International tourism expo opens in Ho Chi Minh

Nhan Dan - The 8th International Tourism Expo (ITE HCMC 2012) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 12.

The event was attended by Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan, and tourism officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar...

This year’s expo has attracted 500 businesses from 30 countries across the world and 26 cities and provinces in Vietnam. With more than 230 booths, the exhibition is expected to attract around 18,000 visitors.

Themed ‘Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia-Myanmar, Four Countries, One Destination’, the event comprises a number of activities, such as a meeting of tourism ministers from the four countries and a meeting of senior tourism officials from lower Mekong cities...

Also at the opening ceremony, the Tourism Alliance Awards (TAA) 2012 were presented to honour outstanding businesses for their contributions to the tourism development in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Organised for the first time in 2005, the ITE aims to introduce the latest tourism products and strengthen the neighbourliness and friendship between Vietnam and countries in the region.

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