The 16th International Travel Expo – Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2022) will be held in September, the organisers announced at a press conference in Hanoi on March 31.
Delegates at the press conference on March 31
With the theme: “Growing Forward Together”, ITE HCMC 2022 aims to recover and promote inbound tourism, promising a breakthrough in organization and expansion in both quantity and quality.
With the desire to attract international tourists to Vietnam and create a breakthrough in tourism marketing and promotion, ITE HCMC 2022 is expected to attract 150 quality international buyers. High quality, senior leaders from travel agencies, MICE companies from key markets such as Southeast Asia, Europe, Japan, Korea, USA, Australia and New Zealand, Middle East, etc.
In order to facilitate meetings between buyers and sellers, the online appointment scheduling system - ITE Online Matching System provided free of charge to exhibitors will be opened one month before the fair.
Within the framework of ITE HCMC 2022, there will be various activities including Tourism Exhibition, International Hosted Buyer Program and International Media Program, Gala Dinner "The Quiessence of Vietnamese Rice", Vietnam MICE Forum – coorganised with European Chamber of Commerce, Seminar on key tourist markets, ITE HCMC Awards 2022, Local Experience Area and many more. In addition, visitors can also join in lucky draw programs with many valuable prizes, discount tours across Vietnam, cultural exchange program technology, lottery programs to win cheap tickets, promotions of airlines, etc.
Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa - Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism said: “After two years due to the COVID-19, ITE HCMC 2022 is committed to make the breakthroughs in term of organizing the expo, and continues to affirm its role as the leading international tourism event in Vietnam and the region, an ideal platform for regional tourism authorities, hospitalities, hotels, resorts, attractions and travel related businesses to promote products and services to domestic and international tourists."
ITE HCMC 2022 will take place at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in District 7 on September 8 – 10.
