HCM City serves 23 million visitors in seven months
Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 3 million foreign tourists and 20 million domestic visitors in the first seven months of 2024, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
Tourists visit the Ho Chi Minh City Central Post Office. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA)🍬 – Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 3 million foreign tourists and 20 million domestic visitors in the first seven months of 2024, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
The figures represented a year-on-year increase of 30.3% and 7.6%, respectively.
The city earned over 108 trillion VND (4.3 billion USD) in revenue from tourism from January to July, up 15.4% over the same period last year.
According to Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the municipal Department of Tourism, the agency will advise the municipal People’s Committee to approve the "Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Development Strategy to 2030", and continue to implement the "Smart Tourism Development Project in Ho Chi Minh City for the 2021-2025 period".
The city’s tourism sector will roll out distinctive tourism products in Thu Duc city and districts, as well as develop waterway tourism, cultural and historical tourism, agriculture and ecological tourism, night-time tourism, and MICE, she added.
Notably, it will organise the 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City – ITE HCMC 2024 in early September. The event aims to accelerate the recovery and growth of the southern economic hub's tourism sector.
Themed “Responsible Travel – Creating Future,” it plans a variety of activities promoting key tourist destinations and services in Vietnam, with a goal of expanding the international tourist market and increasing the flow of visitors between countries to optimize tourism revenue.
To date, the organizer has registered around 500 domestic and international exhibitors, who will showcase travel destinations, tourism technology, and products.
The event is expected to welcome around 220 international buyers from over 45 countries and territories, including senior executives from travel agencies, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) organizers, luxury travel companies, and other key stakeholders interested in the Vietnamese market.
On the sidelines, participants will be treated to forums, conferences, seminars, and specialised tourism events./.
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