The annual Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2021 will take place in Hanoi from May 5 to 8 with the theme “New Normal - New Opportunities”, a press conference in the capital on April 5 heard.
Hanoi (VNA) - The annual Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2021 willtake place in Hanoi from May 5 to 8 with the theme “New Normal - New Opportunities”,a press conference in the capital on April 5 heard.
As ofMarch 31, around 450 exhibitors from 40 cities and provinces in Vietnam and fourregional countries - Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Taiwan (China)- had registered to set up some 350 booths at the trade fair, according to the VietnamTourism Association (VITA).
The gatheringwill provide an opportunity for the tourism industry to boost travel demand andfor participating travel businesses and localities nationwide to promote theirproducts and tourist attractions.
Speakingat the press conference, VITA Vice President Vu The Binh said COVID-19 has takena heavy toll on the global economy, with tourism being among the hardest-hit.
The pandemiccaused losses of some 20 billion USD in Vietnam’s tourism sector last year, hesaid, adding that this year’s theme is to demonstrate that the industry isfacing the pandemic in a more proactive manner to overcome the difficulties and rebound.
Twoseminars on tourism workforce in the “new normal” and golf tourism will be heldon the sidelines of the fair.
Prior to VITM,a national domestic travel forum will be organised by VITA in the northernprovince of Ninh Binh, host of the National Tourism Year 2021, on April 14 and 15, where attendees will discuss the importanceof the domestic market in reviving tourism as well as measures to boostdomestic travel.
On April20, Ninh Binh will also host the launch ceremony of the Visit Vietnam Year2021, themed “Hoa Lu - Thousand-year Ancient Capital”./.
The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2020 is to take place in Hanoi from November 18 to 21 with a focus on digital transformation-driven tourism development.1
Businesses from six countries and territories have registered to participate in the Vietnam International Travel Mart, to be held at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre on November 18-21 after many delays caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam International Travel Mart 2020 (VITM 2020), with the theme “Digital transformation boosts Vietnamese tourism development”, officially kicked off in Hanoi on November 18.
There were less than half of the stalls participating, yet the VITM Hanoi 2020 still stimulated demands with various tours and air tickets offered at prices from 30 to 40 percent lower than the regular, with special attention paid to the upgrade of service quality.
A series of cultural and sporting events as well as tourism promotion programmes have been organised in Hanoi as part of the efforts by municipal authorities to attract holiday-makers to the capital, amid the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)
