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Over 700 businesses to attend Int’l Travel Expo HCM City

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.
Over 700 businesses to attend Int’l Travel Expo HCM City ảnh 1A photo of the press conference on August 30 (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – More than 700 businesses from 32localities nationwide and 18 countries and territories will participate in the13th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), which will run atthe 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 tointroduce their tourism products and services. This year, with the theme “YourGateway to Tourism in Asia”, there will be more than 300 booths, a rise of 15percent compared to last year’s figure.

A highlight of the event will be a programme designed especially for internationalbuyers and the media, with the expected attendance of nearly 300 buyers and 40reporters and bloggers from the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany, India,New Zealand and Thailand, said Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the HCM CityDepartment 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 topicssuch as introduction of HCM City’s tourism and Vietnam-Italia travelcooperation development.

According to Ngo Hoai Chung, Deputy Director of the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism, Vietnam aims to serve 13 million internationalvisitors in 2017, an increase of 30 percent compared to 2016.

To realize the target, Vietnam’s tourism sector has stepped upactivities to promote tourism and increased links with travel agents andairlines.-VNA

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