Mui Ne set to become national sea tourism centre in 2025

The well-known tourist attraction of Mui Ne in the south central province of Binh Thuan will be developed into a national hub for sea resort and sport tourism.
Mui Ne set to become national sea tourism centre in 2025 ảnh 1Mui Ne beach, with its warm and windy climate, has been favoured by surfers from the UK, France, Russia, Germany, and Australia. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The well-known tourist attraction of Mui Ne in the south centralprovince of Binh Thuan will be developed into a national hub for sea resort andsport tourism.

Under a master planfor the development of Mui Ne National Tourism Site in 2025 with a vision to2030, which has been approved by the Prime Minister recently, Mui Ne’sinfrastructure will be completed to attract strategic investors, making it animportant site in the tourism industry of the coastal south central region andthe whole country.

In 2030, Mui NeNational Tourism Site is envisioned to become one of the top destinations in theAsia-Pacific region.

The site is hoped towelcome about 9 million visitors, including 1.5 million foreigners in 2025. Therespective figures are expected to reach 14 million and 2.5 million in 2030.

Tourism revenue of thesite is set to hit about 24 trillion VND (1.03 billion USD) in 2025 and about50 trillion in 2030, according to the planning. The local tourism industry isexpected to create 24,000 direct jobs in 2025 and more than 45,000 jobs in2030.

The plan makes clear thattraditional markets such as Russia, European and Southeast Asian countries willcontinue to be developed, while necessary steps will be taken to tap into thehigh-end section of the Chinese and Northeast Asian markets such as theRepublic of Korea and Japan.

Major products of MuiNe include sea-based tourism, eco-tourism and sport tourism.

Alongside, Mui Ne willalso develop cultural tourism, community-based and urban tourism.

Mui Nebeach, with its warm and windy climate, has been favoured by surfers from theUK, France, Russia, Germany, and Australia. It also consists of massive sanddunes, suitable for activities such as sand-boarding. 

Mui Ne boasts many attractive landscapes such asHon Rom, Hon Lao Cau and Bai Rang. Coming to this beach, travellers also havethe chance to witness the daily life of fishermen in a humble fishingvillage. 

Last year, Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang and Mui Ne beaches ofVietnam have been listed among 20 most idyllic beaches in Asia by CNN travel. -VNA
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