of Quang Ninh during the first two days of 2011, up 10 percent over
the same period last year.
Of the total, foreign visitors made up of 80 percent.
On this occasion, streets, restaurants and hotels in Ha Long city are
decorated with banners of Happy New Year and several major hotels such
as Ha Long Plaza, Grand Ha Long and Novotel organised a wide range of
attractive activities for visitors.
In late 2010,
the Ha Long (Quang Ninh) – Fangchenggang ( China ) cruise officially
reopened after a long suspension, joining other international cruise
ships to bring foreign tourists to Ha Long Bay.
Last year, Quang Ninh welcomed 5.4 million visitors, up 12 percent as
compared to the previous year and earned 2.9 trillion VND from the
tourism, a year-on-year increase of 11 percent.
In
2011, the province’s tourism sector planned to receive 5.4 million
holiday makers, including 2.5 million foreigners and achieve a turnover
of 3 trillion VND./.
