HCM City to host 18th int’l travel expo in September
The 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2024) with the theme “Responsible Travel – Creating Future” will be held from September 5-7 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), the Tourism Department of HCM City announced on August 15.
HCM City to host the 18th int’l travel expo in September (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)
HCM City (VNA) – The 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2024) with the tꩲheme “Sustainable Travel Travel – Creating Future” will be held from September 5-7 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), the Tourism Department of HCM City announced on August 15.
So far, more than 450 exhibitors and 200 international buyers from 33 countries and territories, including big travel agents such as Flight Centre Travel Group, Intrepid (both of Australia), and DERTour group’s Exim Tour, have registered to participate in the event.
ITE HCMC 2024 will be held in a hybrid format, a combination of physical booths and online events such as 2D Online Booths, and Online Appointment Schedules between international buyers and sellers.
One of the key tasks of ITE HCMC 2024 is to expand the international visitor market to Vietnam. Therefore, the travel expo will be a meeting point for domestic and international tourism businesses, especially those in the lower Mekong River countries, to seek business opportunities and provide diverse products to customers. It is also a place for units to access new products and business models, welcoming the "wave" of sustainable tourism development.
In the framework of ITE HCMC 2024, a series of seminars, conferences, and tourism forums will take place with the participation of Government, MOCST’s leaders, local tourism management agencies, domestic and international travel businesses. Speakers will discuss together to promote sustainable tourism development through ESG (E - Environmental, S - Social, G - Governance, which aims to evaluate and measure factors of sustainable development), responsible tourism associated with nature protection.
Remarkably, “Net Zero Travel & Tourism - Creating future” will be the theme of the High-level tourism forum at this ITE HCMC. The organising board hopes that the forum will bring many practical solutions and propose many policies to develop tourism in the direction of green growth, sustainability and environmentally responsibility.
ITE HCMC 2024 also receives strong support from strategic partners such as Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) - the official airline of the expo; The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), Vietjet Air and international airlines inviting members and international partners to attend the exhibition./.
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