Between September 7-9, Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Ounthuang Khaophanh accompanied a delegation of local travel companies to participate in the 17th International Travel Expo 2023 held under the theme “Connectivity, Growth, Sustainability”, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Between September 7-9, Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Ounthuang Khaophanh accompanied a delegation of local travel companies to participate in the 17th International Travel Expo 2023 held under the theme “Connectivity, Growth, Sustainability”, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The event, one of Vietnam’s premier tourism trade promotion activities, aims to pave the way for sustainable development in the country’s burgeoning tourism industry.
The event was attended by more than 3,500 delegates from 45 provinces and cities and representing 42 countries and territories further solidifying ITE HCMC’s position as the largest tourism fair in the Mekong region.
The event addresses pressing issues such as digital transformation, human resource restructuring, destination marketing, communication strategies, improving tourism service competitiveness and quality, green tourism trends, medical tourism, and sports tourism.
Lao travel operators have taken an opportunity to meet international travel operators in order to increase cooperation, exchange tourism information, buy and sell tourist products. This is a way to expand the tourism market of Laos to overseas.
Source: Lao News Agency