The local authorities said these projects are focused on upgrading tourism infrastructure and improving tourism services and products in the former imperial city of Hue, which was recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1993. 

The central coastal province plans to receive 2.5-3 million visitors by 2015, earning more than VND3 trillion and contributing to 47-48 percent of its gross domestic product.