On September 12, 2024, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of Vietnam issued Decision 2654/QD-BVHTTDL regarding the plan for investigating tourism resources.

Plan for Conducting Tourism Resource Investigation in Vietnam (Image from the internet)
Time, Duration:
- Time to conduct the survey and classify resources: Starting from Quarter IV/2024 until the end of 2029. Priority will be given to localities with a pre-arranged budget for tourism resource investigations.
- Each province/city under investigation will conduct surveys, collect information, and allocate time for organizing the investigation, classification, and evaluation of resources to ensure alignment with the overall objectives.
Investigation Methods:
- Direct method: Implemented with the management agency at the resource point to survey, measure, and gather information on tourism resources.
- Indirect method: Gather available information from agencies and units managing tourism resources.
| Year | Implementation Time | Work Content | Lead Unit | Coordinating Units |
| 2024 | September 2024 | Guide localities to propose a list of resource points to develop specific plans and select local investigators | Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | People's Committees of provinces/cities |
| October 2024 | Start collecting information, surveying, measuring, and filling out tourism resource investigation information | People's Committees of provinces/cities | - Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | |
| November- December 2024 | - Based on the dossiers submitted by localities, establish a Council for the evaluation and classification of tourism resources. - Develop software to aggregate data - Based on survey results and evaluation, classification, and ranking of tourism resources. |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
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| 2025 | From January to June 2025 | Implement work contents for tourism resource investigation | People's Committees of provinces/cities | Vietnam National Administration of Tourism |
| From July to September 2025 | - Based on the dossiers submitted by localities, establish a Council for evaluating and classifying tourism resources. - Based on survey results and evaluation, classification, and ranking of tourism resources, |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
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| From October to December 2025 | - Organize the first publication of various types of resources and classification of local tourism resources assessed by the Council. - Implement the storage of tourism resource investigation results. |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
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| 2026 | From January to September 2026 | Implement work contents for tourism resource investigation like in 2025 | People's Committees of provinces/cities | Vietnam National Administration of Tourism |
| From October to December 2026 | - Organize the second publication of various types of resources and classification of local tourism resources assessed by the Council. - Implement the storage of tourism resource investigation results. |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
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| 2027 | From January to September 2027 | Implement work contents for tourism resource investigation as in previous years | People's Committees of provinces/cities | Vietnam National Administration of Tourism |
| From October to December 2027 | - Organize the second publication of various types of resources and classification of local tourism resources assessed by the Council. - Implement the storage of tourism resource investigation results. |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
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| 2028 | From January to September 2028 | Implement work contents for resource investigation like in previous years | People's Committees of provinces/cities | Vietnam National Administration of Tourism |
| From October to December 2028 | - Organize the third publication of various types of resources and classification of local tourism resources assessed by the Council. - Implement the storage of tourism resource investigation results. |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
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| 2029 | From January to September 2029 | Implement work contents for resource investigation as in previous years | People's Committees of provinces/cities | Vietnam National Administration of Tourism |
| From October to December 2029 | - Organize the fourth publication of various types of resources and classification of local tourism resources assessed by the Council. - Implement the storage of tourism resource investigation results. |
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism | - Units under the Ministry - People's Committees of provinces/cities |
| Address: | 19 Nguyen Gia Thieu, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Phone: | (028) 7302 2286 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |