Travel

HCM City International Travel Expo 2025 draws over 46,000 visitors

As part of the programme, around 250 international guests enjoyed destination and culinary experiences across the city from September 4 to 8, creating memorable impressions of the southern hub.

HCM City International Travel Expo 2025 draws over 46,000 visitors (Photo: SGGP)
HCM City International Travel Expo 2025 draws over 46,000 visitors (Photo: SGGP)

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2025 (ITE HCMC 2025) attracted more than 46,000 visitors, including international buyers, journalists and social media influencers, according to organisers.

The event took place from September 4 to 6 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Tan My ward, with an expanded scale and connections to the Export Forum 2025 and the “International Supply Chain Connectivity” event.

As part of the programme, around 250 international guests enjoyed destination and culinary experiences across the city from September 4 to 8, creating memorable impressions of the southern hub.

At the closing ceremony, HCM City was honoured with the TPO Best 2025 awards, held within the framework of ITE HCMC. The recognition came for the city’s campaign “Find Your Vibes”, praised for its creative approach to showcasing Ho Chi Minh City’s identity as both culturally rich and modern, dynamic.

The award, presented by the Tourism Promotion Organisation for Global Cities (TPO), highlights innovative marketing strategies that enhance destination value and contribute to sustainable tourism development./.

VNA
#HCM City International Travel Expo 2025 #ITE HCMC 2025 #TPO Best 2025 Vietnam
Follow VietnamPlus

Post-pandemic recovery

Related News

At the opening of the TPO for Global Cities' 12th General Assembly (Photo: VNA)

HCM City hosts TPO mayors’ meeting, pushes green and smart tourism

Delegates from TPO member cities focused their discussions on five priorities: creating a cross-border cooperation framework for smart tourism, fostering green tourism through international partnerships, advancing digital and green transition strategies, enhancing economic and cultural connectivity via cross-border tourism, and defining the role of mayors in shaping supportive policies for smart and green tourism at the local level, while deepening cross-border collaboration within the TPO network.

The delegates perform the opening ceremony of the series of events. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City hosts major trade–tourism connectivity events

A series of major trade and tourism connectivity events opened on September 4 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring Vietnam International Sourcing (VIS) 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Export Forum, and the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2025.

The 12th Tourism Promotion Organisation for Global Cities (TPO) General Assembly opens in Ho Chi Minh City on September 3. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City affirms standing on international tourism map

The 12th Tourism Promotion Organisation for Global Cities (TPO) General Assembly, which is taking place in HCM City, encourages environmentally friendly solutions, climate-conscious practices, and the preservation of cultural and natural heritage.

See more

Nho Que River - a masterpiece of nature in the Dong Van Karst Plateau in Tuyen Quang province (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam solidifies standing in global tourism landscape

Vietnam has once again been honoured as the World’s Leading Heritage Destination in 2025 by the World Travel Awards (WTA), marking its sixth recognition after the wins in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and reaffirming its foothold in the global tourism industry.

A double-decker sightseeing bus in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City elevates destination appeal, enhances tourism workforce quality

As Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector continues to sustain growth momentum, it is shifting strongly from post-merger recovery to development acceleration, with a focus on restructuring destination spaces to offer diverse tourism models and attract more domestic and international visitors.

Visitors tour Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) at the Hue Imperial Citadel. (Photo: VNA)

Visit Vietnam Year – Hue 2025: renewing heritage, shaping distinct brand

Visit Vietnam Year – Hue 2025 has left a series of strong imprints, reflecting a marked transformation in Hue’s tourism in terms of scale, quality and brand positioning. More than a programme of events, it has become a powerful driver, helping position Hue as a competitive cultural and heritage tourism centre in the region.

A view of the talkshow within the conference in Hue on December 12 to review and discuss strategic orientations for the 2023-2025 roadmap to reduce plastic waste in the local tourism sector. (Photo: VNA)

Hue accelerates shift toward green, low-plastic tourism models

Over the past three years, Hue tourism authorities have strengthened communication and advocacy for plastic waste reduction through 10 training sessions with 690 participants, “Coffee Talk” events, professional Zalo groups, and direct engagement with businesses. As a result, 102 enterprises and business households have signed commitments to reduce plastics, and 12 hotels have pioneered plastic-reduction practices.

The inaugural flight from New Delhi lands at Phu Quoc International Airport (Photo: Sun Group)

Phu Quoc welcomes new direct flights from India

Phu Quoc International Airport welcomed over 180 Indian travellers on a new direct flight from New Delhi on December 10, marking the start of a month-long flight series that will link the two destinations and bring a fresh wave of visitors to Vietnam’s pristine island.

Visitors pose for a photo at Ben Thanh Market in HCM City (Photo: VNA)

HCM City speeds up digital tourism to draw more travellers

Following its goal of building a friendly destination, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is rolling out a range of local stimulus programmes, with a focus on bringing the city’s signature attractions closer to domestic and international visitors through digital platforms.

Foreign visitors are touched to receive meaningful gifts from their Vietnamese friends (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Vietnam welcomes more than 19 million international visitors in 11 months

A UN Tourism report highlighted Vietnam’s performance as one of the most notable recoveries worldwide. While tourism across the Asia–Pacific has rebounded to only around 90% of pre-COVID levels, Vietnam is among a select group of destinations, alongside Japan, recording rapid and sustained growth, it said.