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On the morning of January 13, at the Government Headquarters, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh chaired the meeting of the State Steering Committee on tourism, attended by representatives of relevant ministries and branches who are members of the Steering Committee. Download Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh chaired the meeting of the State Steering Committee on tourism - Photo: VGP/Giang Thanh At the meeting, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong, standing member of the Steering Committee, reported evaluating the results of Vietnams tourism industry in 2025, key tasks in 2026 and proposed solutions to accelerate Vietnams tourism development in the coming time. After listening to the discussion of members of the Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister General Mai Van Chinh highly appreciated the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Government Office for promptly preparing documents and reports to serve the meeting. Highly appreciating the participation and contributions of the delegates, who are very enthusiastic and responsible. The State Steering Committee on Tourism basically agrees with the documents and reports of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the comments of the delegates. The Deputy Prime Minister requests the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the standing agency of the Steering Committee, to receive and complete the draft notice of the Meetings Conclusions. On behalf of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister noted and expressed Positive and highly appreciative of the proactive, positive, and responsible participation of members of the Steering Committee, ministries, branches, central agencies, and localities in the cause of tourism development, demonstrating responsibility and high determination, successfully implementing the goals and tasks of the tourism industry in 2025. In 2025, although facing many difficulties and challenges, with the attention and leadership of the Party, State, Government, and Prime Minister Government, the efforts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism along with other ministries, branches and localities, the unanimity of people and businesses, the tourism industry has achieved very positive results, truly a bright spot of the economy. Download Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong reported at the meeting - Photo: VGP/Giang ThanhIn which, international tourists to Vietnam reached 21.2 million, an increase of 20.2% over the same period in 2024; Domestic visitors reached 137 million, up 24.5% over the same period. Total revenue from tourists reached 1 million billion VND, growing 19%. Many localities achieved very good results such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Da Nang, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa... Many tourism businesses are licensed and operate effectively. In 2025, Vietnamese tourism continues to receive many awards from prestigious tourism organizations in the world, for the sixth time Vietnam is recognized as the worlds leading heritage destination; and is the seventh time we have won the title of Asias top destination and many other awards. The Deputy Prime Minister also agreed with the limitations, inadequacies, causes, and lessons learned as stated in the report and opinions expressed at the meeting, and asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to absorb and have solutions for the coming time. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that 2026 is an important year, the year of holding the 14th Party Congress, the election of the new National Assembly and Peoples Council, and the first year of implementing the economic development plan. socio-economic 5 years from 2026 to 2030. This is also the year when the international and regional situation is forecast to continue to have many potential fluctuations and risks, slow economic recovery, inflation, and conflicts in some countries. The tourism industrys goal set in 2026 is to welcome 25 million international visitors, 150 million domestic visitors, to orient the tourism industry to truly breakthrough, develop sustainably and contribute to target of double-digit GDP growth in 2026, the Deputy Prime Minister requested a new approach, shifting from a recovery mindset to a mindset of growth, competition and sustainable development. To do that, it is necessary to focus on handling bottlenecks, limitations and inadequacies and have breakthrough solutions, specifically: Firstly, continue to improve institutions and remove bottlenecks; Second, we must mobilize resources to invest in infrastructure, including infrastructure serving general industries but also infrastructure of the tourism industry, including resorts, hotels, and tourism facilities, and then infrastructure serving the digital transformation of the tourism industry. Third, invest in improving the quality of human resources. Download Download Download Download Leaders of ministries and branches speak - Photo: VGP/Giang Thanh Regarding specific tasks, the Deputy Prime Minister assigned: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to focus on effectively implementing the Politburos pillar resolutions, which concretizes Resolution 80-NQ-TW dated January 7, 2026 of the Politburo on developing Vietnamese culture, restructuring, improving the quality and competitiveness of tourism Vietnam. Review laws and legal documents, if there are still shortcomings, propose amendments, supplements, and improvement of institutions in the direction of creating and developing. Focus on effectively exploiting markets with a large source of international visitors, high spending levels, and long-term stays. The Deputy Prime Minister also requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to review and adjust regulationsTourism system planning for the period 2021-2030, ensuring compliance with the two-level local government model. Research breakthrough policies to remove institutional barriers, encourage innovation, digital transformation, and
