'The price for the title of world wonders no high' - Cruises in Halong bay

Talking to VnExpress 11.12 pm, Mr. Nguyen Van Tinh, Director of International Cooperation (Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism) states, if compared with other programs to promote tourism, the promotion of Cruises in Halong bay not expensive.

- He feels what is known as HaLong Bay made the preliminary list of seven wonders of the natural world?
- Actually I could not sleep that night waiting for the message. It was not until nearly 2 am 12/11, I received the letter from Mr. Bernard Weber, the president of Ha Long NewOpenWorld that is the world's natural wonders in the preliminary vote counting results of this organization. I am excited and proud, felt very relieved after four years of effort. We have achieved the goal to Cruises in Halong bay to become the world's natural wonders new.
- This is not the end result, why he believes Ha Long Bay win?
- I believe 100% of Ha Long is the new natural wonders of the world. New Open World Organization of the inventory is the number of votes through the Internet and telephone. But they want a fair result for everyone worldwide recognition it has hired an independent auditing company check this result. They do that in case of error is famous No. 8 will be replaced.
But for Ha Long, I think no matter what. Just over a month to launch the phone message, we had 24,090,000 voting messages, very impressive numbers. Initially we estimate that only about 5 million messages, because officials at the Ministry of Information and Communications, said the poll campaign in the country often reach around one million. This is the effort of all the people of Vietnam and abroad, of all international friends.
- With more than 24 million messages, Vietnam has more than 15 billion, along with the costs of organizing the event, what he thought about the price we pay for the title of the new wonders of the world?
- Organize NewOpenWorld not specified how much each person was sent the message, each message is worth 630 copper telecommunications industry, 30 state tax money for the remaining 600 are divided by the same organization NewOpenWorld. So if more people vote, the organization that is efficient and economic assessment of the election awareness. If the Internet is only elected for a one-time email, other organizations can send control and feedback.
Ha Long Bay is the destination of many tourists to Vietnam. Photo: Yellow.I think not pay high prices, we must consider the movement as vote for Ha Long tourism promotion. Government each year to promote tourism investment is 50 billion VND (equivalent to USD 2.5 million). Compared with other countries is too small, like $ 80 million investment in Malaysia, Thailand 70 million, and nearly 60 million Singapore dollars and we only USD 2.5 million for all promotion and abroad.
Since 2008, the government allows advertising on media such as CNN International, BBC, each losing about $ 160,000, recently lost $ 200,000, equivalent to four billion ads in just a certain program. If compared to other programs to promote the tourism advertising last time Ha Long Bay inexpensive. We want to build a brand associated with the Ha Long Bay Vietnam's tourism, if you have not yet considered to Ha Long in Vietnam.
- After Halong Bay achieved the title of world's natural wonders new, Vietnam will have an opportunity like?
- Opportunity of Ha Long was 4 years from now, visitors to Ha Long on the rise. I think advertising has brought efficiency and tourism in Vietnam and Cruises in Halong has grown in recent years is very good, 10-15% annual increase foreign visitors to Vietnam, 15-20% increase in visitors of water.
- Visitors to Ha Long is not satisfied because of "tight guillotine," environmental pollution in the bay, to what is needed solutions to enhance the image of the new wonders of the world?
- Not only in Ha Long, but many places have the status of "tight guillotine" guests, cleaning is not guaranteed. Minister we are very sad to receive the letter of international tourists complain that here and there bears, monkeys locked up, they see it as a barbaric act. But now the province of Quang Ninh has deleted the situation bears, I believe leaders of Quang Ninh will improve accountability for cultural tourism.
Place the two times we have been recognized world heritage and today is recognized organizations NewOpenWorld natural wonders of the New World. The first thing we ask the world to protect the wonders of sustainability, becomes the heritage of not only Vietnam but also of the world. Not only angle that the local state has a sense of responsibility, Cruises in Halong Now people should be aware preserve and promote the heritage values ​​of the blessed.