100 "virtual" booths participate in Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2021.

This year, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in collaboration with the City Tourism Association, is organizing the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2021 online on its official website, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism website, and several e-commerce platforms and travel agencies such as Shopee and Traveloka.

With the theme "Safe Destination - Vibrant Journey," and the motto "Open where it's safe, and open while it's safe," the festival space will utilize 2D and 3D technology, featuring 100 virtual booths. These virtual booths are divided into two groups: one for businesses involved in tourism, transportation, services, souvenirs, etc., and another for local tourism management and promotion agencies, representative offices, and international tourism organizations.

The organizers encouraged booths to apply technology and artificial intelligence in their design and layout to enhance the effectiveness of product and destination presentations, as well as interactive activities, ensuring that visitors' needs for sightseeing, learning, and shopping are met. The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2021 also provided an opportunity for provinces, cities, and businesses to showcase new destinations, unique tourism products, and newly launched technological applications in the tourism industry.

By participating in online trade fairs, visitors can not only explore and learn about the products but also book tours or products from businesses at discounted prices, ranging from 10% to 50%.

Within the framework of the Festival, there are also tourism-related activities such as a campaign to solicit ideas for restoring tourism in Ho Chi Minh City, a creative startup competition with the theme "Joining hands to restore tourism," and an online seminar on solutions to promote the application of information technology in tourism.

During this same period, online platforms will also host activities for the 2021 Concentrated Promotion Month, organized by the Department of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Department of Tourism and the Department of Health of the City.

Schedule for the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2021

6:30 PM, December 4, 2021: Opening Ceremony

10:00 AM, December 5, 2021: Launching Ceremony of the Campaign to Contribute Ideas for Restoring Tourism in the City and the Creative Startup Competition with the theme "Joining Hands to Restore Tourism"

2:00 PM, December 5, 2021: Online seminar on solutions to promote the application of information technology in tourism.

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, December 5, 2021: Online meet-and-greet program with Ngo Tran Hai An, Khoai Lang Thang, and Nhi Dang

Shopping and information-gathering activities will continue on online platforms until December 25, 2021.

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