Although it is summer, Quang Ninh tourism is “frozen” due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic. Ha Long international passenger ship port these days seems to be more crowded, because hundreds of ships are anchored at the same time. The scenery is beautiful but gloomy because all the ships are lying on the shore. From May 6, due to the extremely complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, Quang Ninh province has suspended all sightseeing and tourism activities at tourist sites, tourist attractions, relics and scenic spots on the island. locality. Ha Long Bay has about 500 cruise ships operating, but now from ships serving day visitors to overnight cruises worth hundreds of billions of dollars, all are subject to dormant anchorage at the wharf. No longer crowded with tourists, the harbor is deserted. It is estimated that before the pandemic, there were peak days when Ha Long Bay welcomed nearly 20,000 visitors. Many weekends in the summer of last year, the number of visitors has also recovered. Bai Chay tourist area is equally deserted. Along with tightening 5K, Quang Ninh has also asked to stop many non-essential services, making the streets even more deserted. While a number of large hotels have chosen to temporarily close at the beginning of the year, many small and medium hotels are still operating in moderation. “The travel stop is necessary to prevent the epidemic, we also have to adapt by letting employees take a break, then selling online,” said the owner of a restaurant. At the weekend, people came to Bai Chay beach to admire the scenery, some people still went to the beach to swim despite the regulations to suspend beach activities, not to gather crowds on the beach, and the loudspeakers continuously warned. The border of the sea is mainly local people going to exercise, complying with wearing masks to prevent epidemics. At Tuan Chau Tourist Area, the port area to welcome guests is also no longer a shadow of ships coming in and out. Previously, after the outbreak of the epidemic in early 2021, from about March, tourism activities in Quang Ninh returned, but the number of visitors was not large. Many ships in a state of “not being able to restart yet were lying ashore”. “The ship doesn’t go to sea but still has to maintain maintenance and lookout personnel, the bank debt also keeps increasing,” a ship owner lamented. Tens of thousands of direct and indirect workers in the tourism industry in Quang Ninh are also having to quit, relax, and struggle to wait for the end of the epidemic.

Looking after the island, the lucky couple receives 2.7 billion VND per year Many people must have dreamed of having a job that ‘makes money just for fun’. Now, that dream will come true when a wealthy family makes a job announcement. The wealthy family is looking for a couple to look after their own island in the Bahamas and promise to pay between $100,000 and $120,000 a year. The rich family calls the person they plan to hire a ‘domestic travel couple’, because their mission is to live in expensive homes in Naples, Florida and the Bahamas, and on duty. oversee 3 areas. Caregivers can use the family’s private jet to travel between areas. However, the land in the Bahamas alone consists of four houses with four bedrooms in each house, so cleaning, arranging and managing is no small task. Wealthy families often spend a lot of time in the Bahamas, but in the near future they will balance between the three areas. Depending on the candidate’s experience, the family will pay commensurately. The selected couple also receive benefits on health care, dental care, and private cars. They only work Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. On weekends, the couple has plenty of time to rest and relax by participating in some of the best water sports in the world, or enjoying nature, basking in the sun, watching look at palm-fringed beaches. Lucy Challenger, founder of ‘Polo & Tweed’, says this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity. Lucy Challenger said: “We received a lot of interest when we started posting about this. We are still waiting for couples to submit CVs.” Before that, a young man named Ben Southall, living in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, was lucky to get a job to look after the island around the Great Barrier Reef, Australia with a salary of 2.6 billion VND for 6 months and many other offers. Ben Southall’s job was then dubbed ‘the best in the world’, when every day he just looked after, explored the islands in the coral reef, recorded information. Ben Southall likens his job to a beach vacation. The man landed his dream job after winning over 35,000 applicants who applied for the position.

“We are looking for a local, experienced couple to manage the house long-term. The chosen one will be provided with accommodation, healthcare, dental services, a car.” Luxury Launches extract the request from the family. A corner of the Bahamas seen from above. Photo: Luxury Launches. Their main job is to clean the house, bathroom, surrounding areas… In addition, the couple is also responsible for taking care of the property in the house and keeping them clean. The land the couple manages includes estates in the Bahamas and Florida (USA). In the Bahamas, they will manage 4 houses with 4 bedrooms (each). Meanwhile, the estate in Florida has 3 houses with 9 bathrooms. The pair will travel between the two points by private jet. Working day lasts from Monday to Friday. Working time is from 8-17h/day. Some weekends overtime will be charged overtime. Swimming with pigs is an interesting experience in the Bahamas. Photo: PRI. In the absence of overtime, the couple can enjoy a relaxing weekend by the beautiful shores of the Bahamas. The experience of swimming with pigs in the Exumas Sea is quite interesting. In addition, this is also the best area in the world for water sports or diving… Recruitment agency Polo & Tweed calls it a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”. Applicants should have a valid driver’s license and the legal right to work in the US. The Bahamas is a Caribbean country. This is an island nation with 700 small islands. The Bahamas is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of the United States (closest point is Florida), north of Cuba, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom).

Where there is promotion and discount policy, the number of tourists, where there is no one, is a reality in this tourist land. At Hon Gai international passenger ship port, the cruise ship fleet was anchored dormant, with no sign of returning to operation. The port is considered to be large and qualified, but the number of statues of ships is anchored tightly because there are no passengers. To reduce costs, many boat owners share money to hire a custodian. Better yet, Tuan Chau international cruise ship port today welcomed nearly 100 tourists, mainly Hanoi and neighboring provinces. Here, from 9am to the beginning of the afternoon, a number of families and groups of tourists come to the port and buy tickets to arrange a graft boat trip. Only a few cruise ships depart for tourists to visit lines 1 and 2. According to the management board of Ha Long Bay, since March 6 when Quang Ninh’s tourist attractions are active again, the peak day also only about 500 guests, on weekdays it is about 100 guests. Revenue from the sale of travel tickets to Ha Long Bay since the beginning of the year has not reached 3 billion VND. Due to the small number of passengers, most boat owners choose to leave the boat at the pier because it is very costly to operate a ship. On the other hand, the number of service staff on board had previously resigned and changed jobs, so it was difficult to call back to work. Human resources serving on board are currently also a difficult problem for Quang Ninh tourism. Also in Sun Park, although in the time of preferential prices, but on the weekends, visitors are just accompanying their families here to have fun. Some shops in the old town area are also scrambling to clean up for resale. “My restaurant has just reopened for a few days, even a large restaurant like this but only has 4 staff working to reduce costs, from morning until now my restaurant has only 1 guest table”, Ms. Nguyen Thi Duong (owner of Hai Duong restaurant, Vuon Dao street) said boredly. According to the director of the Department of Tourism of Quang Ninh Pham Ngoc Thuy, since the outbreak of Covid-19 has resurfaced, most tourists have a psychology of fear so they are still not assured to travel. With this mentality, instead of choosing Quang Ninh, tourists change direction. “Travel companies need to have combo packages, reduce prices to the level where people can spend the cost to visit, also from here, must rebuild demand stimulus programs, step by step influencing psychology for everyone to visit. people know that Quang Ninh is now a safe destination, “said Thuy. Some pictures at tourist spots in Ha Long city “. Hon Gai international passenger ship port is no longer bustling The waiting area in the station was sprawled with a few people The cruise ship is anchored in the wharf area No more crowded tourists on board Most boat owners choose to moor because operating a ship takes a lot of money Many ship owners share money to hire 1 ship keeper Tuan Chau international cruise ship port terminal has a similar fate Visitors take the grafted train to have enough seats on 1 train Strabismus visitors to the Sun Park on weekends People are still getting their temperature before entering the play area People clean up the shop to prepare to welcome guests The restaurant staff at Vuon Dao Street played all day because there were no customers