(VOVworld) - The Vietnam International Travel
Mart (VITM) 2017 opens today/on Thursday in Hanoi. Nearly 650 enterprises and tourism
management and promotion agencies from 43 of Vietnam’s cities and provinces and
25 countries and territories are taking part at the VITM 2017.
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The first International street food festival at the Vietnam International Travel Mart 2017 (Photo: VOV5) |
The highlight of
this year Mart is the International street food festival with the performances
of many famous chefs from many different countries. Speaking at the opening
ceremony, Mr Huynh Vinh Ai, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
said: “Promoting and advertising tourism plays an important role in expanding
tourism market. The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 is considered
Vietnam’s premier professional tourism event and one of the largest travel
shows in the region.”
Organized the first
time in 2013, this year’s event is the fifth edition which will last until this
Sunday.