A photo of the press conference on August 30 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – More than 700 businesses from 32
localities nationwide and 18 countries and territories will participate in the
13th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), which will run at
the Saigon Exhibition Convention Centre from September 7 to 9.
The ITE HCMC, which is a leading tourism event in the Mekong sub-region,
is held annually by the HCM City People’s Committee and the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism.
It is viewed as an opportunity for Vietnamese and foreign firms to
introduce their tourism products and services. This year, with the theme “Your
Gateway to Tourism in Asia”, there will be more than 300 booths, a rise of 15
percent compared to last year’s figure.
A highlight of the event will be a programme designed especially for international
buyers and the media, with the expected attendance of nearly 300 buyers and 40
reporters and bloggers from the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, India,
New Zealand and Thailand, said Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the HCM City
Department of Tourism, at a press conference on August 30.
[Int’l Travel Expo HCM City to come back in September]
An array of networking events will be held in the framework of the fair,
including a meeting of tourism ministers and seminars on tourism-related topics
such as introduction of HCM City’s tourism and Vietnam-Italia travel
cooperation development.
According to Ngo Hoai Chung, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism, Vietnam aims to serve 13 million international
visitors in 2017, an increase of 30 percent compared to 2016.
To realize the target, Vietnam’s tourism sector has stepped up
activities to promote tourism and increased links with travel agents and
airlines.-VNA