HCM City (VNA) - One hundred and twenty six travel agents, hotels,airlines, and other tourism and travel-related services from 50 cities andprovinces have showcased domestic tour packages, travel products and servicesat 30-70 percent discounts at the 16th HCM City Travel Fair over the weekend.

The annual fair enabled travel agents and tour operators to introduce their newproducts to customers, Tran Hung Viet, Chairman of the HCM City Association ofTourism, said.

A number of tours and travel services were sold right on the first day of thefair, a good sign for the domestic travel market, he said.

Bui Ta Hoang Vu, director of the city Department of Tourism, said small andmedium-sized travel firms, both inbound and outbound, were struggling torecover due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The event, which offered a wide range of discounted tours and travel services,would stimulate domestic travel demand and help travel and tourism businessesstay afloat even as international tourism remains closed, he said.

Stimulus programmes had resulted in an apparent recovery in domestic travel, hesaid.

Many tour packages were offered at 50 percent and more discounts.

Vietravel is offering 8,000 tour packages for this summer with gifts anddiscounts thrown in at the fair.

The company expects to sign up 250,000 tourists.

Saigontourist is offering hundreds of products with attractive discounts./.