Ho Chi Minh City welcomes you!

Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, said: In 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association, will organize the 20th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival with the theme "20 Years of Vibrant Journeys" associated with the program message "Ho Chi Minh City Welcomes You – Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City".

The activities are aimed at responding to the National Tourism Year 2024 – "The Glory of Dien Bien Phu - Endless Experiences", contributing to promoting tourism development linkages with other regions with the expectation that the city's tourism industry will continue to make strong strides, accelerating and stabilizing, contributing to the development of tourism and the national economy ; and joining the vibrant atmosphere of Ho Chi Minh City's sports, cultural and artistic activities celebrating the 49th anniversary of the complete independence and reunification of the South (April 30, 1975 – April 30, 2024).

Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, spoke at the press conference.

"The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival, after 19 years of organization, has affirmed its position and role as one of the important annual events of the city's tourism industry in particular and the whole country in general. The event has continued to affirm its position and role as a leading 'tourism supermarket' nationwide, making a significant contribution to stimulating the domestic tourism market with high-standard products and services. This is an activity to stimulate tourism in Ho Chi Minh City and domestic tourism during the summer and major holidays; it is seen as a good opportunity to improve business methods, apply digital technology , and enhance the experience for tourists in each journey, experiencing the products and services of businesses. Along with that, the Festival also maximizes the role of businesses in connecting and building attractive and unique tourism products; promoting investment in tourism, creating opportunities for cooperation and development linkages between businesses and localities," said Mr. Le Truong Hien. Hoa, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, emphasized.

In 2024, the Tourism Festival featured over 100 booths, including 43 from provinces and cities, and 35 from tourism service businesses and other organizations.

Following the success of the 10th Ao Dai Festival, the Tourism Festival marks a special milestone: 20 years of vibrant activities continuing to promote the image, land, people, cultural identity, tourism activities, and distinctive cuisine of Ho Chi Minh City. It also aims to stimulate domestic tourism during the summer of 2024, creating opportunities for localities and businesses to access and introduce tourism products and services to tourists, especially the people of the city, and creating a series of rich and unique activities to emphasize that Ho Chi Minh City is always a "Safe - Attractive - Friendly" destination for domestic and international tourists.

The organizing committee shared information about the 20th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival.

The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2024 will include activities such as: Awarding the Top Tourism Awards of Ho Chi Minh City 2024 to many tourism businesses during the Opening Ceremony; promotional programs within the framework of the Tourism Festival; exhibition and display space; job fair for the tourism industry in 2024; a workshop on transforming tourism business models to update global trends; a conference promoting Nghe An tourism in Ho Chi Minh City and a conference promoting Thai Nguyen province tourism in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024.

Furthermore, this year's Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival will continue to organize survey tours to introduce the unique tourist destinations and products of Ho Chi Minh City, as well as Famtrip programs, creating opportunities for travel businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces and cities to survey, connect, and develop tourism programs. Famtrip tours will be organized to showcase Ho Chi Minh City's unique tourism products and provide a space for connecting Ho Chi Minh City's destination services with travel businesses nationwide.

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