(VOVworld) - Vietnam International Travel Mart 2015 (VITM 2015) will be held in Hanoi early next month to promote Vietnam’s UNESCO recognized heritage sites and other destinations favored by tourists.

Entitled ‘Vietnam – The Land of Heritages’, the event will also offer a venue for international scholars, travel experts, policy makers, and CEOs in the tourism business to exchange views regarding new development trends, directions, and solutions to develop Vietnam’s and global tourism industry. The mart will also house a series of activities including destination & product promotion, training and employment opportunities, traditional culinary demonstration and cultural performances.

This year’s international tourism forum, one of activities included in the 2015 event, will focus on natural and cultural heritages, the development of outbound and domestic tourism, and the trend for inbound tourism in the current global context.