Opening of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival: The event kicks off a series of activities to celebrate April 30th

The 21st Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival - 2025 has the theme "Convergence and Shine", demonstrating the spirit of openness, connection and creativity of a dynamic, modern and unique Ho Chi Minh City. This will be a place where people, technology, culture and tourism converge to spread memorable experiences to residents and visitors.

Attending the opening ceremony were Ms. Truong My Hoa, former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, former Vice President; Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Vice President; Mr. Ho An Phong, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Ha Van Sieu, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; along with representatives of local leaders, socio-political organizations and a large number of people and tourists...

Opening ceremony of the 21st Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival - 2025.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Huynh Thanh Nhan - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council said that the 21st Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival is not only an annual event of the City's tourism industry but also one of the opening events for a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

At the same time, Mr. Huynh Thanh Nhan emphasized that the event contributed to affirming the role, potential and position of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism as the tourism center of the country and the region. The main idea throughout the Festival is "Convergence and Shine", recalling the spirit of the historic April days. 50 years ago, children from all over the country gathered in Saigon - Gia Dinh, creating a brilliant spring of national unity, creating the premise for a Ho Chi Minh City to shine in the past 50 years on the world map.

Visitors come to find information at a booth.

The 21st Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival is open to the public, giving visitors the opportunity to explore all entertainment, culinary, shopping activities... with more than 100 booths with many preferential tourism product programs, tourism stimulus and attractive gifts.

The festival will include seminars and talks such as: Tour Guides Seminar; Conference to summarize the tourism development cooperation program between Ho Chi Minh City and 8 Northeastern provinces for the period 2024 - 2025...

At the same time, visitors can experience the culinary passion club such as participating in baking classes, enjoying free banh xeo, along with countless attractive regional specialties; join the music and art lovers club to immerse themselves in live music performances, circus, magic, Muay Thai and attractive workshops.

Tourists can also join the culture lovers club to explore 50 tourism icons of Ho Chi Minh City, learn about the unique cultural stories of the City. Especially at the travel enthusiasts club, tourists can hunt for super attractive tours with discounts up to 50% and play minigames to receive gifts...

Booth staff are advising visitors on products.

The Festival not only brings exciting summer experiences but also opens up opportunities to connect businesses, promote cooperation and develop sustainable tourism.

In particular, the Tourism Job Fair 2025 continued to be held on April 4 at the main stage. The event attracted a large number of tourism - service businesses with recruitment needs and training facilities specializing in tourism - hotels - restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City.

This is an opportunity for students and workers to approach employers, find suitable career opportunities, and at the same time help schools and businesses to review and adjust training programs to meet practical requirements.

The Festival is expected to attract more than 160,000 visitors.

Nguyen Truong Giang

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