Visitors at the HCM City Travel Fair last year. — VNA/VNS Photo

HCM CITY — The annual HCM City Travel Fair will be held from July 16 to 19 at Lê Văn Tám Park in the city’s District 1.

The event would seek to promote domestic travel in summer, Bùi Tá Hoàng Vũ, director of the city Department of Tourism, the fair organiser, said.

Nearly 150 booths set up by travel agents, hotels, airlines and other tourism and travel-related services from 50 cities and provinces will showcase tour packages, travel products and services at prices discounted by 30-70 per cent.

There will be booths designed to promote inter-provincial and inter-regional tours from HCM City to the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta and the country’s south-east.

The  international Gastronomy Festival held along with the Travel Fair will feature 50 booths that offer gourmet Vietnamese cuisine and specialities from many countries.

The event is expected to attract 200,000 visitors. — VNS