Tourism Festival opens in Ho Chi Minh City

Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan delivered the opening speech. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan presented the impressive results of the city's tourism industry in 2023 and affirmed the strong recovery of the entire country's tourism industry, while stressing that the southern metropolis continues to be the nucleus connecting and promoting the development of tourism in the Southeast region and the Mekong Delta.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong highly appreciated the efforts of the city's tourism industry and affirmed its leading position among key tourist localities.

He believes that through the event, Ho Chi Minh City will play a good role as an intersection point for provinces, cities, and tourism businesses across the country to bring more safe and lively itineraries for domestic and international tourists, in line with the message of the festival.

Attractive tours are promoted and introduced to tourists on April 4. (Photo: VNA)

Travel firms reported more than 1,700 customers bought tours or products with a total revenue of over 26 trillion VND in the first day of the fair, up 49% year on year.

According to the city Department of Tourism, over 100 booths are arranged at the four-day fair where 43 vendors from cities and provinces are touting promotion tourism programmes and products to the visitors.

Nearly 400 low-cost tours, travel vouchers and discounted tourism services are on sale at the event, with a total value of some 50 billion VND (2 million USD).

Along with packages offering steep discounts, there are many gifts and lucky drawings which are expected to bring fascinating experience to visitors./.