Founded in 1997, the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club at present has 30 official members. Vietnam alone has three bays in the club, including the Halong Bay of Quang Ninh Province, Nha Trang Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa and Lang Co Bay in central province of Thua Thien Hue. The club plans to admit 4 new members at the upcoming conference.

According to Halong Bay management board, the hosting of the event, which coincides with the 2010 Halong Tourism Festival will be an opportunity to promote the voting campaign of Halong Bay as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world.