(VOVworld) – The International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2015 opened on Wednesday.

Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh presents the “Best outbound travel operator of the year for Vietnam” award for travel agents. (Photo: An Hieu/VNA)

Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh said the annual travel expo which was first launched a decade ago is one of the leading national tourism events.

At this year’s fair, numerous activities will be held including exhibitions and conferences to boost tourism cooperation between Vietnam and regional countries.

The event draws the involvement of 100 travel agents from 5 Mekong nations of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.