Tourism to become a spearhead economic sector in key northern economic region
According to a recently approved master plan on developing culture, family, sports and tourism in the key northern economic area by 2025, Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh will become cultural, sport and tourism centres of the country.
The Prime Minister approved a master plan on developing culture, family, sports and tourism in the key northern economic region – including Hanoi, Hai Phong city, and the provinces of Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Quang Ninh by 2025.
According to the plan, tourism in the key northern economic region will be a spearhead economic sector.
The region will be developed into a leading tourism centre in the country with various highly competitive products, reinforcing the national cultural identity.
Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh will become cultural, sport and tourism centres of the country, promoting the region’s development and its connection with others nationwide and with international counterparts.
The plan aims to construct and upgrade cultural and sporting centres, residential quarters, new urban areas with high-standards, and industrials parks and export processing zones with leisure centres for children.
The region will also intensify promotion activities in domestic and foreign markets while developing specific tourism products such as cultural and spiritual tourism and sea and island-based tourism.
The master plan focuses on preserving and upholding tangible and intangible cultural heritage values, and embellishing and upgrading regional relic sites. Movements to build new-style rural area and modern urban areas will also be promoted.
By 2025, the region aims to receive about 9 million international tourist arrivals, serving more than 26 million domestic tourists, the total of tourism income will gain approximately 170 trillion VND, creating about 350,000 direct employees.
The plan targets the strengthened development of a number of national tourist sites including the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture and Tourism Village, Ba Vi-Suoi Hai, Huong Pagoda and Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi; Tam Dao in Vinh Phuc; Con Son-Kiep Bac in Hai Duong, Cat Ba and Do Son in Hai Phong, Ha Long, Van Don, Tra Co and Yen Tu in Quang Ninh; and Pho Hien in Hung Yen.
According to the plan, tourism in the key northern economic region will be a spearhead economic sector.
The region will be developed into a leading tourism centre in the country with various highly competitive products, reinforcing the national cultural identity.
Hanoi, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh will become cultural, sport and tourism centres of the country, promoting the region’s development and its connection with others nationwide and with international counterparts.
The plan aims to construct and upgrade cultural and sporting centres, residential quarters, new urban areas with high-standards, and industrials parks and export processing zones with leisure centres for children.
The region will also intensify promotion activities in domestic and foreign markets while developing specific tourism products such as cultural and spiritual tourism and sea and island-based tourism.
The master plan focuses on preserving and upholding tangible and intangible cultural heritage values, and embellishing and upgrading regional relic sites. Movements to build new-style rural area and modern urban areas will also be promoted.
The opening ceremony of Huong Pagoda festival 2014
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The plan targets the strengthened development of a number of national tourist sites including the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture and Tourism Village, Ba Vi-Suoi Hai, Huong Pagoda and Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi; Tam Dao in Vinh Phuc; Con Son-Kiep Bac in Hai Duong, Cat Ba and Do Son in Hai Phong, Ha Long, Van Don, Tra Co and Yen Tu in Quang Ninh; and Pho Hien in Hung Yen.
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