Activities in Viet Nam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2013
Update: Apr 15, 2013
(TITC) - To response to National Tourism Year of Red River Delta - Hai Phong 2013, from 18 - 21 April 2013, at Ha Noi International Exhibition Center (91 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi), Viet Nam International Travel Mart 2013 (VITM 2013) will be held with the theme "Exploring the Red River Delta - The source of Vietnamese culture".

VITM is hosted by Viet Nam Tourism Association (VITA) to create opportunities for Vietnamese and international tourism enterprises to meet, exchange, sign contract and introduce products; for provinces and cities to introduce local tourism; and for Vietnamese people to approach or buy directly tourism products.

 

Divided into four main areas: Vietnamese and international tourism enterprises area; outstanding destinations, potentials introduction area (stalls of Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism of localities); outdoor exhibition area and conference, media center area, VITM has 368 stalls (97 international ones and 271 domestic ones), 1 conference, 2 national seminars, 3 international seminars, 12 destination presentations of countries and localities nationwide.

 

Schedule of events in VITM HANOI 2013

 

Time

Events

Venue

Participants

18th April 2013 (Exhibition open to Trade Visitors only)

08:45-09:30

Opening ceremony

Outdoor art performance stage

 

Delegates, leaders of exhibitor organizations

09:30

Visit exhibitor booths

A2, B1, B2, C halls

Leaders of Government, Ministries, Departments and delegates

09:45-12:00

Vietnam Hotel Association Congress

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

Vietnam Hotel Association (VHA) and delegates

10:00-12:00

Malaysia destination presentation 

Press conference room - ground floor 1 -  Hall A1

Malaysia Tourism Board and delegates 

12:00-15:00

Korea destination presentation

Press conference room - ground floor 1 - Hall A1

Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and delegates

14:00-17:00

Seminar: Taking advantage of cultural heritage to develop tourism in Hanoi

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

Hanoi DCST and delegates

15:30-17:00

Cambodia Destination Presentation

Press conference room - ground floor 1 - Hall A1

Angkor Air/ Bluesky and delegates

18:30-21:00

Gala dinner hosted by Hanoi People's Committee

Conference lobby  - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

Invited delegates

19th April 2013 (Exhibition open to Trade Visitors only)

08:00-10:00

Air travel - development cooperation with Vietnam Airlines

Press conference room - ground floor 1 - Hall A1

Vietnam Airlines and delegates

09:00-12:00

Seminar:

- Policy & planning for Responsible Tourism 

- Destination Marketing Management & Technology

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

Institute for Tourism Development Research (ITDR), Environmentally Socially Responsible Tourism (ESRT) and delegates 

10:00-12:00

Thailand Destination Presentation

Press conference room - ground floor 1 -  Hall A1

Thailand Authority of Tourism (TAT) and delegates

14:00-17:00

Seminar: Going green Sector forum: Sector challenges to market development

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

ESRT, VITA and delegates 

13:30-15:30

Philippines destination presentation

Press conference room - ground floor 1 -  Hall A1

Philippines Tourism Promotion Board and delegates

16:30-20:00

Korea Roadshow & Gala dinner 

Melia Hanoi Hotel

KTO and guests

09:00-17:00

Traditional performances performed by local and international artist groups

Outdoor art performance stage

Artist groups

20th April 2013 (Exhibition open to Trade and Public)

08:15-10:15

Lam Dong Tourism Presentation

Press conference room - ground floor 1 - Hall A1

Lam Dong Trade-Investment and Tourism  Promotion Center

09:00-12:00

Seminar: 

- Benefiting from Responsible Tourism practices 

- Capacity for development

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

ESRT and delegates

10:30-12:00

Signing ceremony of Ha Noi & Ho Chi Minh City Promotion Tourism Cooperation in 2013

Press conference room - ground floor 1 - Hall A1

 VITA, Hanoi Tourism Association (HANTA), Ho Chi Minh Tourism Association (HTA) and delegates

13:30-15:00

Presentation on study in Korea and sharing experience

Press conference room - ground floor 1 -  Hall A1

KTO and delegates

13:30-16:30

Showcase: North West Vietnam - Where nature & culture collide

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

ESRT and delegates

09:00-17:00

Traditional performances performed by local and international artist groups

Outdoor art performance stage

Artist groups

21st April 2013 (Exhibition open to Trade and Public)

09:00-16:00

Traditional performances performed by local and international artist groups

Outdoor art performance stage

Artist groups

10:30-12:00

Presentation on study in Korea and sharing experience

Conference room - ground floor 2 - Hall A1

KTO and delegates

13:30-16:30

Training and Work in tourism forum

Main theatre - Hall A1

CEO/ HRM of the leading travel companies and hotels in Viet Nam, students of Colleges, Universities in Viet Nam

16:30

Closing ceremony

Main theatre - Hall A1

Delegates and exhibitors

 

 

Thu Giang

 

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