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The devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi is still a
haunting experience for many people and businesses.
According to the general assessment of the tourism
industry, just a preliminary assessment of the damage
has produced frightening results.
In particular, the tourist accommodation sector suffered
damages from small-scale establishments, motels to 4-5
star luxury hotels and resorts. The largest damage was
probably in Halong City when the accommodation
establishments on shore suffered damage related to
broken glass, broken roof tiles of villas, collapsed by
wind, damaged ceilings, damaged furniture in the rooms,
reception areas, restaurants, bars, and auxiliary areas.
Along with that were broken trees, lamp posts in the
premises, and damage to the electrical system, air
conditioning, water, etc.
The restaurants, shops, shopping centers, businesses,
souvenir shops, many of which mainly use steel frames,
corrugated iron roofs, and simple materials, all
collapsed, were blown away, broken, severely damaged,
and many were even completely damaged. Some key tourist
attractions such as: Quang Ninh Museum, Planning Palace,
Provincial Fair and Exhibition, Sunworld entertainment
area, Tuan Chau tourist area... suffered heavy damage to
facilities...
Tourism service and management facilities on Halong Bay
are also in a similar situation. According to the unit's
statistics, most of the management and operation points
on the bay of the Halong Bay Management Board have had
their roofs blown off, damaged, or sunk. The Cua Van
Floating Cultural Center was severely damaged, and 15
preserved raft houses at Cua Van were completely
submerged. The stone railing of the wharf leading to
Thien Cung Cave was broken. Many equipment, machinery,
signs, and regulation boards were broken. Ornamental
plants at tourist attractions on Halong Bay were almost
completely broken.
Property of people and businesses at boat rowing and
kayaking service points in the areas of Ba Hang, Cong
Do, Cua Van, Hang Luon, Vung Vieng on Halong Bay was
severely damaged. The system of tourist ports was more
or less damaged. In particular, Tuan Chau International
Passenger Port had its roof damaged. The offices and
reception areas of businesses at the port were all
damaged. Halong International Passenger Port had the
entire pontoon of wharf No. 3 washed away, and 2
pontoons of wharf No. 2 sank. Businesses and tourist
boat owners continued to be devastated after the storm
when up to 27 tourist boats and 4 cargo boats sank, some
boats were slightly damaged.
Along with Halong, other localities also recorded
significant damage to tourism service infrastructure,
green landscape systems that create beauty for
destinations in the area. For example, at Quang Ninh
Gate Tourist Area (Dong Trieu Town) with an area of ??20
hectares, including entertainment systems, resorts...
located along the Vang Chua River.
The damage to tourism after Typhoon Yagi is difficult to
measure, especially when tourism businesses have not yet
fully recovered after the Covid-19 pandemic has passed.
Recovery will also be a long-term story, but with a
solid foundation and strong spirit of the tourism
industry that has developed over a long period of time
in Quang Ninh, we have hope for a revival and a chance
for a spectacular recovery in the near future.
As of September 13, the province has 11/12 districts,
towns, and cities with recognized tourist areas and
spots ready to welcome visitors again after quickly
cleaning. Among them, the two tourist areas of Binh Lieu
and Co To have both overcome the storm's impact and
welcomed visitors. 67/87 tourist spots are ready to
welcome visitors again.
Halong City has 39 4-5 star hotels with 8,572 rooms, of
which 5,196 rooms are ready to welcome guests
(accounting for 60% of the total number of rooms). There
are 36 hotels that are both under repair and welcoming
guests (accounting for 85%). The 1-3 star tourist
accommodation sector that meets standards is still ready
to welcome guests with about 580 hotels, including 8,540
rooms.
In addition, the system of large, solid restaurants in
Bai Chay and Hon Gai areas are still operating normally.
Many souvenir shops and tourist service establishments
are ready to reopen; many cafes and night eateries are
operating normally.
In localities such as Mong Cai, Hai Ha, Uong Bi, 100% of
accommodation facilities are ready to welcome guests;
30% of accommodation facilities with 60% of the total
number of rooms in Co To district are ready to welcome
guests; some onshore facilities in Van Don are also
ready to serve...
This shows the great efforts of localities, businesses
and individuals participating in tourism business in the
area. For example, Legacy Yen Tu, although affected by
flooding due to rising stream water, broken trees,
prolonged power, water and telecommunication outages,
has quickly overcome the situation to be able to welcome
guests during and immediately after the storm.
Businesses such as Halong Pearl Joint Stock Company also
temporarily put aside worries about pearl farms in the
bay being destroyed, urgently cleaned up and repaired 2
showrooms, pearl farming and pearl experience shops
whose roofs were blown off and glass doors broken by the
storm, to be able to welcome guests after 3 days of the
storm.
Even Van Don International Airport and the two
international passenger ports of Tuan Chau and Halong,
which were more or less damaged, were soon put back into
operation. Cruise ships quickly repaired their
facilities, ready to operate 315/359 ships at both
ports, accounting for 88%, including sightseeing ships,
restaurant ships, and overnight ships.
Although not all, some destinations on the Halong Bay
tour were also quickly checked to be ready to welcome
guests, including sightseeing spots and overnight
accommodations on the bay. And from September 13, cruise
ships were ordered to continue taking visitors to visit
and stay overnight on Halong Bay...
It is easy to see that tourism activities in Quang Ninh
have recovered quickly after Typhoon Yagi. However, the
assessment also shows that the impact of Typhoon No. 3
will lead to a weakening of the financial capacity of
enterprises at different levels, affecting many aspects
of the province, affecting the jobs and income of
thousands of workers.
Therefore, supporting tourism businesses and workers to
recover strongly in the coming time requires practical
attention, consensus and joint efforts of the province
and responsible agencies as well as efforts of each
establishment, unit and tourism business in the area.
The support is not only for a moment, in the short term,
but it is necessary to have a roadmap and long-term
solutions so that tourism businesses have a foundation
to ensure truly sustainable development...
Halong Bay is the most well-known tourist
destinations in Vietnam and
cruise Halong
bay is a must for all visitors. With its majestic
seascape, stunning limestone mountains, and especially
the beautiful islands in the bay.
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