Thua Thien Hue aims to welcome six million tourists by 2025

Update: 12/10/2021
The tourism industry of Thua Thien Hue province plans to receive approximately six million visitors by 2025, with total tourism revenue anticipated to reach roughly VND13,000 billion, according to the provincial Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee.

Trang Tien bridge crosses Huong River in Hue City (Photo: tuyengiao.vn)

Under the details of the plan, Thua Thien Hue aims to become a unique tourism centre and turn into a festival city, as well as being an clean ASEAN tourist city.

Accordingly, Thua Thien Hue province will strive to have 10 five-star hotels and resorts by 2025, with the local tourism industry setting a target of attracting approximately six million visitors by 2025.

In relation to the figure, international guests will account for between 45% and 50% of total estimated tourism revenue of roughly VND13,000 billion.

Furthermore, the province will continue to institutionalise policies on tourism development and focus on digital transformation in the tourism industry, thereby giving priority to smart management, invest in building technical infrastructure for tourism development, and design unique tourism products imbued with the local Hue culture.

Nguyen Thanh Binh, vice chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province, said the province will devise solutions aimed at reopening tourism and service activities to provide fresh impetus to local socio-economic development.

Source: VOV