(VOVworld) - International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2015 will open next Thursday at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center.

Press conference to announce the event. (Photo: VNA)

Entitled “One Decade, One Mekong, One World”, the event has attracted some 21 countries to attend and promote their tourism products.

There will be a  signing ceremony for bilateral tourism cooperation between Vietnam and ASEAN members, a photo exhibit featuring regional countries and their people, discounted tourism products and promotional programs from airlines.

Tourists riding on horse carts for sightseeing in Chau Thanh District, Ben Tre Province (Photo: VNA)

There will also be a forum on connecting tourism businesses hosted by the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO), a conference to create an annual report on international arrivals to Vietnam, and a conference to introduce the tourism markets of Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Italy, Indonesia, and India.