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.

To improve the quality of tourism offerings on the Huong River and Tam Giang Lagoon, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is conducting a project to upgrade seven piers connected to community tourism destinations.

The FLC Group has planned to invest in three big projects in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan, covering a total area of almost 2,600 hectares.

The HCM City People’s Committee has issued a plan to develop river tourism for the 2017-2020 period.

HCM City’s Department of Tourism will focus on developing and marketing destinations to increase the number of foreign arrivals to the city to six million this year, officials have said.