The Bahamian-flagged luxury cruise ship Resorts World One with over 1,700 foreign travelers on board arrived at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang City, central Vietnam on Wednesday, news site Vietnamplus reported.

The cruise ship, operated by Saigontourist Travel Service Co. Ltd.’s branch in Da Nang, brought tourists from the UK, the U.S., France, Canada, and Malaysia, among others to the central coastal city. 

They later visited popular destinations in Da Nang, including Ba Na Hills, Son Tra Peninsula, Linh Ung Pagoda, Ngu Hanh Son Landscape, and the Museum of Cham Sculpture.

They also came to Quang Nam Province, a neighbor of Da Nang, to admire the UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town and My Son Sanctuary.

The Da Nang Department of Tourism has written to relevant agencies, asking them to ensure security and safety for the visitors during their stay in the city.

Da Nang welcomed more than 5.8 million tourists in the January-September period this year, a 2.1-fold increase year on year.

Of the total, there were 1.6 million international travelers, 5.9 times higher than the figure recorded in the same period last year.

The city earned some VND17.3 trillion (US$712 million) in tourism revenue in the nine-month period, up 38.3 percent.

To attract more tourists, Da Nang has boosted tourism promotion activities in potential markets, such as India and South Korea, and improved service quality by installing a QR Code system at tourist sites and its airport to survey visitors’ satisfaction.

The city expects to welcome an additional 11 cruise ships with a total of over 10,000 travelers and crew members in the rest of the year, raising the number of cruise ships visiting the city this year to 30 with some 30,000 tourists and crew members on board in total, according to Cong An Nhan Dan (People's Police) newspaper.

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