11:08, 30/08/2013

Vietnam strives for VND200,000b from sea tourism till 2020

Vietnam strives for VND200,000 billion (equal to USD10 billion) from sea tourism till 2020, according to the project “Developing sea, island and coast tourism till 2020” just ratified by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 15...

Vietnam strives for VND200,000 billion (equal to USD10 billion) from sea tourism till 2020, according to the project “Developing sea, island and coast tourism till 2020” just ratified by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on August 15.

Dai Lanh Sea, Khanh Hoa Province
Dai Lanh Sea, Khanh Hoa Province

Specifically, the country needs to form up six sea tourism regions of international strature and high competitiveness, namely Ha Long - Bai Tu Long - Cat Ba, Lang Co-Canh Duong, Hoi An- Cu Lao Cham, Nha Trang-Cam Ranh, Phan Thiet-Mui Ne and Phu Quoc. Some tourist ports will be set up and put into intial operation such as Ha Long, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc. The country also targets to get 22 million international tourists and 58 million domestic ones.

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