Ho Chi Minh City will host an Exchange Program for tourism students for the development of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region, scheduled to take place from August 27-31.
Student groups from Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Vientiane (Laos), Yangon (Myanmar), Bangkok (Thailand) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) will participate in the event.
The program is being organized after a successful meeting of Mekong Sub-Regional Tourism Cities in HCMC last September.
Tourism officials of Lao, Cambodia and Vietnam gathered at the meeting and signed a mutual agreement on organizing tourism conferences every year to cooperate and develop the Greater Mekong Sub-Region; strengthen training of human resources for tourism; encourage cultural exchanges and activities; and preserve the traditional customs and cultures of the three countries.
The conference was one of the many activities during the 8th International Travel Expo-Ho Chi Minh City (ITE-HCMC) in 2012.
