On 6 - 9 of April this year, Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2017 will be officially taken place at International Center of Exhibition (I.C.E) at 91 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District. This is an annually event held by Vietnam Tourism Association, Hanoi Department of Tourism and Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). 

VITM 2017, with slogan "Hanoi- the destination of Vietnam tourism", is believed to contribute to the increase of visitors in Hanoi, create the robust development in tourism industry, especially in northern region. Photos, materials and tourism products is also introduced and spread via media channels before, during and after the mart. 

Vice-chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association, Vu The Binh at the press conference 

VITM this year will welcome the participation of Buyers team from America which vice president of American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is leader. On this occasion, Vietnam Society of Travel Agents (VSTA) and American Society of Travel agents will sign a cooperation agreement, this is the first official activity of Vietnam tourism on establishing relation directly with US tourism, the top market in the world. The agreement is believed to bring opportunity for our business  to attract more and more American travellers and help Vietnamese travel USA more easily. 

Joining VITM 2017, there are nearly 450 booths of 652 tourism enterprises, tourism authorities from 43 provinces, cities of Vietnam and about 25 countries including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Cuba, USA, France, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Isarel and Hong Kong and so on. It is expected that over 45,000 budget airline tickets and more than 15,000 discount inclusive-tours will be sold at VITM 2017.

Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2016

Besides, about 20 conferences, workshops, and meetings on tourism products and services in different localities, new regulations and policies on Vietnam's tourism industry, and preservation activities, will also be organised during this time. During the travel mart, various cultural and art performances will be introduced to visitors as well.