(VOVworld) – The Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM 2016 will open in Hanoi from April 14-17. Themed “Vietnam – The paradise of sea and island tourism”, this year’s event will introduce visitors to thousands of the country’s tourism offers in general and sea and island tourism in particular.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM Hanoi 2015 (Source :vitm.vn)

The annual fair aims to draw more international tourists to Vietnam as well as increase the number of domestic visitors to the sea and island areas. VITM Hanoi 2016 is set to boost the three sectors of tourism - Inbound, Domestic & Outbound. Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on Monday, the Organizing Board said Russian tourists would be guests of honor of this year’s event. So far, 535 travel companies from 24 countries and territories have registered to participate in the event.