitably wonder, lemon hearts ... Dr. Le Trong Binh, Director of Research and Development of Vietnam's tourism, real fears expressed quality of products and services of Halong Bay Vietnam travel today.
Mr. Binh said that the quality of tourism products in Ha Long did not meet the needs and tastes of tourists, not "to please" customers have a high ability to pay. While in the city of Ha Long, Ha Long Bay has been invested in some new services such as the Royal International, amusement with prizes for foreign tourists Royal Park Tuan Chau water music ... but only partially met the needs of recreational domestic tourists, but foreigners are not as they really are attracted.
In addition, the activities and tourism products by tourism activities overlap and are still poor, the recreational activities in Ha Long monotonous content, small and scattered. Currently, this type of tourism on Ha Long Bay is mainly routes to bring tourists to visit the scenic bay by boat, to admire the caves, mountains, swimming baths ... While there are many potential as an open model of sea tourism, island tourism, folklore, traditional fishing village ... then it is left open.
However, according to TS. Le Trong Binh is an important cause leading to the tourism product of Cruises in Halong bay is less attractive due to the investigation of the needs, tastes of tourists has not been carefully invested to build interesting products lead, true. Accordingly, with many foreign tourists, after visiting Halong Bay they do not care much to the amusement park or the modern works (in their own countries but also, even from the Many years ago) but because of the first to the natural beauty of Ha Long Bay, followed by culture in which the entertainment culture of indigenous origin.
In planning the overall development of tourism in 2010 to Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh province to set targets to welcome 6.8 million passengers and 1.5 times in 2020. Cruises in HaLong to not only bring beauty and value of landscape in the romantic traveler, but also that they are not boring, monotonous, TS. Le Trong Binh said that tourism development in Ha Long Bay must be based on the needs, preferences and affordability of the different tourist objects.
The advantages that Ha Long Bay can be exploited to enrich its tourism product is to develop more product groups: tourist attractions, beach vacation, island ecology, sports, tourism adventure, cultural tourism festivals, villages, fishing villages, archaeological and tourist ships ...
