Encouraged by the rapid growth of tourism in recent years, local
and provincial authorities are putting into place development plans
which call for even further growth in tourism in the Hoi An area.
Under current plans, by 2015, an estimated 57,600 workers will be
employed in the tourism and services sector and 21,600 workers
will be directly employed by the tourism industry. The proposed
average rate of growth in tourism employment between 2011 and
2015 will be around 19 percent per year.
Tourism planning in Hoi An and Quang Nam province is
underpinned by national sector strategies and local development
plans, including: