The plan aims to build Hai Phong into a high-quality tourism center; a regional and international marine tourism, culture and heritage center. To raise the contribution rate of the tourism industry to economic growth, create a driving force for development in other sectors and fields, and associate tourism development with the development of the cultural and sports industry. Improve the quality and competitiveness of tourism products; improve the quality of tourism management; promote the application of science and technology, innovation, digital transformation, green transformation, and sustainable development. Improve the city's tourism brand and competitiveness; promoting the value and driving role of Cat Ba, Do Son, Con Son - Kiep Bac tourist centers.

Specifically, striving to 2030, Hai Phong will become a key tourism center of the country, contributing over 5% of the city's GRDP. Attracting over 25 million tourists, of which striving to welcome 3.0 million international visitors, serving over 22 million domestic tourists, focusing on the market of high-spending and long-stay tourists; total revenue from tourism reached VND 50,000 billion; ensuring over 25 thousand tourist accommodation rooms. Cat Ba Islands and Con Son - Kiep Bac Relic Area are recognized as National Tourist Areas. Creating jobs for about 80,000 tourism workers, including about 32,000 direct workers and 48,000 indirect workers.

At the same time, it uses resources efficiently, conserves ecosystems and minimizes environmental impacts. 100% of tourist areas, tourist attractions, tourist accommodation service establishments and other coastal tourism services in the city do not use disposable plastic products and non-degradable plastic bags; 100% of tourist transport vehicles on Cat Ba island use electricity and green energy. Synchronously form a smart tourism ecosystem, database, digital platform for city tourism, connect and interconnect with the national tourism database and national tourism digital platform.

Dragon Hill International Tourist Area, Do Son.

The plan also sets a goal that by 2045, Hai Phong tourism will truly become a key economic sector, contributing over 10% of the city's GRDP; making Cat Ba a model of green transportation, not using fossil fuel vehicles. Hai Phong ranks in the Top of Asia's leading island and heritage tourism centers; striving to welcome 7 million international tourists.

To accomplish the set goals, the Plan sets out 8 key tasks, including: renewing thinking, raising awareness and responsibility in tourism development; improve institutions and policies, create strategic breakthroughs, promote and unleash tourism development resources; develop synchronous infrastructure, form a highly competitive tourism center; develop typical tourism markets and products; strengthen and improve the effectiveness of tourism promotion and promotion, raise the level of Hai Phong tourism brand; developing human resources, businesses and the Hai Phong tourism community to meet new development requirements; promote the application of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation and smart tourism development; innovate tourism management methods, improve the quality of green, smart, safe and sustainable tourism destinations./.