Of the total, foreign visitors made up of 80%.
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% as compared to the previous year and earned VND 2.9 trillion from the tourism, a year-on-year increase of 11%.
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 VND 3 trillion.
