HCM City International Travel Expo 2025 draws over 46,000 visitors
As part of the programme, around 250 international guests enjoyed destination and culinary experiences across the city from September 4 to 8, creating memorable impressions of the southern hub.
HCM City International Travel Expo 2025 draws over 46,000 visitors (Photo: SGGP)
HCM City (VNA) 🎶– The Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2025 (ITE HCMC 2025) attracted more than 46,000 visitors, including international buyers, journalists and social media influencers, according to organisers.
The event took place from September 4 to 6 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Tan My ward, with an expanded scale and connections to the Export Forum 2025 and the “International Supply Chain Connectivity” event.
As part of the programme, around 250 international guests enjoyed destination and culinary experiences across the city from September 4 to 8, creating memorable impressions of the southern hub.
At the closing ceremony, HCM City was honoured with the TPO Best 2025 awards, held within the framework of ITE HCMC. The recognition came for the city’s campaign “Find Your Vibes”, praised for its creative approach to showcasing Ho Chi Minh City’s identity as both culturally rich and modern, dynamic.
The award, presented by the Tourism Promotion Organisation for Global Cities (TPO), highlights innovative marketing strategies that enhance destination value and contribute to sustainable tourism development./.
Delegates from TPO member cities focused their discussions on five priorities: creating a cross-border cooperation framework for smart tourism, fostering green tourism through international partnerships, advancing digital and green transition strategies, enhancing economic and cultural connectivity via cross-border tourism, and defining the role of mayors in shaping supportive policies for smart and green tourism at the local level, while deepening cross-border collaboration within the TPO network.
A series of major trade and tourism connectivity events opened on September 4 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, featuring Vietnam International Sourcing (VIS) 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City Export Forum, and the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2025.
The 12th Tourism Promotion Organisation for Global Cities (TPO) General Assembly, which is taking place in HCM City, encourages environmentally friendly solutions, climate-conscious practices, and the preservation of cultural and natural heritage.
Renowned for its unspoiled beauty — from pristine white-sand beaches to a refreshing climate and dozens of picturesque islets — much of the island’s potential had remained untapped.
Since 2011, the title “Vietnam Tourism Ambassador” has been conferred on several distinguished figures, each of whom has played a part in carrying the country’s image onto the global stage.
The operation of the cultural train, Metro Line 2A, and bus routes not only eases traffic congestion but also opens new opportunities to explore Hanoi in a modern, eco-friendly way.
The initiative seeks to foster linkages between tourism products across different regions while preserving and showcasing ethnic cultural identities. It also aims to enhance Lam Dong’s tourism brand in both domestic and international markets, contributing to sustainable socio-economic development.
The event offers visitors a vivid “miniature journey” through Vietnam’s diverse regions. Inside halls H5, H6, and H7, every booth is a dazzling deep dive into a locality’s culture, history, and economic potential.
The National Day holiday highlighted Vietnam’s growing appeal as a safe and adaptable destination, laying a positive foundation for the year’s final months.
The four-day holiday, which began from August 30, not only brought huge revenues to the tourism sector but also boosted domestic consumption, with strong demand for dining, shopping, and travel.
As the host of the grand parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day and the Exhibition on national achievements, Hanoi welcomed more than 2.08 million visitors during the holiday, triple the figure from the same period in 2024.
Hanoi received around 2.08 million visitors during the four-day National Day holidays from August 30 to September 2, three times higher than the figure in the same period last year, the municipal Department of Tourism reported.
Vietnam’s national tourism strategy to 2030 identifies golf tourism as a priority to enhance competitiveness. With natural advantages, growing infrastructure, and cross-sector cooperation, Vietnam is poised for a breakthrough. Long-term success, however, depends on diversified products and top-tier experiences that secure Vietnam’s place on the global golf map.
This year, demand for historical, heritage, and experiential tourism in Tuyen Quang province is expected to rise among both domestic and international travellers. Travel companies have responded by developing new tours and routes to serve visitors.
Phu Quoc special zone in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is cementing its position as a prime destination for visitors in Vietnam and the world, expecting to welcome more than 7 million tourist arrivals this year.
According to statistics from the Chinese side, in the first seven months of 2025, the number of outbound tourists through the Youyi Guan border gate reached 61,800, an increase of 85.31% compared to the same period last year, particularly amidst the booming summer tourism season.
As the four-day National Day (September 2) holiday is approaching, Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up preparations to welcome an anticipated surge of visitors, with travel companies, hotels and tourist attractions upgrading services and offering new experiences to meet growing demand.
For the eight months of this year, the total number of visitors to Hanoi reached 21.58 million, up 13.9% year-on-year. Of the total, international tourist arrivals were 4.96 million, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%. Total revenue from tourism in the period hit an estimated 85.8 trillion VND, up 17.1%.
Deputy CEO of Vietnam Airlines Nguyen The Bao said the event is not only a trade promotion platform but also a symbol of the vitality and creativity of Vietnam’s tourism industry.
Within the framework of the tourism promotion programme, 20 Vietnamese enterprises met with over 100 Indonesian partners, opening up opportunities for future cooperation.
EHL – the world’s No. 1 education group in hotel and service management training from Switzerland – will accompany Sun Group to develop the Sun Tourism Academy (STA), in order to cultivate a generation of international-class human resources in the field of entertainment and leisure, contributing to comprehensively improving the quality of Vietnam’s tourism service industry.
