By ASEAN-China Centre (ACC)

ACC Secretary-General Attended the Opening Ceremony of the 13thInternational Travel Expo (Ho Chi Minh City)

By ASEAN-China Centre (ACC)

On 6 September 2017, the Opening Ceremony of 13thInternational Travel Expo (Ho Chi Minh City)(ITE) was held. The ministers, vice ministers and representatives of tourism and culture ministries from Viet Nam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand, and the heads of relevant provinces and municipalities from the five countries along the Mekong River, the directors of foreign consular corps in Ho Chi Minh City, and the representatives of relevant tourism organizations, tourism stakeholders and media were present. Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping was invited to attend the Opening Ceremony.

H.E. Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Minister of Culture,Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam, delivered remarks at the opening ceremony. He warmly welcomed all the participants to the ITE. He said that, being held for the fi rst time in 2005, ITE has af fi rmed its position as one of the regional leading travel events, a professional forum for tourism management organizations, agencies operating in the field of domestic and international tourism to meet, exchange, cooperate and achieve joint development. At the same time, through a series of activities within the framework of ITE, visitors knew more about history, culture and featured tourism resources of countries in the region. ITE was also one of the important events held by Viet Nam to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the establishment of ASEAN.He believed that ITE will make a new contribution to the sustainable development of regional tourism industry.