HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival2018 will get underway at 23/9 Park from April 12-15, offering nearly 60,000domestic and foreign tour vouchers at 15-16 percent discount.

During a press conference organised by the municipal TourismDepartment on April 5, Deputy Director of the municipal Centre for TourismPromotion Tran Ngoc Dong Quan said the festival, themed “Discovering 2018summer”, will feature around 150 booths by travel agencies, hotels, retailers, restaurants,transporters and airliners at home and abroad.

Other promotions such as gold hour of shocking prices, luckydraw, and buy 1 get 1 are also available.

Seminars on introducing tourism information and Gotaditicket reservation, and improving the efficiency of online tourism will also beheld.

Quan said the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines willalso offer 2,400 codes with a 30 percent discount for domestic and foreignflights during the event, and a discount up to 49 percent for delegations oninternational flights.

On April 14 evening, a ceremony to honour top 100 tourismbrands of the city will also be organised. It is a prestigious award to honourtourism companies based in the city.

According to the organising board, the festival is expectedto become a channel to popularise quality destinations and contribute tostimulating demand.-VNA