Vietnam to host international tourism fair

As many as 450 domestic and international tourism companies will attend an international tourism fair at Hanoi’s Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre from April 3–6.

Jointly organised by the Vietnam Tourism Association, the General Department of Tourism, and the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM 2014), the second of its kind, is expected to welcome 50,000 attendees.

The fair will be themed around “Tourism Promotion – New Destination, New Opportunity, and Travelling for Sustainable Development”. It covers domestic as well as inbound and outbound international tourism .

A series of art performances and tourism seminars will also be held during the event.

Vu The Binh, Deputy Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association, said the fair provides space to promote new Vietnamese travel destinations in the Northwest, Northeast, Mekong Delta, and Central Highlands.