The Largest and Most Established Travel Exhibition in Vietnam and the Mekong Region is Back!

The largest and most established travel exhibition in Vietnam and the Mekong region is back ! The Internationa l Travel Expo, Ho Chi Minh City – ITE HCMC is growing faster than ever with confirmed new and repeat exhibitors creating the largest show to date.

The 9th edition of ITE HCMC 2013 is set to cover 5,000 square metres at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, and will be held from the 12 th to 14 th September 2013. The first two days of the exhibition will b e opened only to trade visitors, with public visitors welcome to join the event on Saturday, 14 th September 2013 .

ITE HCMC 2013 w ill showcase over 300 exhibiting organisations from over 50 destinations with more than 18,000 international, regional and local trade and public visit ors. The exhibition provides an excellent platform to launch inbound and outbound travel businesses in Vietnam and the Mekong region. The exhibition will return bigger and busier with more regional and international exhibitors , housing more seller companies and attracting a wider range of travel products and services.

Some featuring Coun try and City Pavilion s include; Visit Berlin - Germany, Korea Be Inspired, Wonderful Indonesia, Taiwan the Heart of Asia, Amazing Thailand, It's More Fun in the Philippines, Sabah Best of Borneo - Malaysia, Cambodia Kingdom of Wonder, Laos Simply Beautiful, Mystical Myanmar, Vietnam Timeless Charm and many more.

ITE HCMC is declared as the only national travel event with international standing in Vietnam. This year, ITE HCMC is proud to announce that Thailand will be joining the Mekong Tourism Alliance together with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to endorse this event and form the theme: "5 Countries – A Single Destination".

The organising committee comprises of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Touris m, VINEXAD and Informa Exhibitions has put together a series of new and exciting features and programmes for the exhibition, catering to tourism industry professionals, dignitaries, ministries and the general public.

" ITE HCMC has also become a recognised platform for destinations and organisations from the Asia Pacific region and beyond to promote tourism and business exchange for th eir respective countries. " Vice Minister H.E Ho Anh Tuan, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Informa Exhibitions – 111 Somerset Road #11 - 08 TripleOne Somer set SINGAPORE 238164 Contact: Theodora Soh | Email: theodora.soh@informa.com | DID: +65 6411 7742 | Fax: +65 6411 7778 The exhibition will feature key programmes including ACMECS Tourism Ministerial Conference, Lower Mekong Subregion Tourism City Mayor's Conference, Hosted Buyer Programme, Hosted Media Programme, Seminars on Key M arket Perspectives, Lucky Draws, Special Performances and the Mekong Tourism Alliance Awards.

For more information about this exhibition, please visit www.itehcmc.com