ITE HCMC 2008 Newsletter,
June 2008
VNAT takes a larger booth for 2008
event
Tourism Minister of
Cambodia and Chairman/Vice Chairman of Lao National
Tourism Administration confirmed the presence at ITE
HCMC 2008
150 international buyers arranged to
meet sellers at ITE HCMC 2008
70% of exhibition space already sold 3
months to the show
More affordable participation for local SME
Marketing road show to Danang,
Hue and Ho Chi Minh City
HCMC Tourism Week 2008
11 hotel in HCMC confirmed support
for the Buyer’s programme with 640 room nights
VNAT takes a larger booth
for 2008 event
VNAT participated in ITE HCMC 2007 to promote Vietnam
tourism generally and more specifically to promote “Vote
for Halong Bay – as a World Heritage Site”
campaign.
This year, VNAT confirmed a larger booth of 72 sqm
(8 standard booths of 9 sqm) for a larger presence to
welcome the delegates from ASEM Tourism Meet from 25
countries in ASEAN and Europe. Mr Nguyen Quoc Ky, Vice
Chairman, VNAT said ‘ITE HCMC is a national event
for trade tourism promotion for Vietnam. It is a platform
for all tourism stakeholders to meet, discuss and promote
tourism within Vietnam and with invited buyers and foreign
sellers’.
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Tourism Minister of Cambodia
and Chairman of Lao National Tourism Administration
confirms their presence at ITE HCMC 2008
Mdm Dong Thi Kim Vui, Director of Ho Chi Minh City,
Department of Tourism, Mr Nguyen Bao Anh, Deputy Chief
of Promotion Division of HCMC Department of Tourism
and Ms Chong Kam Lin, Project Director, BINET/IIR visited
Cambodia and Laos to officially invite the Tourism Ministers
namely, Minister Dr Thong Khon (Cambodia) and Chairman
Somphong Mongkhonvilay, Lao National Tourism Administration,
to grace the Opening Ceremony of ITE HCMC 2008 and also
to invite the tourism industry in Cambodia and Laos
respectively to participate in ITE HCMC 2008.
Mdm Vui remarked ‘With an existing strong relationship,
both VIPs have already accepted the invitation.’
This will set the stage for a larger participation from
the Cambodian and Laotian tourism industry.
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150 international buyers arranged
to meet sellers at ITE HCMC 2008
United Airlines, Qatar Airways, EVA Airways and Vietnam
Airlines have officially confirmed participation in
the Buyers Programme to bring bonafide buyers to the
event.
At time of press, 4 more foreign airlines are pending
the approval of their headquarters to join in the programme.
Together with the FIT and group participation of selected
associations, the number of international buyers is
expected to increase by 50%, from 101 in 2007 to 150
in 2008.
This is the effort of the Department of Tourism to
bring the bonafide buyers from outside Vietnam to buy
tourism products of Vietnam. ‘All tourism stakeholders,
hotels, resorts, destination providers, TA/TO should
be at the “party” to join the celebration’
remarked Mr La Quoc Khanh, Deputy Director of HCMC Department
of Tourism.
Serious business professionals in the tourism industry
in Vietnam should not miss ITE HCMC. It is a government
effort jointly with private sector enterprises to host
this event for the 4th time and 2008’s event is
expected to be 30% larger than last year.
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70% of exhibition space already
sold 3 months to the show
ITE HCMC 2008 is pushed forward by one month to 12-14
September 2008 at the request of the industry presenting
a more ideal time slot in the international tourism
calendar.
With all the activities surrounding the ITE HCMC 2008
coupled with the strong government support from HCMC
Department of Tourism, the exhibition space is selling
at lightning speed.
Ms Chong Kam Lin, Project Director, BINET/IIR informed
that 70% of the planned exhibition space has been booked
already. All potential exhibitors and industry stakeholders
are advised to contact Ms Chong to make their stand
bookings and avoid disappointment. Contact the ITE Sales
Team now, on
Mr Nguyen Hoang Long
Email : nguyen.hoanglong@iirx.com.sg
Mobile: +0989 508 996
Ms Truong Thi Van Anh
Email : vananh.truong@iirx.com.sg
Mobile : +0914 228727
Mr Pham Huy Hoai
Email : huyhoai.pham@iirx.com.sg
Mobile : +0903 870917
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More affordable participation
for local SME
There are many tourist destinations within Vietnam,
Cambodia and Laos waiting to be unveiled, and once unveiled,
they need to be promoted to the international community.
With 150 international buyers from 20 countries, the
organizers would like to help the small-medium enterprises
(SME) to tap on this opportunity.
Instead of the usual standard shell scheme booth of
9 sqm, a smaller space of a 2 sqm stand or a 4 sqm stand
would be offered to these enterprises so that they have
the same access and privileges to meet the international
buyers and to participate as fullly fledged sellers
for the event.
This privilege is only offered to 100% locally owned
companies in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
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Marketing
road show to Danang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City planned
The road show in Hanoi on 27th May 2008 created considerable
awareness. And now there are plans to extend the road
show to Danang, Hue and HCMC at the end of June, working
closely with the respective provincial Departments of
Tourism.
The tentative schedule is as follows:
25 June Danang
26 June Hue/Quang Nam
27 June Ho Chi Minh City
The organizing committee from HCMC Department of Tourism
and Binet/IIR will be at the road show to bring greater
awareness to ITE HCME, the only trade tourism event
in Vietnam.
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HCMC
Tourism Week 2008 is in the making….
ITE HCMC 2008 is more than an exhibition! This year,
it is to be billed as the marketing platform for trade
tourism in Vietnam with a host of activities planned
during the week:
a) International Buyer Programme (11-13 September)
150 buyers from 20 countries
b) ASEM Tourism Meet (10-13 September)
250 tourism officials from EU and ASEAN
c) Tourism Industry Conference (12-13 September)
A dedicated tourism conference on development and investment
d) Miss Earth visit to HCMC (10-14 September)
- Miss Earth International, from Canada, together with
4 pageants in Ho Chi Minh City to promote green and
clean sustainable tourism
e) Friendship Golf Tournament (11 September)
- A more relaxed way for networking and business deal
HCMC Tourism week is an opportunity to be part of the
industry event either as exhibitors, sellers, buyers,
conference delegates, visitors, sponsors etc. Make your
travel arrangements now so you don’t miss out
on this event!
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HTW- HCMC
Tourism Week : 10-14 September 2008
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11
hotels in HCMC confirms support for the Buyer’s
Programme with 640 room nights
The industry enjoys close relationships with Mr Truong
Vinh Tho, Chief of HCMC Department of Tourism Hotel
Division, and subsequently 11 hotels in HCMC have confirmed
their support of the international buyers programme
with a commitment of 640 room nights. This is the strength
of ITE HCMC 2008 on its 4th presentation.
The sponsoring hotels are:
Continental Hotel
Duxton Hotel
Equatorial Hotel
Grand Hotel
Kim Do Hotel
Magestic Hotel
New World Hotel
Oscar Hotel
Palace Hotel
Rex Hotel
Windsor Plaza Hotel
Hotel site inspection for selected hotels and special
requested hotels is to be arranged for the 150 international
buyers. And hotels outside HCMC will be given a fair
share of participation with the post show tour, in which
international buyers take part.
The destinations of the post show tours are as follows
:
Option A – Mekong Delta/Tien Giang (2D1N)
Option B - Mekong Delta/Can Tho (2D1N)
Option C – Phan Thiet (3D 2N)
Option D – Nha Trang (3D 2N)
Option E - Sapa (4D 3N)
Option F – Cambodia Heritage Tour (3D 2N) –
Siem Reap
Option G – Laos Heritage Tour (3D 2N) - Vientiane
If you are hoteliers and would like to know more about
this programme, kindly contact
Ms Chong Kam Lin at tel: (848) 820 6131.
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