Decision No. 2350/QD-TTg approving the master plan on development of tourism in southern central coast through 2020, with a vision toward 2030.

This Decision approves the master plan on tourism development in the southern central coast through 2020, with a vision toward 2030, with the following principal contents: Geographical position, scale, boundary: The southern central coast embraces Da Nang city and seven provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan, covering an area of 44,376.9 km2. Its geographical position is as follows: Bordering Thua Thien-Hue province to the north; Bordering the East Sea to the east; Bordering the Lao People's Revolutionruy Pruiy (LPRP) and Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Lam Dong provinces to the west; Bordering Dong Nai and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces to the south. Development viewpoints: a) To develop the region's tourism in conformity with Vietnam's tourism development strategy and master plan; and the master plan on the socio-economic development of the central key economic region and in alignment with relevant sectoral plans in the region. b) To concurrently develop marine-island, cultural and ecological tourism, in which marine-island tourism will be regarded as the spearhead and cultural tourism as the foundation, focusing on Champa and Sa Huynh cultural values, the culture of central coastal residents and ethnic minority groups living on the eastern side of Truong Son mountain range, and relics of the history of the snuggles for national construction and defense, to develop typical types of tourism in the region; c) To focus on the in-depth development of tourism in the region toward improving quality and professionalism to ensure tourist products with strong brands and high competitiveness. d) To closely combine tourism development, assurance of national defense security and environmental protection, to promote linkage between localities in the region to bring into the fullest play the region's tourism potential and strengths; dd) To step up the socialization of tourism development, mobilizing all lawful domestic and overseas funding sources for investment in tourism development.