On the evening of December 5, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism launched the 5th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week in 2025 with the theme of Live Festival Season - Vibrant Ho Chi Minh Fest. The program aims to stimulate domestic and international tourism, contribute to the city's economic and tourism growth and open the year-end holiday season with many new experiences for people and tourists.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week is an annual event with its own mark of the city.
This year, the event became even more special when taking place in the context that Ho Chi Minh City has officially expanded administrative boundaries, entering a new development stage with the stature of a dynamic, multi-centered supercity, integrating economy - culture - tourism - services - seaports and high-tech industry.
Mr. Nguyen Van Dung emphasized that through the week, Ho Chi Minh City hopes to create a lively experience space, spreading the festival spirit, stimulating tourism - trade - cuisine at the end of the year.
At the same time, it opens up opportunities for businesses to introduce new products, enhance market connectivity, and join hands to build a friendly, safe, and sustainable tourism environment.
Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2025 has diverse and rich activities, closely linked with the characteristics of the new Ho Chi Minh City, expected to attract the participation of people, businesses, and the international community.
The series of events is not only concentrated in the central area but also spread to 168 wards, communes, towns and special zones throughout Ho Chi Minh City. Promotional activities on tourism, culture, music, art and cuisine with the cooperation and coordination of the whole city will enhance the image of the new Ho Chi Minh City destination, stimulating sustainable tourism in the city.
Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Week 2025 combines with a series of large-scale cultural and entertainment events taking place at the same time, creating a vibrant festive atmosphere with activities such as Cho Lon Food Story Food Festival; Southern Culture and Cultural Cake Week; Recycled K business festival - Song Dinh in me...
Within the framework of the week, travel companies also launched tour programs and major incentive service packages to give tourists the opportunity to experience new supercities during the year-end holiday season.
