Hanoi, Sept. 9 -- Vietnam's tourism sector needs to shift from pursuing visitor numbers to maximising value, while developing a high-quality, smart, green, creative and culturally distinctive tourism ecosystem to create new growth momentum, experts have said. The direction is set out in the Political Bureau's Resolution No. 26-NQ/TW on developing Vietnam's tourism into a spearhead economic sector in the new era. The resolution aims to enhance the sector's added value and regional and global competitiveness, while strengthening its spillover effects on other sectors. From quantity to value Vietnam welcomed nearly 21.2 million international visitors and served 137 million domestic tourists in 2025. Tourism revenue reached 1 quadrillion VND ...