Dong Thap welcomed 4.7 million visitors in the first half of the year

The number of visitors to Dong Thap in the first half of this year reached nearly 59% of the yearly plan and increased 16% over the same period in 2025, according to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Of these, international visitors reached about 350,000, an increase of 5.7%. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at 2,450 billion VND, up 7% over the same period, completing more than half of the year’s plan. In the second quarter of 2026 alone, the whole province welcomed about 1.75 million visitors, total tourism revenue reached 915 billion VND, showing the growing attraction of Dong Thap destination to domestic and foreign tourists.

Synchronizing many solutions for tourism development

The above numbers reflect the sustainable recovery of the tourism industry as well as the effectiveness of the province’s policies. is being implemented, in the policy of developing tourism to become an important economic sector. Since the beginning of the year, the province has implemented many synchronous solutions such as perfecting mechanisms, investing in infrastructure, developing products, promoting digital transformation and promoting advertising.

The highlight is implementing the Resolution on Dong Thap tourism development for the period 2025-2030; tourism promotion plan for 2026; plan to develop tourism infrastructure, high-quality tourism products, digital tourism and promote international tourism associated with double-digit growth goals. At the same time, the province also developed a policy to support investment in tourism development in the period 2026-2030 to attract more social resources to invest in this field.

Along with that, state management of tourism continues to be strengthened through licensing travel activities, tour guides, recognizing accommodation establishments and dining establishments that meet tourist service standards, contributing to improving service quality and professionalism of the industry.

One ​​of the highlights in the first 6 months of the year is promotion and promotion of destinations and events. Dong Thap participates in many national-scale tourism events such as the Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair, Vietnam International Tourism Fair (VITM), Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, and promotes OCOP products and local specialties in many localities throughout the country.

In particular, the Famtrip Program and green tourism and agricultural tourism experience tours within the framework of the first Dong Thap Fruit Festival have attracted about 80 businesses. Travel inside and outside the province to participate in surveys, connections and build new products. This is an important basis for expanding the market and diversifying the province’s tourism products.

In the field of product development, Dong Thap continues to add new destinations such as the countryside market model, standard food service facilities to serve tourists; survey and develop waterway tourism routes on Tien River; Support the development of unique products associated with community tourism, tourism in the Mekong River region and exploiting indigenous cultural values in Sa Dec ward.

Aiming for the target of 8 million visitors

Determining digital transformation as an inevitable trend, Dong Thap continues to implement the Smart Tourism Development Project with many practical contents such as updating digital data on destinations, accommodation facilities, and tourism products; upgrading Dong Thap Tourism Information Portal; Apply QR codes at attractions and increase promotion on digital platforms.

At the same time, the tourism industry focuses on training human resources through professional training classes for managers, businesses, community tourism workers and agricultural workers, contributing to improving the quality of service and professionalism of the industry.

In the last 6 months of the year, the province aims to attract 8 million visitors. visitors, including 870 thousand international visitors, total tourism revenue reached 4,800 billion VND, an increase of 15.4% compared to the previous year, positively contributing to the province’s economic growth goal.

To realize this goal, Dong Thap will continue to implement a series of solutions such as: accelerating investment in tourism infrastructure; building a set of foreign gifts imbued with Dong Thap’s identity; innovate promotion activities in a professional direction, expand domestic and foreign markets; promote regional connectivity; promote digital transformation and improve the quality of tourism human resources.

With many innovative activities, effectively exploiting available potential and promoting unique cultural and ecological values, Dong Thap tourism industry is creating a foundation to become an attractive destination of the Mekong Delta region, making an increasingly important contribution to the local socio-economic development.