Travel

Seminar on MICE Tourism of the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City in 2017 (Source: www.itehcmc.com)   HCM City (VNA) - The 14th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the largest event of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 6-8. This year, ITE HCMC will feature more than 300 booths from airlines, hotels and resorts, travel firms and tourism representatives from more than 40 countries and territories like Germany, Japan, Russia, Turkey, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and the UAE. La Quoc Khanh, Deputy Director of HCM City’s Department of Tourism, said the event is a platform for international and regional buyers, suppliers and trade professionals from tourism and travel organisations in both inbound and outbound markets in the Mekong sub-region. This year, the country’s tourism sector will focus on … [Read more...] about International travel expo promotes tourism cooperation

(VEN) - Taking a Mekong River trip from Ho Chi Minh City or My Tho in Tien Giang Province to Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Province is a relaxing, rewarding experience enhanced by beautiful landscape and local specialties. Three to five-star boats carry passengers from Ho Chi Minh City along the Sai Gon River towards the Cho Gao Canal, which connects the Vam Co and Tien rivers, and then to Ben Tre Province, Tra On District in Vinh Long Province, the city of Can Tho, and An Giang Province’s Long Xuyen and Chau Doc cities. At the Cai Be stop in Vinh Long Province, visitors are offered the use of small boats to sail through canals and nipa palm forests, followed by a walk or bicycle ride through island villages, where they can experience local life. In addition to sampling local food, visitors can learn how to cook local food, work together with local residents to make rice paper and coconut candy, and weave vases with dried water hyacinth trunks, among other … [Read more...] about The lure of travelling along the Mekong River

Global online travel agencies (OTAs) currently hold up to 80% of Vietnam’s online travel market share, said Nguyen Van Tuan, head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). Rapidly-developing technology has had an impact on many sectors, including tourism Tuan gave the information at Online Tourism Forum 2018 held by Vietnam E-Commerce Association (VECOM) and VNAT in Hanoi on March 29. Rapidly-developing technology has had an impact on many sectors, including tourism. Over the past two years, personal and group experience travel booked using smartphones to search information has been on the rise, replacing travel agents. Visitors often book flights tickets or rooms through OTAs. At the meeting, Tuan cited VECOM’s information as saying that OTAs such as Agoda.com, booking.com, Traveloka.com and Expedia.com account for up to 80% of Vietnam’s online travel market share. Most foreign visitors who come to Vietnam and domestic holidaymakers use … [Read more...] about Foreign OTAs dominate Vietnam’s online travel market