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Over 100 ships serve Indian billionaire company's tourists in Ha Long Bay
Nearly 1,400 from a group of 4,500 tourists of an Indian pharmaceutical company visited Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognized world natural heritage site, on Thursday.
Vietravel, the travel agency responsible for guiding the Indian tourists, said this first group toured Ha Long Bay on 33 ships.
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Indian tourists, employees of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, are welcomed in Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh Province, Aug. 29 2024. |
The relevant units plan to deploy over 100 ships to accommodate all 4,500 tourists with the remainders visiting the bay from now to Sept. 6.
Nguyen Huyen Anh, director of Quang Ninh Province's Department of Tourism, said that this is the largest group of Indian tourists ever to visit Ha Long Bay.
The province aims to provide a warm welcome and make a strong impression on the visitors, she said, adding that this presents a great opportunity for the locality to attract international tourists in general, and Indian tourists in particular.
The tourists are employees from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, the fourth largest pharmaceutical corporation in the world.
The company's owner Dilip Shanghvi is the fifth richest individual in India and 13th richest in Asia. Forbes estimated the tycoon's net worth at $29.6 billion as of Aug. 29.
The group is divided into small packs traveling for five days in Hanoi, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh provinces, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 7.
They do not stay over-night in Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh, but spend all four nights in the capital city, organizing activities such as conferences, seminars, and gala dinner.
Amid rising airfares, many Vietnamese travelers are shifting to train to travel in the coming National Day holiday.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will officially launch a direct route between Hanoi and Phnom Penh on Oct. 27.
The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) has recognised Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago in the northern province of Quang Ninh and neighbouring Hai Phong City as a world geological heritage site, Associate Professor Dr Tran Tan Van, former Director of the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), said on August 25.
BAC GIANG - Recently, the tourism activities have flourished. Many athletes have come to participate in national and international sports tournaments held in Bac Giang province. In order to "retain" tourists, the authorities at all levels, functional agencies, businesses and accommodation establishments are making efforts to overcome limitations to satisfy the accommodation demand.
The northern province of Bac Giang is known for one of the highest economic growth rates nationwide, as well as its impressive investment attraction and industrial production indexes. However, few people know that this place also boasts rich tourism potential with magnificent natural landscapes that it is working to fully tap into.
Source: VnExpress
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