Ho Chi Minh City tourism wants to welcome more visitors from Laos and Singapore

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism said that from October 22 to October 29, the Ho Chi Minh City delegation led by Ms. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism, along with representatives of department leaders, sectors, travel and agricultural businesses, will participate in the Cultural Tourism Week in Luang Prabang, Laos.

This is a practical activity to promote Vietnam tourism in general, the 8 expanded Northwestern provinces and Ho Chi Minh City in particular to Lao tourism businesses; it is the foundation for activities to promote the city's destinations in the Southeast Asian tourist market in particular and Asia in general.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City tourism businesses to approach and learn about the characteristics and development trends of the Lao market, while expanding business cooperation with partners in the tourism sector; looking for quality buyers for the Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair (ITE HCMC) in 2024.

Du lịch TP HCM muốn đón thêm nhiều khách từ Lào, Singapore - Ảnh 1.

Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry booth in Singapore

"Grasp information about the vision and strategy for tourism development in Laos, from which to build a suitable and effective promotion plan for the city's tourism industry" - said a representative of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism.

At the Northwest and Ho Chi Minh City Culture and Tourism Week in Luang Prabang, Laos, the Ho Chi Minh City delegation will perform cultural and artistic performances and circus acts of the city; organize exhibition spaces, introduce and promote tourism, trade and agricultural products of the city; display and introduce typical OCOP products, traditional cuisine, and art performances...

Implement a beautiful photo exhibition space about Ho Chi Minh City tourism to display beautiful photos about the city's culture, history, people, beautiful landscapes, and cuisine; attend seminars to promote tourism in the Northwest region and Ho Chi Minh City: introduce, promote, and promote destinations, tourism development potential, and unique tourism products of the city to the Lao tourism market (Luang Prabang province).

Du lịch TP HCM muốn đón thêm nhiều khách từ Lào, Singapore - Ảnh 2.

Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry promotes in Laos

Currently, tourism connections with Laos are mainly by air and road, so the exploitation and development of tourism to the Lao market is still limited, especially the direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Laos. Through this Cultural and Tourism Week event, some businesses expect to open 3 more routes such as the route to attract European market visitors to the 3 Indochinese countries including Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) - Laos - Cambodia; inter-regional tourism route by road from Ho Chi Minh City to the Northwest and Laos; connecting more routes by high-speed train connecting Laos and the southern provinces of China.

Along with the Lao market, from October 25 to October 27, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism coordinated with the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore to organize the Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City tourism promotion program in Singapore.

The Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City delegation was led by Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism, along with more than 20 representatives from local tourism management agencies, airlines, travel businesses, hotels and leading tourist attractions in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City.

The delegation shared the latest information on tourism products and services in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, as well as created opportunities for Vietnamese tourism businesses to meet Singaporean and international partners...

Singapore is one of the important markets for Vietnamese tourism, with great potential to contribute greatly to the flow of tourists to Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam welcomed nearly 310,000 Singaporean tourists in 2019 and in 2022, Vietnam welcomed 178,861 Singaporean tourists.

The Singapore market has great growth potential and has always been in the top 10 tourist markets to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City in recent years.

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