Hanoi, Quang Ninh seek to attract tourists after pandemic

As of March 14, Hanoi went 26 straight days without fresh locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases and Quang Ninh has seen no new patients for a month.

The Hanoi government has assigned the municipal Tourism, Trade and Investment Promotion Center to coordinate with other relevant agencies, tourism and aviation firms and localities to hold a program to promote tourism and introduce the city’s culture and cuisine.

The program will be organized from April 16 to 18 at Ly Thai To Statue Square, Bat Giac House area, Le Thach and Le Lai streets and the Hanoi Children's Palace in Hoan Kiem District.

As part of the program, Hanoi’s tourism products, its tourism products in collaboration with other localities and its culinary culture will be showcased.

The program is aimed at encouraging local residents to visit the tourist sites in the city, such as 36 ancient streets, Son Tay, Ba Vi, Huong Son, Soc Son and Dong Anh as well as those in other localities to boost domestic tourism.

As for Quang Ninh, on March 11, the province resumed the operations of interprovincial passenger transport vehicles, except for those to and from Hai Duong Province. It also reopened tourism facilities and encouraged tourists from other parts of the country to visit.

According to the provincial government, it will hold many events in March and April to promote tourism, including a ceremony to announce nine national precious objects, a program named “Hello summer in Halong”, and other tourism promotion programs in potential markets including Hanoi, Thai Nguyen and HCMC.

The province expected to hold some 150 tourism activities this year, focusing on cultural events at historical monuments such as Yen Tu and Bach Dang and tourism and sports events at key tourist sites such as Halong, Cam Pha and Mong Cai.