Vietnam aims to welcome 25-28 million international visitors in 2025

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Decision 509 on June 13, approving the Tourism System Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045.

According to the plan, by 2025, Vietnam will become an attractive destination with a high tourism development capacity globally. By 2030, tourism will truly become a spearhead economic sector, developing in the direction of green growth; and becoming a leading destination with top development capacity worldwide.

Specifically, by 2025, Vietnam aims to welcome 25-28 million international visitors; and 130 million domestic visitors, maintaining a domestic visitor growth rate of 8-9% per year. By 2030, the goal is to attract 35 million international visitors, with a growth rate of 13-15% per year, and 160 million domestic visitors, with a domestic visitor growth rate of 4-5% per year.

Regarding economic efficiency, by 2025, the tourism industry is expected to contribute directly 8-9% to GDP and achieve 13-14% of GDP by 2030.

By 2045, tourism will affirm its role as a driving force of the economy. Vietnam will become a prominent global destination, among the top tourism-developed countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The tourism industry aims to welcome 70 million international visitors, generating a total revenue of about 7.3 billion VND, contributing 17-18% to GDP.

To achieve these goals, the plan outlines specific tasks for each market. For the domestic market in the 2021-2025 period, it will continue to maintain and develop, and from 2026-2030, it will exploit high-spending market segments, long-stay tourists, and new markets such as golf tourism, sports tourism, and adventure tourism.

For the international market, in the 2021-2025 period, Vietnam prioritizes the recovery of traditional markets, while also attracting emerging markets such as India and Middle Eastern countries.

From 2026-2030, Vietnam will maintain and expand the scale of traditional markets, including Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, Russia and Eastern Europe, and Oceania; while diversifying markets, shifting towards increasing the market share of high-spending tourists.

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