Ho Chi Minh City attracts international visitors with its unique products.

International visitors increase sharply

These days, tourist attractions in the center of Ho Chi Minh City such as Ben Thanh Market, City Post Office, War Remnants Museum, etc. attract a large number of international visitors to visit, travel, and shop. Many visitors come in groups with tour guides and many others travel independently.

Allan Andersen (a Danish tourist) said that this was his fourth time returning to Ho Chi Minh City in the past 10 years because he likes the dynamic, but not too bustling, pace of life here. "I like to enjoy the feeling of walking on the streets, drinking coffee, eating pho, bun bo... Compared to the countries I have been to, Ho Chi Minh City has reasonable prices, delicious food is everywhere. Ho Chi Minh City people are very friendly, many motorbike taxi drivers and traders also know English so I can communicate comfortably," he commented.

TP.HCM hấp dẫn khách quốc tế bằng các sản phẩm đặc trưng - Ảnh 1. — Photo caption: International visitors visit the streets of Ho Chi Minh City

Experiencing the Saigon Special Forces tour of Vietluxtour Travel, Ms. Zuzanna Henel (a Polish tourist) was moved, this was a completely new experience even though she had been to Vietnam many times. "Poland also experienced war and we saw similarities between the people of the two countries during wartime through stories like today", Ms. Zuzanna Henel shared.

"This is my first time in Vietnam and I feel so amazing hearing the stories of the heroes on the Saigon Special Forces tour," said tourist Klaudia Witkowska (also from Poland) right after her trip to Ho Chi Minh City.

Speaking at a recent tourism promotion event for Anhui Province (China) in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Li Bi Fang, Deputy Secretary General of the Anhui Provincial People's Government, introduced the majestic landscapes of this locality. At the same time, Mr. Li Bi Fang expressed his desire to cooperate with Ho Chi Minh City in the tourism sector, taking advantage of each other's strengths to provide tourists with quality services.

Ms. Bui Thi Ngoc Hieu, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, informed that according to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Statistics Office, in the first 8 months of 2023, Ho Chi Minh City welcomed about 200,000 Chinese visitors to visit, shop...

"Ho Chi Minh City is the economic and service locomotive of the whole country. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism industry contributed 10-12% of Ho Chi Minh City's GRDP, about half of international visitors and about 40% of the country's total tourism revenue," said Ms. Hieu.

Impressive results

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, the Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC) 2023 held in early September once again affirmed its position as the most prestigious and largest trade promotion event in the region.

The event attracted 199 international buyers from 42 countries and territories, which are key and potential inbound tourism markets of Vietnam tourism, promoting more than 9,000 B2B business appointments between buyers and exhibitors. This event is considered by travel businesses as an opportunity to welcome international visitors to Vietnam, as well as Ho Chi Minh City.

Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, Marketing Director, Vietravel Tourism Company, the fair took place during the peak of autumn tourism season, so it attracted a large number of customers to register for tours and receive incentives. "Positive signals show that the number of tourists this fall is somewhat higher than in 2022," Ms. Khanh commented.

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, to attract more tourists, the city will survey and research the market in the direction of identifying core factors and building brands, quality, as well as having a communication strategy to develop, promote and introduce Ho Chi Minh City destinations domestically and internationally.

Specifically, the tourism industry promotes tourism in the city in depth such as: promoting the city brand and suburban areas; promoting market research so that businesses have the opportunity to promote products to each tourist...

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