Special economic - tourism space
A representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism commented that after officially merging with localities, the new Ho Chi Minh City will not only increase in area and population, but also create a special economic - tourism space, converging all factors including modern urban area, advanced industry, resort islands and traditional culture.
This is the time for Ho Chi Minh City to face a golden opportunity to restructure the tourism industry, shifting from individual regional development to an integrated - multi-center - sustainable model.
Within the new geographical scope, Ho Chi Minh City currently owns 681 resources that can become tourist destinations, with an extensive structure and clear zoning according to nature, from urban areas, craft villages, industry, riverside to islands.
The largest intra-provincial tourism market in the country
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism said that with a population of more than 14 million people, Ho Chi Minh City has just become the largest intra-provincial tourism market in the country, not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of demand differentiation.
Young workers have a high demand for short-term products, weekends, and night-time entertainment. Young families with young children often seek experiences close to nature, learn life skills, visit craft villages, farms, and museums.
Middle-aged and elderly people prefer traditional cultural tours, beach vacations or health tourism. Organizations, businesses, and schools also create a stable demand for seminar, academic, exhibition, and thematic tourism products.
This is a source of domestic visitors with great purchasing power, regular demand and little fluctuation seasonally - an advantage that not every destination has.
Ho Chi Minh City also has outstanding advantages in terms of transport infrastructure and services. With nearly 93,000 rooms, Ho Chi Minh City is fully capable of welcoming both large-scale domestic visitors and high-end international visitors.
The city's tourism industry is completing typical product groups, organized according to a linked experience axis.
Notable is the journey From the city by river to the sea - connecting central urban spaces, riverside ecological areas and beach resorts in a continuous route; the Sea Culture chain - repositioning coastal destinations associated with beliefs, heritages and ecology.
Specialized products such as cuisine, night tourism, and craft villages are also being gradually developed to personalize the experience. In addition, major events have also been upgraded and re- positionalized such as the Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair, City Tourism Week, Ho Chi Minh City River Festival...
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism stated that the new Ho Chi Minh City with diverse resources, a large market, and a complete infrastructure is facing the opportunity to transform strongly. Thereby, becoming a multi-estscape, modern and sustainable tourism center of the country and the region.
Commemorating the 65th anniversary of the formation and development of the Vietnamese tourism industry (July 9, 1960 - July 9, 2025), the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism believes this is an opportunity for the Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry to look back on lessons and look forward to the future.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a leading tourism center in Southeast Asia by 2030, a high-class and attractive tourist destination, not only attracting tourists but also creating inspiration and motivation for innovation for Vietnam's tourism industry.
