Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 25 September 2015 – The 11th edition of the annual International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2015 (ITE HCMC 2015) concluded on 12 September 2015 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center with the highest number of visitors and transacted deals recorded.
ITE HCMC is a national tourism event of international magnitude and is directed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. Over the past 11 years, thanks to the tremendous support and cooperation of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, ITE HCMC has become a brand name in the tourism industry not only in Vietnam but also in the neighboring counties in the Lower Mekong Sub-Region. Following the success of previous ITEs, the 2015 event under the theme “Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia-Myanmar-Thailand: Five Countries, One Destination”, continued to be a major gathering of travel business and offered many opportunities for information exchange and establishment of long-term cooperation and partnerships.
The three-day event hosted 200 international and regional buyers and attracted over 23,000 visitors. More than 250 exhibitors from 19 countries and territories, including Brunei, Cambodia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Poland, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, as well as 27 Vietnam provinces participated in the event, cementing its status as one of the fastest growing international tourism trade events in the region.
“After 11 editions, the exhibition has indeed made significant advancements and has developed substantially. ITE HCMC 2015 sees increased investments from many of our exhibitors – in term of the size of their booth design. Some examples include Vietravel, TST, Fiditour, Viet Media Travel, Cambodia, Korea, Thailand pavilions. ” said Mr Pham Huy Hoai, Senior Project Manager, Informa Exhibitions.
There was a range of exciting activities at ITE HCMC 2015, aimed at promoting socio-economic cooperation and development among the regional countries, including forums and seminars to introduce regional travel insights and relevant travel destinations and recommendations. The Organizers also developed customized programs covering many activities such as: two ballots for prizes a day with many valuable prizes, including full tours from destinations including Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, North America and Europe; cheap trans-Vietnam tours; performances; ballots for cheap tickets and promotion programs from airlines, In addition, there were also many attractive programs for the visitors, such as the Photo Exhibition displaying ASEAN nations and people in response to the anniversary of ASEAN Community, which aimed to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the ASEAN countries.
The next edition of ITE HCMC will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from 8-10 September 2016.
Exhibition Highlights
- Opening Ceremony / Mekong Tourism Alliance Awards (MTAA)
- Photo Gallery: “Beauty of ASEAN Community" // “Amazing ASEAN”
- Friendship Golf Competition of Mekong river sub-region countries
- International press conference chaired by VNAT
- Pre-show and post-show tours for hosted buyers and hosted media
- Seminars on prospective tourism markets (CLMTV, Europe, India, Indonesia, etc.)
- Travel Fun Fair Day for public visitors
The next edition of ITE HCMC will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from 8-10 September 2016.
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