Tourism Development Planning in the Socio-Economic Development Strategy of An Giang Province to 2020, Vision 2030

Dong Thap has many advantages for tourism to become an important economic sector such as wetland landscapes and a diverse and unique system of historical relics. Therefore, tourism is focused on planning and development as a key economic sector.

In the period of 2015 - 2020, basically shape the development model of the province's tourism with traditional cultural features, unique advantages at key tourism routes with each clear position. Thereby, creating a complete Dong Thap tourism picture with unique features, not overlapping with other localities.

By 2020, Dong Thap tourism is expected to welcome 3.5 million visitors; total

Tourism revenue reached 900-1,000 billion VND, reaching the top of the Mekong Delta region; Building

Build Dong Thap into one of the most attractive destinations in the region

Mekong Delta is the priority choice of domestic and foreign tourists.

Orientation for overall development of Dong Thap destination with eco-tourism products, agricultural experience tourism, cultural flood season experience tourism

lotus community, pristine landscape, traditional spirituality... Main tourist routes include:

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Ho Chi Minh City Tan Phuoc (Long An) Go Thap/Dong Sen Tram Chim Chau Doc (An Giang).

My Tho Go Thap/Dong Sen Tram Chim Chau Doc (An Giang).

Thus, in the tourism development planning of Dong Thap, An Giang is considered as a transit point as well as a link between tourism points between Dong Thap and An Giang to create a diverse product chain. This also allows further promotion of links between localities in the regional tourism development.

4.1.2. Tourism development planning in the socio-economic development strategy of An Giang province to 2020, vision to 2030

The Master Plan for Tourism Development in An Giang Province identifies the goal of making tourism a key economic sector in the province's economic development strategy; making An Giang a "Convergence, Discovery, Convergence and Spread" destination in the Mekong Delta region and the whole country.

Regarding specific goals: By 2030, attract 8,300,000 visitors (of which, staying guests are estimated at 1,689,000, including 279,000 international visitors and 1,410,000 domestic visitors).

Estimated total revenue from

tourism in 2030 about 6,598 billion

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2030 billion

The important contribution of the tourism industry in the economy

General GDP structure of the province

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about 13%.

Regarding employment, based on the number of guests and the number of rooms increasing over time, the forecast of labor demand for tourism activities by 2030 is 19,416 people.

To achieve the above objectives, the Plan identifies specific directions such as continuing to complete the transportation system connecting to tourist areas and tourist spots; promoting the application of information technology in managing and promoting the image of An Giang tourism; allocating capital for tourism infrastructure development. In addition, it lists a number of key projects of the province, calls for investment, socializes entertainment services, restaurants, hotels, shopping areas, strengthens support for investors in administrative procedures, removes difficulties in mechanisms and policies to put projects that have been approved for investment decisions into operation.

In particular, promote promotion, link tourism; implement the Project "Building and promoting the image of An Giang province" for the period 2018-2020 and orientation to 2025; Innovate promotion work with many rich and diverse forms. Proactively connect and coordinate with tourism businesses and tourism associations inside and outside the province to organize delegations to promote An Giang tourism to domestic and international markets; promote linkages with key economic provinces of the Mekong Delta and major tourism centers of the country.

Based on the Plan, in the context of many changes in tourism activities, the study of An Giang tourism development in association with VPC contributes to supplementing and further perfecting the Master Plan, moving towards realizing the goals of An Giang Tourism Planning to 2030.

4.1.3. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges for tourism development in An Giang province in connecting neighboring regions

Based on the basis

result base

assessment of influencing factors and current situation

In order to promote tourism development in An Giang province in the VPC linkage, the thesis analyzes strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges through the SWOT model (Table 4.1). On this basis, the thesis proposes orientations to promote tourism development in An Giang province in the VPC linkage.

Table 4.1. SWOT matrix analysis of An Giang province's tourism industry in VPC linkage

SWOT

Strengths (S)	Weakness (W)
S1: Diversity of natural resources, especially	W1: TNDL still declared
especially the Temple of the Lady of the Mountain	ineffective exploitation,
Sam has great appeal.	focus mainly on
	Spiritual TNDL.
S2: Mechanisms and policies	W2: Infrastructure and
encourage PTDL in	human resources view
Regional linkage by People's Committee	general still limited
Province and management agencies	quantitative and
the state is particularly concerned.	quality.
S3: Infrastructure Network and	W3: Promotional work
Infrastructure such as transportation, information technology,	DL is not effective yet
accommodation facilities,… increasingly	effective and professional.
complete in modern direction
grand.
S4: Environmental factors	W4: Linking work
school, management, increasingly	line, point DL, union
focused on points,	limited regional cooperation
KDL	mechanism
S5: Many investment projects step by step	W5. Environment at points, tourist attractions
The first to bring positive impact	shortcomings such as status
for provincial PTDL.	pollution, condition
	solicitation,… is still popular
	variable.
		OS Integration	OW Combination
Opportunity (O)	O1: Regional linkage tourism is increasingly popular in the whole country and the Mekong Delta region.	* O1 + S1 + S2: Perfecting policies and developing tourism types that effectively exploit potential products and tourism resources. attractive to PTDL in connection	* W1 + O1: has a policy of diversifying tourism products and types in An Giang province according to direction of association with the
		conclude.	local in cluster

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		link.
O2: The formation of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association as the governing body for regional tourism linkage.	* O2 + S2: Coordinate and complete inter-regional tourism policy with the support of the Mekong Delta Tourism Association to bring about uniformity	* O2 + O3 + W2 + W3 + Relying on the support of the Association and foreign investment, promoting quality Infrastructure, Technical Infrastructure,
	and effective in work	tourism promotion
	management and planning
O3: Attracting capital and investment projects, including foreign investment.	* O3 + O4 + S3 + S5: Attracting investment projects and programs to complete investment Infrastructure, technical infrastructure DL according to	* O1 + O2 + W4: Note Focus on improving the efficiency of exploiting An Giang tourist routes and points based on association,
	modern, coordinated	cooperation with provinces,
	inter-regional cooperation in development	surrounding areas and the whole town
	Special infrastructure development for localities	foreign school
	vicinity
O4: Some work
important infrastructure
points entered
use (High Bridge)
Cold, Vam Cong bridge) O5: Experience in managing and implementing regional linkages in the world and region	* O5 + S5: Improve environmental quality, develop provincial tourism development scenarios to adapt to climate change context based on coordination with localities vicinity	* O5 + W5: It is necessary to selectively apply and initially apply environmental issues and climate change as fundamental elements in the strategy. PTDL at the points,
		Tourist area in An Giang attached
		with localities
		VPC.
		TS Combination	TW Combination
Challenge (T)	T1: Overlap of TNDL and SPDL between An Giang and VPC localities.	* T1 + T2 + S2 + S4: Forecast and develop plans and scenarios for transforming tourism types based on SPDL links neighboring provinces	* T1 + T2 + W1: Multiple SPDL diversification based on association to create products special, inter-DL route
	T2: Tourism competition of neighboring localities.	near * T2 + S1 + S2: Identify key TNDL of each location method, build SPDL	regions, improving efficiency and competitiveness for each region.
		specific effective, increase
	T3: Climate change	strengthen DL links to create	* T4 + W2 + W3 +

impact on the	product diversity	W4:In planning
PTDL.	and DL type	and management, bringing the contents
	* T4 + S3 + S4: Construction	Enhanced Content
T4: Challenges in general state management of tourism in linked localities.	State management plan in An Giang and neighboring areas on infrastructure, economic infrastructure, and environment The school as well as the planning ensure support to promote a how to optimize the advantages of each	Service quality, human resources and tourism types are key tasks that need to be prioritized.
T5: Challenges of increasing environmental problems in the new context	local on infrastructure, tourism infrastructure, environment. * T3 + S4: Need to develop climate change adaptation scenarios common to all locations	*T3 + W5: Focus on environmental factors and climate change that are relevant region.
	link method	* T5 + W5:
	* T5 + S5: Improve efficiency
	investment as well as more attractive
	more projects are related
	area in PTDL.

4.2. Orientation for tourism development in An Giang province in linking neighboring regions

4.2.1. General orientation

+ Promote advantages in tourism resources, diversify tourism products, promote tourism development to become a

spearhead economic sector, contributing significantly to economic restructuring and quality of life.

An Giang has many advantages in tourism resources but the exploitation is still limited, mainly focusing on spiritual tourism products. Therefore, when developing tourism in the VPC association, it is necessary to promote the available tourism resources, on that basis diversify tourism products, thereby affirming the role of the tourism industry in economic development, affirming the role of the spearhead economic sector, improving the social life of local people.

+ Strengthening links in PTDL, ensuring both promoting the advantages of

each locality, while harmonizing the interests of An Giang with associated localities, moving towards building a unique SPDL that is attractive to the whole region.

An Giang and other VPC localities still have overlaps in tourism resources as well as tourism products. In the context that the tourism industry in the Mekong Delta region still faces difficulties in competing with other regions due to the lack of specific tourism products, An Giang tourism in the linkage

VPC needs to ensure that it can both promote existing advantages and limit duplication, creating attractive, specific SPDLs that can spread to other areas.

Local linkages bring competitiveness as well as linkages.

effective

for locations

+ Exploit and expand areas with great potential, thereby promoting the spread of tourism development throughout the province, forming inter-regional tourism routes.

Tourism development is only concentrated in some areas in the province. Meanwhile, many places have great potential for tourism but have not been exploited. Therefore, when developing tourism in An Giang in the VPC linkage, it is necessary to pay attention to the aspect of territorial spread in order to exploit territorial advantages, thereby promoting tourism development in depth and effectively. On the basis of assessing the advantages of each area, it is necessary to form

into inter-regional tourism routes to connect tourism points in

to diversify SPDL.

province and region

+ PTDL aims to ensure benefits for local communities

The local community is the one who preserves and conserves the values of tourism resources, and at the same time contributes to promoting the tourism image of the province. The cultural and social values of the local community are unique and attractive tourism resources. Therefore, when developing tourism in the VPC association, it is necessary to ensure the benefits for the local community in An Giang and VPC.

+ Focus on preserving and effectively exploiting local natural resources, preserving the ecological environment, culture and society, towards the goal of sustainable tourism development.

Tourism development associated with conservation is an inevitable trend, an important step towards ensuring the goal of sustainable tourism development.

Secondary PTDL

depends heavily on the exploitation of natural resources and values

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surrounding environment. Tourism exploitation in An Giang needs to be associated with the requirement of preserving cultural values as well as important ecological resources. It is necessary to ensure long-term and sustainable exploitation orientation to bring long-term benefits to the locality.

4.2.2. Specific orientation

4.2.2.1. Tourist market orientation

In the tourism development strategy of An Giang province to 2020 with a vision to 2030, determining the tourism market of An Giang, it is necessary to consider the current tourism conditions in An Giang as well as the needs and trends of the domestic and international tourist market. On this basis, the main tourism market of An Giang includes both domestic and international tourist markets:

Market

Domestic tourism market: Open

wide market

domestic market, maintain market

The key school is Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh (attended)

reported an increase of over 10 million people per year

2020) and the Southeast provinces; neighboring provinces in the Mekong Delta region, initially linking and promoting potential markets from the North, Central provinces, and the Central Highlands through Can Tho and Phu Quoc airports.

International tourist market: Continue to attract and expand the target audience from the international tourist market through tours of tourism companies in VPC such as Can Tho, Kien Giang,... Besides prioritizing maintaining and exploiting existing market shares, it is necessary to continue to consider strengthening connections and promoting potential tourist markets from countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and Korea.

4.2.2.2. Tourism product orientation

Identify the province's key tourism products in comparison with neighboring localities in the Mekong Delta, thereby building the brand and symbol of An Giang's unique tourism products. Based on the assessment of the development status, the province's key tourism products are religious tourism products associated with festivals (typically Ba Chua Xu Temple in Sam Mountain associated with the Via Ba festival; Bay Nui Bull Racing Festival; ...). In addition, it is also possible to focus on exploiting and developing the cultural values of the Cham and Khmer ethnic groups into complementary products for the main tourism routes;

Restore and invest in developing the province's unique ethnic cultural products, forming auxiliary tourism products for spiritual tourism;

Improve the quality and types of accompanying services at tourist destinations in a professional and modern direction;

Focus on investing in types of tourism products that can spread, support or accompany many types of services to bring high efficiency to local tourism development.

4.2.2.3. Orientation of tourism human resource training

Evaluate and plan training according to social needs (Table 4.2), diversify training forms based on cooperation between businesses inside and outside the province. For neighboring localities, it is possible to exchange and participate in the general planning of human resources, thereby applying appropriate, quality, and low-cost training forms and scales.

Table 4.2. Forecast of tourism human resources for the period 2020 - 2030 (People)

2020	2030
Direct labor	3009	4746
Indirect labor	6018	9492
Labor demand	9027	14238

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