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The 2008 HCMC Tourism Festival opened at
Dam Sen Park on Friday. This annual
event held by the city’s Tourism
Department to boost the development of
hospitality industry.
The three-day festival takes the form of
a tourism trade fair and is aimed at
introducing the most prestigious tourism
companies and their products and
services to the general public. Entitled
“Southern Land Meeting”, the event is
focused on two main activities, the
Tourism Trade Fair and Southern
Vietnamese Cuisine Festival.
The event is made up of 122 pavilions of
62 tourism and travel enterprises from
13 southern cities and provinces who
will offer their products through
exhibitions including consultative
activities related to summer 2008’s
products and services.
The Southern Cuisine Fair will introduce
visitors to delicious Vietnamese dishes
including traditional Southern dishes
prepared by Viet Nam’s high-end hotels.
Other activities include a Southern folk
music show; a lecturing contest named
“Traveling Viet Nam,”; a game show
called “HCMC: The Spotlight of Asia,”;
and a photo contest titled “HCMC – the
Hidden Charm”.
This is the fourth time the event has
been organized.
Source : SGGP |
