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According to Quang Ninh Provincial Department of Tourism, in the peak days in July, the locality welcomed 100,000 tourists per day. This figure exceeded Quang Ninh province's expectations.
With the available strengths and potentials, for many years, tourism has always been identified as one of the key provincial key economic sectors. Every year, tourism accounts for more than 45% of the economic structure. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, in the first 6 months of this year, the whole province only welcomed 4.19 million visitors (equaling 49% in comparison with the same period). Tourism revenue reached more than VND 8,280 billion (equal to 52 % over the same period).
However, after the epidemic was controlled in the country, the social distancing order was lifted, along with Quang Ninh's tourism stimulus policy approved by the Provincial People's Council at the 17th session (term XII), and the Quang Ninh provincial tourism and service sector has gradually recovered with a stimulus package of about 200 billion VND.
This stimulus package has had a positive impact in attracting tourists to Quang Ninh, as a basis for the recovery of the tourism industry and supporting services. As a result, a series of enterprises, business households operating in the tourism sector such as commerce, transportation, restaurants, hotels, accommodation establishments and entertainment services have favorable conditions to operate again and create jobs for local people.
The 18th session of 13th Quang Ninh Provinical People’s Council approved Resolution 266/2020 adjusting and supplementing a number of contents of Resolution 256/2020 on a number of measures to support tourism demand in the province in 2020.
Specifically, the province will reduce by 50% the price of a stay on Ha Long Bay for tourists. Accordingly, from July 10 to the end of September 2020, all tourists who stay overnight on the bay will receive a discount on tickets to the tourist attractions from VND 590,000/person to VND 295,000/person. This policy will continue to be an attractive condition for domestic tourists to experience overnight service on Ha Long Bay - one of the high-class and high-quality services that previously mainly served international tourists.
Businesses operating in the field of tourism and services in the province also offer many attractive discounts to attract tourists outside the weekend. As in Yoko Onsen Quang Hanh Hot Spring Resort (Cam Pha City), the package service price from Monday to Friday is 750,000 VND/person, down 300,000 VND/person compared to the weekend. Also at Legacy Yen Tu Resort (Uong Bi City), the unit offers a discount package of 1.5 million VND/room for two people on weekdays, about 30% lower than the weekend.
Besides, in Mong Cai, after 2 months of implementing tourism demand stimulus activities, tourism activities in the city have welcomed more than 180,000 visitors, of which more than 25,000 stayed overnight; turnover reached more than 23 billion VND. In Co To district, the number of visitors to the island in May and June reached more than 58,000, including 127 international visitors.
It can be seen that Quang Ninh province has been focusing on the synchronous and effective implementation of promotional activities, promoting tourism demand, creating conditions for Quang Ninh tourism and services to flourish again and develop, contributing to the completion of "dual goals" to ensure both socio-economic development and effective epidemic prevention in accordance with the Government's direction./.