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In order to develop
sustainable tourism associated with preserving the heritage
of Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh has affirmed that it is not
developing at all costs and minimizing the consequences of
visitor overcrowd at some
sites on the bay.
Over the past time, the number of tourists to Ha Long Bay
increased sharply each year. In 2016, Ha Long Bay welcomed
3.14 million visitors, up 22% compared with 2015; 2017
welcomed 3.92 million visitors, up 24.7%.
From the beginning of the year, on peak days of the tourist
boats have served nearly 29,000 visitors. According to
Nguyen Huyen Anh, deputy head of Ha Long Bay Management
Board, tourism development alongside the positive side also
creates pressures for preserving the heritage. Too many
visitors to some places such as
Thien Cung, Dau Go,
Sung
Sot, Ti Top caves has exceeded the capacity of the
attractions, thus affecting the resources. Overcrowding
leads to the fact that some caves in the bay are losing
their natural beauty; Living habits of some species on the
bay also change, even the risk of decline in the number.
According to Nguyen Huyen Anh, Ha Long Bay is facing many
problems of growth and negative impacts on the environment
due to the number of local customers at some points. In this
context, sustainable development is seen as a strategic
principle and a key to securing long-term benefits.
Therefore, the Committee will strengthen measures to protect
the ecological environment and tourism environment; To study
the application of high technologies in environmental
protection suitable to the practical situation.
There are currently 505
cruise ships in Halong bay
with capacity of 21,500 seats. It is worth mentioning that
the number of ships has decreased 34 compared from the time
Ha Long City People's Committee took the function of state
management from the Department of Transport. However, due to
increased capacity of the ships, the number of tourists to Halong kept increasing. Although all vessels have installed
a water separator system, equipped with waste collection
systems but can not avoid causing environmental pollution
during operation.
Therefore, in order to develop the sustainable
tourism of Ha
Long Bay, it is necessary to raise awareness and culture of
behavior for ship owners, captains and crewmen. Resolutely
stop all cruise ships that fail to meet the requirements of
safety and environment; deployment of comment boxes in the
port area, set up a common telephone hotline for all units,
functional forces.
To limit the pressure from the rapid increase in tourist
arrivals, in the coming time, the Board will coordinate the
survey and assessment of visitors' needs to expand the
tourist space, build green tourism products, diversify
tourism products, increase the choices and the experience
for visitors, regulate evenly guests on the bay. In
particular, pay special attention to sustainable tourism
products, specifically tourism products for Ha Long Bay.
Beside the traditional tourism products, the bay also has
other attractive services of sea tourism, such as kayak,
rowing boat, visit exhibition of archaeological items in
Tien Ong cave, experience
Luon tunnel cave, visit
Cua Van
Floating Culture Center, experience a day as a fisherman,
visit the pearl farming and processing zone, sustainable
aquaculture in Vung Vieng, enjoy peaceful night on the
bay...
New tourism products have been created to improve the
quality, to exploit in depth, distribute and reduce the
pressure on other points of visit, especially in the core
zone of heritage. Pham Dinh Huynh, Standing Deputy Head of
Ha Long Bay Management Board, said: "We have reported to the
provincial People's Committee plans to open three more
routes to visit Ha Long Bay is routes 6, 7 and 8. In fact
these routes are separated from Route 4 that goes to Hang
Co, Thay, and
Cong Do grottoes. Cap La,
Vong Vieng, Hon Xep
park.
For a number of scenic spots, offshore will prioritize
international class services to provide visitors with better
quality experiences. There are currently two companies
applying for a high-quality service. In the coming time,
Halong Bay will give priority to branded travel agencies.
Another measure to reduce the load is to accelerate the
investment progress, upgrade the infrastructure of the
points of potential to serve visitors, reduce the load for
the traditional points, but not break the original landscape
of heritage. Currently, 89% of the entrance fees to Ha Long
Bay have been alloted to the Ha Long City People's Committee
to implement Ha Long Bay development goals, including
restoration, renovation and ODA related to the environmental
protection. With funding left Ha Long City has invested in
the management and preservation of heritage, develop more
auxiliary products, improve the environment. 
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