In boosting ‘green’ tourism, the central province of Quang Nam has introduced the Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort as the first ‘zero plastic waste’ destination to expand its sustainable hospitality brand.

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) considers Southeast Asia the 4th largest international tourist attraction in the world and Vietnam is one of the 10 countries with the fastest tourism growth.

Many destinations across the country are now offering attractive invitations for investors in green tourism projects that bring more sustainable value to the environment, indigenous communities, and local economies.

According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), tourists now love to go to unspoiled lands, isolated places such as quiet countryside, high mountains, and islands or beaches not yet exploited for tourism.

Sustainable tourism on the basis of green tourism is the path for Vietnam to go in the next 10 years, experts say.

Young people aged 18 to 28 experienced green tourism with experts from the Gaia Nature Conservation Centre and Bidoup Nui Ba National Park at a five-day eco camp at the park in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cat Tien National Park offers visitors an opportunity to discover nature and contemplate the beauty of mountains, glass-plots, forests of high trees, waterfalls and diversified ecosystems with rare plant and animal species.

 From a desolate coast with red sand dunes, Mui Ne has now become the green tourist centre of Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province.