Vietnam International Tourism Mart to open on April 3

The 2015 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) will take place in Hanoi from April 3-6, with the opening ceremony held on late April 2. 
The 2015 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) will take placein Hanoi from April 3-6, with the opening ceremony held on late April 2.

Themed “Vietnam – The Land of Heritages”, thethird VITM intends to popularise Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognised heritagesites and attractions to travellers at home and abroad. It will feature355 booths of Vietnamese travel agencies, hotels, tourism offices andairlines.

Travel agents, tour operators and hotelsfrom 24 other nations and territories will also showcase their productsand services at 141 booths.

A series ofactivities, including seminars, cultural performances and traditionalculinary demonstrations, will be organised during the biggestinternational tourism event of the year in Vietnam.

On this occasion, airlines plan to offer around 15,000 discounttickets, priced from 190,000 VND (8.93 USD) for international flightsand from 333,000 VND (15.50 USD) for domestic flights.

Also on offer are 8,000 tours with discounts up to 50 percent, 600hotel and restaurant coupons, and a variety of lucky draws aiming topromote domestic tourism.

Deputy Director of theVietravel Company Tran Tuan Anh said that during the event, the companywill provide customers with tours to both domestic and foreigndestinations with discounts up to 52 percent.

Meanwhile, Hanoi Red Tours will offer hundreds of zero-profit promotiontours. At this year’s fair, besides familiar places like Thailand,Malaysia, Cambodia and Singapore, the company will offer tours to newand attractive destinations such as the Philippines and Kenya. It willalso organise more tours to Vietnam’s tourism attractions, including DaNang, Can Tho, Quy Nhon and Tuy Hoa. The company expects to provideservices for around 2,500 people during the event.

Most of Saigontourist’s products offered at the VITM 2015 will focus onthe theme “Vietnam – The Land of Heritages”, with tours to thelocalities which are home to UNESCO-recognised natural and culturalheritages, such as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Binhand Thua Thien-Hue.

On the 40 th anniversary of theLiberation of the South and National Reunification, the travel companyoffers tours to Ho Chi Minh City and the southwest region as well asto the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition and the Ha LongCarnival Festival.-VNA

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