This move is seen as a practical step in Da Nang’s tourism development strategy through 2030, with a vision to 2045, to promote economic growth and improve the local life quality.

Quang Ninh welcomed 12.06 million tourist arrivals in the first eight months of 2023, rising 1.47-fold from a year earlier, said the People’s Committee of the northern province.

With more than 3,200 km of coastline, about 3,000 islands of all sizes, hundreds of beautiful beaches, and pristine bays, Vietnam boasts rich resources for developing sea and island tourism.

In its tourism development strategy by 2030, Vietnam identified marine tourism as one of the four main groups of tourism products, but there remains much to be done to fully tap into marine tourism potential.

Owning a coastline of over 105km, beautiful beaches, a diverse marine ecosystem and warm weather all year round, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan has a lot of advantages to develop marine tourism so as to attract more visitors.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh has a lot of advantages to develop forestry tourism in addition to marine, cultural and spiritual tourism, according to experts.

Localities in the central region need to pay special attention to enhancing regional connectivity in their development policies, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested at a meeting of the Council for the Central Key Economic Region in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 15.

Cambodia on December 15 kicked off the 7th Sea Festival in Koh Kong province to promote and introduce its marine tourism to domestic and foreign tourists.

With 127 kilometres of coastline, the central coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue boasts large potential to develop sea-based tourism.