Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision 509/QD-TTg dated June 13, 2024 approving the Tourism System Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2045.

More and more international tourists come to Vietnam to visit.  Photo: Minh Quyet/TTXVN

The overall goal of the Plan is that by 2025, Vietnam will become an attractive destination with high tourism development capacity in the world. By 2030, tourism will truly become a key economic sector, developing towards green growth; become a destination with the world's leading development capacity.

In 2025, strive to welcome 25 - 28 million international visitors

Specific goals, by 2025, strive to welcome 25 - 28 million international visitors; 130 million domestic visitors, maintaining a domestic tourist growth rate of 8 - 9%/year. By 2030, welcoming 35 million international visitors, growth rate from 13 - 15%/year; welcomed 160 million domestic visitors, with a growth rate of 4 - 5%/year.

Strive to directly contribute 8 - 9% to GDP by 2025; By 2030, the direct contribution will be 13 - 14% of GDP. Regarding the need for accommodation rooms, in 2025, there will be about 1.3 million rooms; By 2030, about 2 million rooms.

According to the Plan, by 2025, tourism will create about 6.3 million jobs, of which about 2.1 million are direct jobs; By 2030, about 10.5 million jobs will be created, of which about 3.5 million are direct jobs.

In terms of culture and society, tourism contributes to preserving and promoting cultural values, creating livelihoods for the community, and contributing to the successful implementation of national target programs; improve the intellectual and spiritual life of the people.

Regarding the environment, sustainable tourism development is associated with environmental protection; effectively respond to climate change. By 2030, 100% of tourist areas and destinations; Tourist accommodation establishments and other coastal service businesses do not use single-use plastic products and non-biodegradable plastic bags. Regarding security, defense, tourism contributes to affirming and protecting national territorial sovereignty, maintaining security, order and social safety.

By 2045, tourism will affirm its driving role in the economy; Outstanding global destination, among the top tourism developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Strive to welcome 70 million international visitors; Total revenue from tourists reached about 7,300 trillion VND; contributing 17 - 18% of GDP.

Recover and maintain the growth momentum of the domestic tourist market

Tam Chuc Pagoda, Ha Nam.

For the domestic market, according to the Plan, the period 2021 - 2025, restore and maintain the growth momentum of the domestic market. Period 2026 - 2030: Promote the exploitation of high-paying, long-stay market segments, new markets in golf tourism, sports tourism, and adventure tourism.

For the international market, in the period 2021 - 2025, restore traditional markets, combined with attracting emerging markets: India, Middle Eastern countries.

Period 2026 - 2030: Maintain and expand the scale of traditional markets: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, Russia and Eastern Europe, Oceania; diversify markets, moving towards increasing market share of customers with high paying ability.

Optimal exploitation of sea and island tourism resources

Thuong Chanh Beach, Phan Thiet city (Binh Thuan). Photo: Nguyen Thanh/TTXVN

Regarding product development orientation, according to the Plan, it will optimally exploit marine and island tourism resources to develop tourism products capable of competing with regional countries in terms of marine and ecological resorts. sea ​​and cruise tourism. Develop high-end beach resort centers with strong brands in the international market.

Promoting regional and regional cultural values ​​as a foundation for building tourism products associated with heritage, festivals, sightseeing and learning about lifestyle and cuisine; connecting Vietnamese heritage with countries in the region and the world; Effectively linking tourism with cultural industry.

Develop ecotourism products based on natural resources advantages, especially in world biosphere reserves, national parks, nature reserves and marine reserves; attach importance to the development of mangrove eco-tourism, garden ecology, cave, river and lake ecology.

Develop tourism products associated with central urban areas: Hanoi Capital, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Can Tho; specific urban areas, such as: Heritage urban areas of Hoi An (Quang Nam), Hue (Thua Thien - Hue); key urban areas for tourism development, such as: Sa Pa (Lao Cai), Ha Long (Quang Ninh), Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa), Da Lat (Lam Dong), Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan), Phu Quoc ( Kien Giang); Focus on linking tourism with cultural industry and developing the night economy.

In addition, develop new types of tourism in the direction of diversifying products in accordance with new market trends: tourism combining medical treatment, health care and aesthetics; agricultural and rural tourism; sports tourism, adventure sports; conference, seminar, and event tourism (MICE); educational tourism; yacht travel; industrial tourism.

Develop specific and outstanding tourism products by region; Forming typical regional tourism products and creating a regional tourism brand based on strengthening regional links.

Forming 08 driving regions for tourism development

Vietnam's tourism space development planning includes: 6 regions, 3 growth poles, 8 driving areas, 5 main tourism corridors, 11 tourism centers; Form a system of national tourist areas and potential locations to develop into national tourist areas.

Specifically, build and form 8 driving areas for tourism development to focus resources, maximize investment efficiency, spread and promote the benefits and values ​​of tourism.

By 2030, focus on forming 6 driving areas: Driving force area for tourism development Hanoi - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh - Ninh Binh: Promoting tourism development in the Red River Delta, more broadly, the whole region Northern region, connecting diverse and mutually complementary cultural and historical tourism products with marine tourism and world heritage.

Thanh Hoa - Nghe An - Ha Tinh tourism development driving force area: Create support in the direction of combining a variety of tourism products associated with ecology, world heritage, historical culture, beliefs with tourism coastal tourism, origin tourism, community tourism associated with ethnic minorities in mountainous areas.

The driving force area for tourism development is Quang Binh - Quang Tri - Thua Thien Hue - Da Nang - Quang Nam: Promoting tourism development in the North Central and Central Coast regions; connecting domestic and international world heritage sites, linking cultural tourism products with urban tourism and beach resorts.

Driving force area for tourism development Khanh Hoa - Lam Dong - Ninh Thuan - Binh Thuan: Promote tourism development on the basis of strengthening the connection between the North Central and Central Coast regions with the Central Highlands; diversifying products on the basis of connecting mountain resort tourism with sea resorts, delta culture with the gong cultural space of the Central Highlands.

Motivational area for tourism development Ho Chi Minh City - Ba Ria - Vung Tau: Promote tourism development in the entire Southeast region, linking tourism development with the Southern economic corridor.

Can Tho - Kien Giang - Ca Mau tourism development driving force area: Promote tourism development in the entire Mekong Delta region, linking tourism development with the coastal economic corridor of the economic corridor southern.

In the period after 2030, two driving areas will be formed: Lao Cai - Ha Giang tourism development driving force area: Promoting tourism development in the entire Northern Midlands and Mountains connecting with the tourist market tourism in Yunnan (China) and linking tourism development along the Kunming - Hanoi - Hai Phong economic corridor. Motivation area for tourism development Hoa Binh - Son La - Dien Bien: Promote tourism development for the Northwest sub-region of the Northern Midlands and Mountains, linking tourism development along the economic corridor East-West route along Highway 6.

Focus on key tourism markets and new markets

According to the Plan, priority will be given to support from the budget for market research activities, focusing on key tourism markets and new markets. Maintain market promotion activities for traditional international tourism markets.

Improve the effectiveness of research and market promotion activities in a professional and modern manner; Build a synchronous and complete national database system on the tourism market. Diversify and improve the quality of tourism products and services with local and regional characteristics. Develop entertainment products associated with the night-time economy and cultural industry, focusing on tourist centers.

According to the Plan, standards will be developed and standardization of tourism human resources will be implemented; Announce and implement school standards to improve tourism training and fostering capacity to gradually integrate vocational standards in the region. Strengthen cooperation and association with reputable domestic and international training institutions, between training institutions and tourism businesses to develop tourism human resources, meeting the training needs of businesses. . Diverse forms of training: Formal training and vocational training; additional training, short-term training; Focus on training to supplement new knowledge and skills and enhance training at businesses and for communities participating in tourism business. Upgrade facilities, equipment, training programs, teaching staff, textbooks and teaching materials for tourism training establishments.

Source: PV/baohanam.com.vn