Tourism Malaysia attends International Travel Expo in HCMCBy Nhan Tam Sky Mirror is a unique tourist attraction in Malaysia with its shallow crystal water reflecting the sky just like a mirror - PHOTO: COURTESY OF TOURISM MALAYSIA HCMC - The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) is participating in the International Travel Expo (ITE) 2018 in HCMC from now until September 8 to promote its tourist attractions and destinations for shopping, family fun, eco adventure, honeymoon, and luxury holiday. It marks Malaysia’s ninth participation in the biggest travel trade show in Vietnam that gathers over 30,000 international, regional and local travel professionals and buyers. The Malaysian booth features the country’s leading hotels and resorts, travel agents, tourism product owners, and airlines. During the three-day event, they are highlighting their tourism products and services that cater specially for the Vietnamese market. To boost arrivals from Vietnam … [Read more...] about Tourism Malaysia attends International Travel Expo in HCMC
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Asia Pacific cities’ tourism promotion forum concludes
The eighth Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO) forum concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on June 22. The organising board presented the TPO Award to a number of individuals and At the closing ceremony, the organising board presented the TPO Award to a number of individuals and organisations, who are members of the TPO in the field of tourism, in ten categories. Among of them, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi were honored with this year's Best Marketing Campaign Award. Addressing the event, Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism, expressed her sincere gratitude to the TPO Executive Committee for trusting and choosing Ho Chi Minh City as the host city of the eighth TPO forum. The event aims to discuss measures to improve the capacity in tourism development of the TPO member cities, as well as developing new strategies to promote tourism development amidst the fourth Industrial Revolution. Participants at the two-day … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific cities’ tourism promotion forum concludes
HCM City to host Asian Pacific cities’ tourism promotion forum
The 8th Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) Forum will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21-22, said the municipal Department of Tourism on June 15. The 8th Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities (TPO) Forum will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 21-22 Themed “Smart tourism”, the event is expected to draw the attendance of about 300 delegates from 25 cities of six TPO member countries. It will focus on measures to improve tourism development capacity of OTP member cities. Delegates to the event will also propose initiatives and strategies to promote the development of the tourism sector amidst the fourth industrial revolution. The forum will include two sessions on “Smart Tourism” and “Case Study Presentation by member cities on Smart Tourism,” with the participations of international speakers and experts operating the tourism field. Other programmes will be the 31th Meeting of the TPO … [Read more...] about HCM City to host Asian Pacific cities’ tourism promotion forum
Tourism engine accelerates speed
Strong growthThe number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in 2016 and 2017 was almost 60 percent higher than 2015. Last year, Vietnam topped Asian countries and territories and ranked sixth in the world in terms of tourism growth. This pushed up Vietnam eight levels on the tourism competitiveness index.Vietnam has impressed foreign visitors with its picturesque landscapes, hospitable people and good food. “If Vietnam continues with its current rate of growth, it will catch up with Indonesia, and the country needs to accelerate its growth if it is to catch up with the top-three ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand,” said Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nguyen Ngoc Thien.Hoang Nhan Chinh, head of the Secretariat of the Tourism Advisory Board, said this is a proud achievement of Vietnam’s tourism industry, and a spectacular breakthrough in 2016 and 2017 after a sharp decline in previous years.General Director … [Read more...] about Tourism engine accelerates speed
Vietnam tourism experts call for marketing push – Tours – Travel
The Hanoitimes - Leaders and experts from the tourism industry met yesterday in Hanoi for an in-depth Tourism Promotion Conference, where they debated how Vietnam can become more successful in the lucrative and fast-growing sector. Creative sparks: The International Fireworks Competition held in the central city of Da Nang helps lure tourists to the city. Authorities and tourism managers are ambitious to build up Da Nang as a city of events In his address to the conference,Vietnam National Tourism Administration chairman Nguyen Van Tuan called for the establishment of Vietnamese tourism representative offices in Japan, South Korea and Russia. Such a move would promote the industry in some of Vietnam's key partner markets, said Tuan, who also called for further co-operation with important partners Japan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and France. He reported to the conference on the marketing initiatives since the year 2000 and submitted a strategy for tourism development … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism experts call for marketing push – Tours – Travel