Relieve the thirst for accommodation for the peak tourist season at the end of the year
In recent months, the Northern tourism market has witnessed a strong recovery, especially for family visitors, MICE visitors and international visitors to Vietnam traveling by charter. According to the Quang Ninh Department of Tourism, in the first 10 months of 2025, the whole province welcomed more than 18.43 million visitors, an increase of 21% over the same period.
Van Don alone is estimated to reach nearly 2 million visitors, far exceeding the set target. The sharp increase in the number of tourists is putting great pressure on the accommodation system, especially in the 5-star segment that is still lacking in this area.
Therefore, the operation of Crystal Holidays Harbour Van Don phase 1 ( towers A and B) is considered "right time", contributing to reducing supply pressure on the tourism market during the peak season at the end of the year, affirming the project's driving role in the tourism - service development strategy of Quang Ninh in general and Van Don Special Zone in particular.
Nearly 1,000 international standard accommodation rooms operated by Centara hotels & Resorts, along with a synchronous service and utility system such as a 300-seat cruise terminal, international conference center, entertainment center, shopping and cuisine, night market... will significantly improve the capacity of tourism infrastructure during the peak season and bring many quality service options to tourists.
Activating the tourism market in Van Don Special Zone
The project was launched at a time when the Van Don tourism market is changing strongly thanks to the complete infrastructure system and the diversification of tourism products.
Van Don International Airport, the coastal expressway and Ao Tien high-end port create a rare connection axis between air - road - sea, opening up favorable conditions to form inter-regional experience routes and attract international visitors from Northeast Asia and China via charter flights. This is also the premise for Van Don to gradually transform from a potential destination to an island tourism center capable of welcoming visitors all year round.
In that context, the appearance of a 5-star resort complex with large-scale service capacity becomes an important driving force, helping Van Don increase competitiveness, while "activating" the tourism - service market of Van Don Special Zone in the future.
The experience space for tourists in Van Don is also constantly expanded and upgraded. With the cruise port connecting Ao Tien port, international conference center, food streets - shopping centers, shopping and entertainment areas right next to the shore of Bai Tu Long Bay with festival activities, events all year round will be the attraction to keep tourists longer in Van Don instead of just sightseeing - short-term rest as before. When accommodation, gatherings, entertainment and island discovery activities are seamlessly connected, Van Don will gradually change from a "landscape destination" to an "experience destination" - a tourism model that is dominating with high-spending tourists.
At the same time, the local service ecosystem is also activated in both breadth and depth. Operating a large-scale tourism complex will promote sectors such as F&B, transportation, trade, sea tours, event services and local products. This creates a direct supply chain: more service businesses participate in the market, new jobs are created, local product groups have more opportunities to reach tourists according to higher standards.
Notably, the new project also helps reshape the movement of tourists in the area. The location directly connects Ao Tien port and Van Don international airport, allowing the formation of new experience routes such as cruise - resort - MICE - sea and islands in a closed journey.
Located on two sea sides, facing Bai Tu Long Bay, with access to cruise routes to Quan Lan, Co To, Ngoc Vung... the project becomes a strategic stop in the series of island and sea experiences, creating conditions to form attractive inter-regional travel itineraries, connecting urban areas - airports - seaports - the ecosystem of experiences along the bay.
With international scale, quality and positioning, Crystal Holidays Harbour Van Don will become a point connecting Van Don with neighboring economic - tourism centers. From the "old Ly-age port" to the "moderate yacht" will be an inevitable transformation of the heritage land, extending the development journey from culture - history to modern tourism economy, opening up a future of extensive regional and international linkages for the entire Northeast region.
Thanks to these factors, the project not only increases the choice of accommodation services for tourists, but also turns this place from an island area rich in resources into a "new resort center" with the richest experience ecosystem in the country. This is the biggest trigger - where the project becomes the core to promote the tourism market of Van Don Special Zone to develop more strongly, diversely and sustainably.
