HCM City Tourism Week in full swing

The 2nd Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week, a series of tourism-sport-music events serving domestic and foreign visitors, kicked off at a ceremony in the southern metropolis on December 5.

At the opening ceremony of the tourism week. (Photo: VNA)

According to Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang, the 2022 edition has a larger scale and more diverse activities than those of the previous year.

It is set to feature a hot air balloon festival, an international marathon, and a music festival. Visitors also will be treated to performances of traditional music and modern dances, folk games, and calligraphy art, among others.

In addition, a host of talk-shows are scheduled, focusing on green tourism. Meanwhile, an exhibition of paintings and urban sketches about the economic hub’s symbols and tourist attractions by the Urban Sketcher – a group of professional architects – will take place for the first time.

For the festive week that last until December 11, tourism companies and providers of accommodation, shopping, and dining services have launched hundreds of discount programmes serving both locals and tourists./.

VNA