A number of attractive festivals and fairs will be held in Ho Chi MinhCity from December 1 to 31 in an effort to boost good consumption andattract more tourists.
A fair will take place fromDecember 28, 2014 to January 3, 2015 at Phu Tho Gymnasium where 400booths showcase garments, food, cosmetics and handicraft items, saidDeputy Director of the municipal Tourism Promotion Centre Nguyen BaoAnh.
Earlier, a food festival introducing special cuisines from20 countries and territories will open at 23/9 park from December 4 to7.
The visitors will be indulged in a joyful atmosphere withvarious cultural and sporty activities such as Flamenco dance and streetmusic performances.
The annual ceremony to welcome the firstinternational tourist delegation on January 1, 2015 will be held at TanSon Nhat airport, showing the local people’s hospitality.
Thecity expects to welcome 4.4 million foreign holidaymakers and 17.6million domestic visitors a year-on-year increase of 7 percent and 13percent respectively, and the total revenue of tourism sector isestimated at 89,405 billion VND (4.3 billion USD) by the end of 2014,according to HCM City’s people committee.-VNA