In the first quarter of this year, Guangdong province’s Pearl River Delta received more than 10,000 cruise tourists, an increase of 300% year-on-year. Occupying the low-lying areas of the Pearl River estuary, the Pearl River Delta connects to a handful of key cities including Hong Kong and Macau.
The Guangdong government has set itself a target to transform and upgrade the province’s tourism infrastructure, seek new areas for tourism investment, and promote tourism in rural areas, as well as develop the cruise tourism industry.