The five-star Costa Fortuna cruise ship arrived in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 9, marking the opening of a marine tourism route linking the locality to Fujian province, China.
The five-star Costa Fortuna
cruise ship (Photo: VNA)
The 12-storey vessel, with
3,000 tourists on board, was en route from Fujian’sXiamen port city to Quang Ninh to sail around Ha
Long Bay, before leaving for the central city of Da Nang.
The trip was organised by Chinese tour operator Orangeways, which has strength
in hosting Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) tours in Europe
and Asia. This is the first time the company has run a tour in Vietnam,
supported by its local partners – Inter Cruises Vietnam and Ha Long Cruises.
In May 2017, Quang Ninh and Fujiansigned a cooperation pact, which stressed potential for engagements in sea and
air tourism.
Source: VNA
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
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