Organizers of the forum which wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh city on Friday presented the TPO Award to a number of individuals and organizations in ten categories. The 2-day event discussed measures to improve TPO member cities’ tourism services and new strategies to promote tourism development in the fourth Industrial Revolution.

Established in 2002, the TPO is an international organization that acts as an inter-city network to promote the exchanges and development of the tourism industry among the major cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The organization consists of 86 cities from ten Asia-Pacific countries and territories. The TPO forum is held every two years.