Hanoi, Jan. 16 -- The 20th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2026) will take place in the southern metropolis from August 27 to 29, marking 20 years since Vietnam began hosting the annual event, according to Nguyen Thi Hoa Mai, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The expo will feature key activities including on-site and online exhibition booths; a digital business-to-business (B2B) buyer-seller matching programme; Vietnam Night; the opening ceremony; programmes for international buyers and media representatives; forums and thematic seminars introducing key source markets and emerging tourism trends; and a tourism consumer festival.

A series of side events such as a gastronomy,...