This intervention area seeks to make more inclusive and effective the processes by which selected tourism destinations are developed. Whilst ethnic minority communities and women are key to current and future tourism in Northwest Vietnam, they remain marginalised in its planning and development. The needs and priorities of ethnic minority beneficiaries working (as employees or entrepreneurs) in the sector and, therefore, not embedded in planning or investment decisions either by public or private sector tourism stakeholders. This intervention area will work in selected districts to bring community, public and private interest groups together – developing tailored planning models that deliver more coherent destination planning and investment efforts.