The opening ceremony was attended by Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan; Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam; and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

The three-day expo featured 315 pavilions by domestic and foreign enterprises from over 40 countries and territories around the world.

The delegates visiting the pavilions at the expo.

Enterprises and agencies from 45 provinces and cities across the country will promote their tourism products in different types including resorts, conference tourism, cuisine, healthcare tourism and cultural tourism, towards the goals of connecting heritages.

Speaking at the expo, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Tran Vinh Tuyen said that the ITE HCMC is not only is a tourism promotion event but also offers an opportunity to introduce the culture and people of Vietnam to international friends.

Over the past 15 years, the expo has become a prestigious annual tourism event in the Mekong sub-region, attracting a large number of international participants and visitors.

At the opening ceremony.

The event was organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism under the support of ministries from five countries: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

At the pavilions of new tourism products and technologies, the organising board will support tourism start-ups to introduce themselves as well as seek new investors and partners.

The delegates and visitors can register and confirm their attendance to seminars, read related documents and ask questions on the website https://tourismevents.vn/home.

The official mobile app for the ITE HCMC 2019 also made its debut, helping visitors to stay updated on the latest information on the notable activities during the expo easily.

Vietnam, India bolster tourism cooperation

Vietnam and India hold huge potential to enhance tourism cooperation as they have long-standing relations and share similarities in cultural values, particularly direct flights between the two nations will serve as momentum for people-to-people exchange and bilateral trade and investment, said Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau.

Bac Giang pays attention to linkage between Kep township and Ho Cao ecological tourism- urban - sport complex

(BGO)- Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lai Thanh Son chaired a meeting about connecting the project of Ho Cao ecological tourism, urban and sport complex in Huong Son commune to the expanded Kep township in Lang Giang district.

Culture-tourism village to host activities marking National Day

A wide range of activities will take place at the Culture-Tourism Village for Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi’s outskirts from August 30 to September 30 to celebrate the 74th anniversary of National Day (September 2), according to the village’s management board.

Hanoi holds tourism connecting event targeting Australian partners

A tourism business matching event took place in Hanoi on August 23, gathering 32 Australian firms and 150 representatives from Vietnam’s state management agencies and travel companies.

Many highlights at Bac Giang Cultural and Tourism Week 2020

(BGO)- Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province Le Anh Duong, Head of the provincial Steering Committee for Tourism Development (Steering Committee) chaired a meeting on 21 August to discuss organizing the Cultural and Tourism Week 2020. 

Source: NDO