24 countries, territories in line for Vietnam tourism mart

This year’s event will feature 355 booths of Vietnamese travel agencies, hotels, tourism offices and airlines, as released at a press conference in Hanoi on March 18.

Themed “Vietnam – The Land of Heritages”, the third VITM 2015 intends to popularise Vietnam’s UNESCO heritage sites and other places of attraction to more travellers at home and abroad.

A series of activities, including seminars, cultural performances and traditional culinary demonstrations, will be organised during the biggest international tourism event of the year in Vietnam.

On this occasion, airlines also plan to offer around 15,000 discount tickets, priced from 190,000 VND (8.93 USD) for international flights and from 333,000 VND (15.50 USD) for domestic flights.

Also on offer are 8,000 tours with discounts up to 50 percent, 600 hotel and restaurant coupons, and a variety of lucky draws.

VNA