A new future awaits Bai Tu Long Bay with new selective products and services
Tourism blossoming in Bai Tu Long Bay first started in 2010 when the locals responded to the province’s call to extend the stay of tourists. Many unique activities, such as cycling in Ban Sen island commune, cooking in the local area, or sightseeing in Quan Lan island and other experiences, are rated relatively well by tourists.
However, there were new regulations about allowing tourists to visit the Halong Bay area a few years before, permitting businesses and tourists to follow the fixed routes solely. For the time being, visiting Bai Tu Long Bay is no longer a hustle anymore, yet seldom do we see any common tour routes here than the famous nearby bay.
What are the struggles?
There have been various tourism services here such as daytime sightseeing, staying overnight on a boat, and camping on an island,… Regardless, there needs to be a synchronous working process to solve this problem when developing a new product. The tourism businesses, when organizing a tourism product, will include routes linked to experience areas such as caves, kayaking areas, or other services, to give visitors unique experiences in one area.
The functions and tasks of the parties to specifically enhance tourism services need more attention.
Based on that, the functions and tasks of the parties to specifically complete them, such as: What does the Department of Transport do, what do localities do, and what opportunities do businesses have to combine with locals to create experiential products? Only then that Bai Tu Long Bay will base a very specific plan to perfect tourism activities.
Development perspective from local businesses
When asked about tourism product exploitation activities in Bai Tu Long could be any different from Ha Long Bay, the local businesses provide generous specifications on the matter.
As Ha Long Bay is a World Heritage site, it is subject to strict regulations to protect the integrity of the heritage. In addition, it is very difficult to diversify products and services here than in Bai Tu Long Bay. Besides traveling on cruises, cultural elements are crucial to add to the tour description.
To supplement arguments for this issue, in addition to tourism enhancing the well-known bays in the area, Van Don Trading Port is a location that has connections to the world dating from the mid-12th-18th century. In the process of promoting the land, investing in researching the activities of ancient trading ports, including through ancient countries is essential.
If there are effective measures to exploit services at Van Don port, it will bring many clear results
Through centuries-old stories, documents, and cultural data of that time, tourism departments and businesses could create spaces and facilities to enhance various styles of exploration. The identity of Van Don commercial port, creating products for visitors to experience differently and attractively.
With that being said, Bai Tu Long Bay has a great source of primeval forest areas, with appropriate promoting research, tourism businesses can create products associated with experiences in the National Park. Bai Tu Long Bay area also has many beaches and various islands, which is necessary to organize and create more favorable conditions for businesses to invest in facilities here and quickly develop services.
It is necessary to organize and create more favorable conditions for businesses to invest in facilities
With the mentioned suggestions, Bai Tu Long Bay in the upcoming time shall have a diverse tourism spectrum that tourists can explore further, other than roaming simply in the Ha Long Bay area. The utmost requirement is waiting for the province and government to organize and coordinate with businesses to build a truly transparent strategy.
