In 2025, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has directed and guided communes and wards to closely follow the plan to organize tourism development activities in Lao Cai province. Direct travel businesses, build attractive tourism programs suitable for potential customer markets, and at the same time propose solutions to attract domestic and international tourists to Lao Cai.
According to statistics, during the year - Lao Cai tourism maintained a stable growth momentum. The total number of visitors to Lao Cai is estimated at 10,500,000, an increase of 1.41% compared to 2024. Of which, domestic visitors are estimated at 9,040,000 and international visitors are estimated at 1,460,000.
Total revenue from tourists is estimated at about VND46,000 billion, an increase of 61.4% compared to 2024, making a practical contribution to the overall economic and social recovery and development of the whole province.
The whole Lao Cai province currently has 60 travel businesses in operation (including 46 international and 14 domestic). A total of 530 tour guides are active (214 international HDV, 204 domestic HDV and 112 HDV at the point); The total number of current accommodation facilities is 2,138 with about 20,600 rooms.
At the same time, review and consolidate management records for 37 recognized tourist areas and destinations in the province (including 1 Sa Pa National Tourist Area, 2 provincial tourist areas and 34 tourist destinations).
In 2025, the locality successfully organized the Lao Cai International Tourism Fair with the theme "Lao Cai Tourism - Connecting Green Aspiration" for the first time, attracting more than 130 domestic and international booths with over 120 travel agencies from key tourist markets of Lao Cai (Thailand, Korea, India, China, Philippines, Malaysia...).
The program connecting businesses with B2B businesses at the Fair has created effective connecting opportunities with 140 international travel agencies, creating a new mark on the province's international tourism brand.
Lao Cai is also developing a new tourism product model such as: adventure Sports Tourism, focusing on exploiting high mountain terrain and unique climate. Healing tourism, exploiting climate advantages, fresh natural landscapes, combined with indigenous culture.
Community and rural tourism associated with regional characteristics in Nghia Do, Lam Thuong, Sa Pa, Bao Yen, Bat Xat, Bac Ha, Y Ty, Van Chan, Ban Lien...
In 2026, Lao Cai tourism aims to welcome 11.28 million visitors, total revenue from tourism is estimated at VND51.1 billion, an increase of about 9.67% compared to 2025.
The province is oriented to focus on developing new and unique product lines (Border Tourism, Experience Tourism, High-end Entertainment and Health Tourism...) with high competitiveness in the international and domestic markets.
Strive to make Lao Cai a tourism connection center between Vietnam - ASEAN and the Southwest - China region. Expanding cooperation with strategic partners (France, South Korea, Japan, India, Belarus).
