The International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the Greater Mekong subregion’s largest international travel event, concluded its 13th annual event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 9 September. 

A total of 5,282 meetings were conducted between the buyers and sellers during the three-day event, a 45 percent increase from last year, reaffirming the importance of the event as the key bridge in the tourism industry for both inbound and outbound markets in Vietnam and the region.

Endorsed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism, Vietnam, and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and organised by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, Informa Exhibitions, and the Vietnam Trade Fair & Advertising Joint Stock,

ITE HCMC 2017 has continued to be a leading travel trade event for the international and local travel industry,  creating establish onnections with new business partners. And further boosting the tourism potential of the country and the ASEAN region.

“The tourism industry in Vietnam has an unlimited dynamism,” says Mr Jack Wei, G M of Informa Exhibitions (Asia) and co-organiser of ITE HCMC. “For us, it is productive and important to discuss and present this dynamic development in a focused way at ITE HCMC. We also want to offer all of our market partners a central platform so that they can showcase their achievements and successfully prepare their companies for the future of the tourism industry.”