The three-day event is co-hosted by the Vietnam TourismAssociation, the municipal People’s Committee and the Mekong Delta TourismAssociation.
Nguyen Hong Son, deputy head of the Economic Commission ofthe Party Central Committee, said the event will contribute to promotingtourism in the Mekong Delta and strengthening the linkage between the regionand major economic hubs of the country in tourism development, towards turningthe Mekong Delta into a tourism hub on the national and global scales.
Themed “Travelling the Mekong Delta with the whole country”,the fair attracts over 350 travel and tourism promotion agencies from theRepublic of Korea, India, Cuba, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia, and 25 cities andprovinces nationwide.
With more than 320 stalls, the fair will introduce touristproducts and destinations, as well as witness the signing of deals betweendomestic and foreign firms.
On the occasion, the online reservation system was put intooperation via the fair’s website at www.vitm.vn
Sideline events such as the forum “Mekong Delta tourismdevelopment”, seminar “Mekong Delta tourist products” and a ceremony to honouroutstanding individuals and travel agencies of the Mekong Delta this year willalso be held./.