Speaking at the “Amazing Hai Phong” tourism promotion conference on November 11, Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong City People’s Committee Nguyen Minh Hung stated that this integrated development strategy aims to transform tourism into a spearhead economic sector.
Following administrative mergers in July 2025, Hai Phong’s expanded tourism space combines marine landscapes, port urbanism, historical sites, and traditional craft villages across the Xu Dong region, creating favorable conditions for year-round itineraries from Lan Ha Bay to Mao Dien Temple of Literature.
In 2025, the northern port city of Hai Phong welcomed approximately 14.4 million visitors, generating VND15.1 trillion ($592 million) in revenue. For 2026, the city targets over 17.1 million arrivals and VND20.58 trillion ($807 million) in revenue.
By 2030, Hai Phong aims to attract over 25 million tourists, including 3 million international arrivals, achieving VND50 trillion ($1.96 billion) in revenue and contributing over 5 percent to local GRDP. Looking ahead to 2045, the sector seeks to draw seven million international visitors and contribute over 10 percent to GRDP, establishing the city as a premier coastal and heritage tourism hub in Asia.
Despite steady growth, Vice Chairman Hung acknowledged that current performance falls short of the city’s potential due to fragmented products, limited regional connectivity, and modest visitor length of stay and spending.
To address this, Hai Phong is prioritizing high-quality, visitor-centric tourism aligned with heritage preservation, digital transformation, and green transition. Alongside marine, cultural, nighttime economy, and golf offerings, authorities are developing the "Heritage Flow" waterway route linking Con Son-Kiep Bac with the urban port center and Cat Ba Island.
Mr. Hung urged stakeholders to swiftly translate conference agreements into concrete tour packages and joint promotional campaigns across travel, accommodation, and transport providers.
On aviation infrastructure, Mr. Le Huy Truong, Deputy Director of Hai Phong's Cat Bi International Airport, reported that passenger throughput reached 2.45 million in 2025 and surpassed 2.26 million in the first 10 months of 2026. International passenger volume hit 252,769 during the 10-month period, exceeding the full-year target, with total 2026 traffic projected at 2.69 million passengers, up 9.8 percent year-on-year.
Flight connectivity expanded throughout 2026 as Sun PhuQuoc Airways launched routes from Hai Phong to Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc, while Vietravel Airlines commenced operations at Cat Bi on October 1. On November 10, GX Airlines resumed services between Hai Phong and Nanning in China, supplementing existing international links to Incheon, Kunming, and Lijiang.
To accommodate future demand, Cat Bi Airport is constructing Terminal 2 with an initial annual capacity of 5 million passengers alongside Terminal 1’s 2-million capacity, targeting a total airport capacity of 13 million passengers by 2030 and 18 million by 2050. Mr. Truong emphasized strengthening partnerships with airlines and tour operators targeting South Korea, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
Mr. Mai Xuan Thang, Chairman of the Hai Phong Tourism Association, affirmed that inter-provincial cooperation agreements signed at the conference will foster two-way tourist exchanges and elevate regional service standards.
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