Con Dao participates in the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2024
Wednesday - 25/09/2024 14:56
On September 5th, the 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2024) with the theme "Sustainable Tourism - Creating the Future" opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
Con Dao District, in collaboration with the Provincial Center for Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, participated in promotional activities, introducing and selling high-end products and services for international tourists with four main types of products: beach and island resorts, cultural and festival tourism, ecotourism and MICE tourism, and further development of agricultural and rural tourism for visitors to experience. This provided opportunities for the province's tourism businesses to interact, connect directly with domestic and international buyers, and collaborate to attract international tourists to Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province promotes at ITE HCMC 2024
ITE HCMC 2024 has a scale of 480 booths, with domestic booths accounting for 77% and foreign booths accounting for 23%, featuring tourism, service, and aviation companies from participating countries and territories. It welcomed 700 delegates from 38 countries and territories. The delegates represented national tourism organizations, tourism research units, companies, travel agencies, accommodation establishments, airlines, and transportation units, along with large corporations. The event attracted over 26,000 visitors and facilitated more than 11,460 B2B business appointments between 220 international buyers and over 450 exhibitors, creating opportunities for networking, negotiation, and signing future cooperation agreements to help travel companies expand their market.
Immediately after the opening ceremony, commercial contacts between domestic and foreign service providers; promotion and introduction of culture, products, tourism services, travel agencies, airlines, regional specialties... were vibrant.
Participating in the tourism promotion booth of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are the Management Board of Con Dao National Tourism Site, Con Dao National Park, and 17 hotels, resorts, and entertainment complexes ranging from 4 to 5 stars, which also showcased their products and services.
The booth showcasing tourism information and products of Con Dao District
Postcard products, badges, and Con Dao Food Tour
On the last day of the expo, the Consumer Day for the public recorded a two to three-fold increase in visitor numbers compared to the first few days.
IITE HCMC 2024 runs until September 7th, featuring a rich program including direct and online booth exhibitions, online Buyer-Seller meetings, Vietnam Night, Opening Ceremony, Buyer and International Press Program, specialized forums and workshops introducing key tourist markets and updating new travel trends, ITE HCMC 2024 Awards, Consumer Day for travel enthusiasts, etc. The impressive results of ITE HCMC 2024 demonstrate efforts to expand the market share of international tourists coming to Vietnam and make breakthroughs in promoting tourism nationwide.