This Decision approves the master plan on development of Vietnam's tourism through 2020, with a vision toward 2030. Development viewpoints: a) To develop tourism into a spearhead industry, accounting for an increasingly high share in GDP and creating a motive force for boosting socio-economic development. b) To develop tourism toward professionalism and modernity with focuses and priorities; to attach importance to in-depth development of tourism so as to assure quality and effectiveness with well-known brands and competitiveness. c) To develop domestic and international tourism simultaneously; to attach importance to inbound tourism while enhancing the administration of outbound tourism. d) To develop sustainable tourism in close association with conserving and promoting national cultural values; to preserve landscape and protect the environment; to assure security and defense and maintain social order and safety; and to assure harmony and interactivity between tourism exploitation and development and protection of natural resources and human values. e) To step up socialization to mobilize all domestic and overseas resources for investment in tourism development; to bring into the fullest play the national potential and advantages in natural conditions and national culture as well as typical strengths of areas and regions all over the country; to promote association in tourism development.
Viet Nam · 2013-01-22