HCM City(VNA) – The HCM City Department of Tourism kicked off the city’s Tourism Day2017 at Le Van Tam Park, District 1 on March 23, gathering 80 travel agencies,hotels, restaurants and hospitality colleges from across the country.
The event, themed“Hello Summer 2017”, features 170 booths and an area for startup business tointroduce successful startups in tourism and hospitality and support policiesfor startups. “Startup Wheel 2017” – a competition for startup ideas will belaunched.
More than 30companies, including tour operators, hotels, resorts and airlines, offersvisitors special discounts of up to 50 percent. About 1,000 free tickets to theCu Chi Tunnel historical relic site are given to visitors, who also get 30percent off admission to Suoi Tien Complex.
The festival alsofeatures musical performances to highlight beautiful landscapes and distinctivecultures of northwestern Vietnam in response to the National Tourism Year 2017hosted by Lao Cai province.
A ceremony will beheld on the sideline of the event to honour 100 leading tourism businesses inHCM City in line with a photo contest on the city’s beauty.
Speaking at the HCMCity Tourism Day, Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Bui Ta HoangVu said the event is significant to the city as it aims to fuel domestictourism and gives a chance for local and overseas tour operators to promotetheir products.-VNA
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