As many as 450 travel and tourism companies both domestic and from overseas are expected to take part in the Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2009 scheduled from October 1 to 3.

The organisers reported on June 3 that this will be the largest tourism expo ever hosted by the country and will offer local tourism agencies and businesses the opportunity to introduce their products and expand links with partners from other potential markets.

HCMC ITE will also serve as a forum for the ministers of tourism from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to map out policies regarding investment, cooperation and mutual support in this field.

As part of the annual expo, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism will hold an international tourism investment conference to provide investors with the latest information on tourism projects in the three countries.

(Source: VNA )