CAN THO An international tourism fair - The VITM Can Tho 2019 - kicked off in the southern city of Can Tho’s Ninh Kieu District on Friday.
The event is being held by the Vietnam Tourism Association (VNTA) in coordination with Can Tho City’s People's Committee and Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and others attended the opening ceremony.
VITM Can Tho 2019 is the largest tourism event to be held in the Mekong Delta.
The aim is to support local tourism businesses to build, promote and sell their products to make tourism a key economic sector in the region.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, vice president of the VNTA Cao Thi Ngoc Lan said this was the first time the VNTA in co-ordianation with Can Tho City's People's Committee had organized the fair.
"The fair is expected to create opportunities for local people, authorities and businesses to present their tourism products and local cuisine to domestic and foreign tourists to make tourism a spearhead for economy," Lan said.
About 320 booths run by international and Vietnamese enterprises, service facilities and destinations in 25 provinces and cities are taking part in the event.
There are also booths from South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Cuba.
The highlight of the fair will be the Mekong Delta Tourism Development Forum which will offer solutions for rapid tourism development.
More than 10,000 indoor and outdoors tours, 5,000 hotel rooms, air tickets and over 5,000 promotional vouchers with 20-50 per cent discounts are on offer to visitors from travel agencies and prestigious tourism service businesses such as Vietravel, Sagota, Saigontourist and Fiditour.
The fair also includes a food festival with culinary contests and a presentation of local specialties.
Chefs from all over the country will be making special local dishes at the festival.
The fair will be running until December 12 at the Center for Trade and Investment Promotion and Exhibition Fair at 108 Le Loi Street. VNS
The event is being held by the Vietnam Tourism Association (VNTA) in coordination with Can Tho City’s People's Committee and Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and others attended the opening ceremony.
VITM Can Tho 2019 is the largest tourism event to be held in the Mekong Delta.
The aim is to support local tourism businesses to build, promote and sell their products to make tourism a key economic sector in the region.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, vice president of the VNTA Cao Thi Ngoc Lan said this was the first time the VNTA in co-ordianation with Can Tho City's People's Committee had organized the fair.
"The fair is expected to create opportunities for local people, authorities and businesses to present their tourism products and local cuisine to domestic and foreign tourists to make tourism a spearhead for economy," Lan said.
About 320 booths run by international and Vietnamese enterprises, service facilities and destinations in 25 provinces and cities are taking part in the event.
There are also booths from South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, India and Cuba.
The highlight of the fair will be the Mekong Delta Tourism Development Forum which will offer solutions for rapid tourism development.
More than 10,000 indoor and outdoors tours, 5,000 hotel rooms, air tickets and over 5,000 promotional vouchers with 20-50 per cent discounts are on offer to visitors from travel agencies and prestigious tourism service businesses such as Vietravel, Sagota, Saigontourist and Fiditour.
The fair also includes a food festival with culinary contests and a presentation of local specialties.
Chefs from all over the country will be making special local dishes at the festival.
The fair will be running until December 12 at the Center for Trade and Investment Promotion and Exhibition Fair at 108 Le Loi Street. VNS
Source - Viet Nam News
