Ho Chi Minh City organizes the first golf tourism festival
Monday, 03/04/2023 09:15 (GMT+7)
An exhibition on golf tourism products and services and a conference on promoting and training for golf tourism have been held at the first golf tourism festival in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Golfers play at the Tan Son Nhat golf course, where the HCM City Golf Tourism Festival.
(Source: sggp.org.vn)
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Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism and the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association has organized the first Ho Chi Minh City Golf Tourism Festival at at Tan Son Nhat golf course to promote Vietnam’s potential in the domestic and global markets.
The Golf Club Championship held along with the festival began on March 29 with nearly 1,000 players taking part.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Tourism Department, said the event was the first step in the development of golf tourism.
Many people travel to Vietnam from Europe, Japan and the Republic of Korea to play when the weather in their countries is unfavorable for outdoor sports , said Trinh Thanh, General Secretary of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association.
The cost of playing in Vietnam is cheaper than in other countries and people are satisfied with the beautiful golf courses it offers along its coastline and abutting luxury resorts.
According to the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, around 100,000 Vietnamese and foreigners living in Vietnam play the sport./.
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