On November 2, the Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee issued the Plan to implement the Master Plan for the tourism system for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 in the province.
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| International visitors arriving in Khanh Hoa. |
The Plan sets the goal: Organize the synchronous and effective implementation of the Master Plan for the tourism system for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045, driving Khanh Hoa's tourism to achieve breakthrough development and truly become a spearhead economic sector of the province. Develop Khanh Hoa into a national and international-scale sea and island tourism center, growing rapidly in both scale and pace toward green, circular, and sustainable development.
Specific targets by 2030: Khanh Hoa continues to affirm its position as 1 of the country's 10 key tourism centers. The province will focus on completing and developing areas with the potential to become national tourist areas, including Cam Ranh Bay, Van Phong Bay, and Ninh Chu. At the same time, the province strives to achieve and exceed the tourism development targets set out in the Provincial Master Plan, contributing to the successful attainment of the country's tourism development goals. In parallel with growth, Khanh Hoa emphasizes environmental protection, striving by 2030 to have 100% of coastal tourist accommodation establishments, tourist areas, and tourist attractions implement a roadmap to eliminate single-use plastic products.
According to the plan (appendix), by 2026, the province aims to welcome 21.7 million visitor arrivals, including 9.2 million international arrivals. Total tourism revenue is projected to reach 80.2 trillion VND, with 70.5 thousand accommodation rooms. By 2030, the number of visitors will rise to 33 million, including 15 million international visitors and 18 million domestic visitors; revenue will reach 200 trillion VND, the number of accommodation rooms will reach 100 thousand, and the tourism industry will generate jobs for about 300 thousand workers; all coastal accommodation establishments, tourist areas, and tourist attractions must implement the roadmap to eliminate single-use plastic products.
To achieve the aforementioned targets, the province will invest in synchronous, modern infrastructure for national tourist areas, key tourist spots, and potential destinations. The transport system connecting tourist areas with Cam Ranh International Airport, tourist seaports, expressways, and railways will be upgraded. Regarding products, the province will develop high-end sea and island tourism, eco-resorts, heritage tourism, and the night-time economy. The province will also expand MICE, healthcare, community-based tourism, and marine adventure sports. Promotion activities will target Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, India, and the Middle East; while effectively exploiting the domestic market.
Along with that, the province will build a smart tourism ecosystem and a digital tourism map. The Khanh Hoa tourism database will complete digitization and connect to the national database before 2028. Tourism human resources will be standardized according to ASEAN occupational standards, linked to high-quality human resource training and close ties between educational institutions and businesses. Regarding the environment, the province will implement the Green Tourism Criteria and complete waste and wastewater treatment systems at tourist areas and attractions. The province will also develop solutions to adapt to climate change and sea level rise.
In the 2026 - 2030 period, the province will prepare dossiers requesting recognition as national tourist areas for eligible areas. The plan requires tourism development to be associated with ensuring national defense and security in border, sea, and island areas. The province will use public investment as a driving force to activate social resources, especially capital from the private sector.
The Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to serve as the standing agency, taking the lead in urging and inspecting the implementation of the plan; departments, sectors, localities, and tourism enterprises will coordinate the implementation.
XUAN THANH
