HCM City plans major tourism boostThe Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on October 4 signed an agreement with the HCM City Tourism Association to boost the tourism sector. The move is also part of the city’s efforts to develop tourism into an economic spearhead, he added. Bui Ta Hoang Vu, Director of the Department of Tourism, said the agreement would give a boost to tourism businesses and improve tourists’ security. Tran Hung Viet, Chairman of the HCM City Tourism Association, said the city led the country in the number of hotels and travel agents. The association and the department would work on concrete activities to boost tourism, he said.

Source: VietNamNet News October 05, 2017 03:22 UTC