Based　on　the　study　of　spatial　characteristics　of　Vietnam＇s　tourism　industry　in　the　2007-2018　period,　the　authors　built　a　spatial　table　data　model　to　analyze　the　spatial　impact　of　tourism　on　Vietnam＇s　economic　growth.　The　research　results　indicate　that　Vietnam＇s　tourism　industry　has　convergence　and　there　exists　a　positive　spatial　relationship,　with　provinces　with　highly　developed　tourism　industries　concentrated　mainly　in　the　two　regions　of　the　Red　river　delta　and　the　Southeast　region.　In　addition,　based　on　the　results　of　spatial　regression,　it　can　be　seen　that　the　regional　tourism　development　has　little　effect　on　the　tourism　development　of　neighboring　areas,　but　the　extent　of　the　tourism　industry＇s　influence　on　growth　of　local　economy　is　huge.　Tourism　is　recognized　around　the　world　as　one　of　the　largest　and　fastest　growing　economic　sectors.　In　developing　countries　such　as　Vietnam,　tourism　is　seen　as　a　tool　to　encourage　economic　development　and　it　also　serves　to　alleviate　poverty.　©　2019　AJHTL.