"Liven up the festive season" with Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2024

(To Quoc) - The 4th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week - 2024 not only focuses on spreading the spirit of community cohesion but also clearly demonstrates the strength of inter-sectoral coordination, creating a comprehensive program with the participation of many departments, branches, districts and people. This combination has highlighted the image of Ho Chi Minh City as an attractive, modern and unique destination during the year-end festival season.

On the afternoon of November 29, the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Center held a press conference to inform about activities at the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week in 2024 with the theme "Lively festival season".

The 4th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week in 2024 will have over 80 activities with many festivals spread across districts across the city to attract tourists and serve people at the end of the year.

Ms. Nguyen Cam Tu - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Center said that Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week is oriented to create a series of events on tourism - sports - music rich in experiences to serve the community, domestic and international tourists during the year-end festival season.

After 3 times of organization, the 4th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week in 2024 has gradually formed an annual traditional activity of the tourism industry; creating opportunities for the City's tourism businesses to introduce products/services and promotional activities at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year to local people and tourists. Activities at Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week have not only become events loved by local people and tourists, but also spread to neighboring localities.

"This 4th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week not only focuses on spreading the spirit of community cohesion but also clearly demonstrates the power of inter-sectoral coordination, creating a comprehensive program with the participation of many departments, branches, districts and people. This combination has highlighted the image of Ho Chi Minh City as an attractive, modern and unique destination during the year-end festival season," Ms. Nguyen Cam Tu emphasized.

Ms. Nguyen Cam Tu - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Center shared information about the activities that will take place at Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2024.

The 4th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week will officially take place from December 5 to December 12, 2024, including complex activities, unique tourism, sports, music events... taking place throughout Thu Duc City and Districts of Ho Chi Minh City.

Accordingly, the launching ceremony was held on the morning of December 5 at the small island area in front of the Ben Thanh Market relic gate with many special activities such as: electric car and bicycle parade, tourism exhibition, traditional - cultural - entertainment activities...

Within the framework of the Tourism Week, many activities also took place: Information space to promote tourism - culture - music - art; Program "Designing a tourism program to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification"; Accompanying activities of the Ambassador of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2024; Response activities of tourism businesses and qualified facilities serving tourists in the City...

The highlight of this year's Tourism Week is the 7th Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon with many exciting activities scheduled to take place from December 6 to 8, 2024. Currently, more than 17,000 domestic and international athletes have registered to participate. The race continues to affirm its position as the largest marathon event in Vietnam, not only a sporting event associated with social activities, the race is also an event to attract domestic and international tourists to Ho Chi Minh City.

In addition, the city's tourism industry also applies AR (Augmented Reality) technology to activities during Tourism Week to target young people or the community that loves high technology through AR quiz games about culture, tourism, history, and geography of Ho Chi Minh City.

Game participants will learn about the culture, tourism, history, and geography of each District in a lively, interesting, and easy-to-understand way. The game will be held at the check-in points of Tourism Week in Thu Duc City and 21 districts.

Many special activities await visitors to experience and explore at the upcoming Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week.

In addition, in response to the 4th Tourism Week in 2024, a series of large-scale tourism - sports - music activities are also organized in Ho Chi Minh City, including some outstanding activities such as: The 2024 Teqball World Championship takes place from December 3 to 8 on Nguyen Hue Street - Lam Son Park - Ben Bach Dang Park; Cho Lon Food Story Festival takes place from December 6 to 8 at the District 5 Cultural - Sports Center; HOZO Festival takes place from December 13 to 15 in the Le Loi - Pasteur Street area; The 8WONDER Winter 2024 international super music festival takes place on December 8 and especially the Shopping Season 2024 program with discounts up to 80% organized by the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City takes place from January 18 to January 1, 2025 at Uninon Square Shopping Center and Menas Mall Shopping Center, GigaMall Shopping Center, SC Vivo City Shopping Center and Vincom Dong Khoi Shopping Center.

"In the bustling atmosphere of the last days of the year, the series of unique tourism - sports - music activities within the framework of Tourism Week is expected to contribute to promoting the image, people and unique identity of "open - youthful - vibrant - towards the future" of the destination Ho Chi Minh City, stimulating sustainable tourism of the City; becoming a bridge to spread pride in the City, inspiring exploration and experience to domestic and international tourists. Thereby, the event not only brings a rich playground of experiences but also contributes to increasing the length of stay and spending of tourists, stimulating domestic and international tourism" Ms. Nguyen Cam Tu shared.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/song-dong-mua-le-hoi-voi-tuan-le-du-lich-tphcm-nam-2024-20241129161546869.htm