Linkage and sustainable development
According to the An Giang Department of Tourism, 2025 is of particular importance when implementing the merger of Kien Giang and An Giang provinces into a new An Giang province.
Changing administrative boundaries will open up strategic restructuring opportunities, which are not only opportunities to reshape territorial space but also to rewrite the tourism map with a new regional, linked and sustainable development mindset.
The Tourism industry has proactively implemented many important solutions and tasks, such as restructuring the tourist market, innovating promotion and attracting tourists; surveying and renewing tourism products towards diversification and increased attractiveness; many new destinations have been invested in, and the system of technical facilities and infrastructure serving tourism has been improved,...
Thanks to that, the number of domestic and international tourists has recovered and grown rapidly, and the awareness of all levels, sectors, the business community and people about the spillover effect of the tourism industry in the economy has positive changes.
In 2025, the total number of tourists is estimated to reach more than 24 million, exceeding the plan by 14.7%, an increase of 27.3% over the same period; of which, international visitors were more than 1.9 million, exceeding the plan by 55.7%, an increase of 90.3% over the same period. Total revenue from tourism reached nearly 68,000 billion VND, exceeding the plan by 72.9%, an increase of 92% over the same period.
Director of An Giang Provincial Department of Tourism - Bui Quoc Thai emphasized: "Tourism is considered a bright spot in the overall socio-economic development of the province, tourism indicators are growing well, reaching and exceeding the province's 2025 economic growth scenario plan, contributing to ensuring double-digit economic growth targets in the coming time.
Tourism towards APEC
Mr. Bui Quoc Thai said that in 2026, in addition to the goal of achieving figures on tourist arrivals and total revenue from tourism set out, An Giang tourism industry will continue to direct and coordinate with agencies to implement tasks to carefully prepare the conditions for coordinating to host the APEC 2027 Conference. The Department of Tourism is assigned to be the Standing Agency of the Sub-committee for Materials - Logistics and the Sub-committee for Protocol, which is a very favorable condition for all tourism activities to be organized closely linked to the image of APEC 2027.
In that spirit, the province identifies developing tourism associated with the marine economy and taking advantage of international events and cooperation, especially APEC, as one of the strategic breakthroughs to strongly attract tourists and investors.
Develop tourism in depth, quality, and professionally, linking tourism development with marine economy in a sustainable and branded direction; focusing on making sea-island tourism a growth pillar, associated with green growth: building high-class sea and island resort tourism products, MICE tourism, cultural experience tourism, while closely connecting with Nui Sam, Bay Nui spiritual tourism, river and water ecotourism and border tourism, forming a unique inter-regional product chain "mountains – rivers – sea", improving the competitiveness and spending capacity of tourists.
APEC 2027 in Phu Quoc is identified as a golden opportunity to promote image and promote tourism investment. The tourism industry will proactively integrate the promotion of destinations, calling for investment through international forums and conferences. At the same time, coordinate to organize regional and international cultural and tourism events, associated with the advantages of the sea, islands and diverse cultural identity of the locality. In parallel, it is the preparation of synchronous infrastructure, products, and tourism human resources according to international standards, ready to welcome high-quality visitors, MICE visitors and strategic investors in the context of APEC and major foreign affairs activities.
We always identify developing An Giang tourism associated with the marine economy and green growth not only as a task of socio-economic development but also as a political responsibility, an important goal in orienting the development of An Giang to become a comprehensive tourism center, connecting the sea - border - inland of the Mekong Delta region and gradually reaching out to the international community," Mr. Thai emphasized.
