An international tourist asks for travel information at Saigontourist Travel Information Center on its opening day - Photo: Hoang Long

Saigontourist Travel Service Company on Monday opened the biggest travel information center in HCMC, at 102 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1.

Having an area of 650 square meters, it consists of several booths providing information for both domestic and international tourists.

From next month, there will be other services such as hotels, insurance, shopping, ATM booths and cafés available at the center to serve tourists.

Tourists will be provided with free information in English, French, German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese and tourism maps. Employees at the center will provide information about art performances, festivals, events, hotels, tourist sites, shopping, food, souvenirs and traffic.

Besides, tourists can buy Saigontourist’s tours and services nationwide as well as services of other agencies. On the occasion of opening, the center will offer a 50% discount for customers buying half-day or one-day tours today.

“We want to make the center a venue providing travel information and services for our customers in particular and for international tourists coming to HCMC,” said Vo Anh Tai, director of Saigontourist Travel Service Company.

In addition to this newly-opened center, Saigontourist is also running Travel Information and Service Center at its office at 45 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1.

According to Saigontourist, it provided services for over 450,000 domestic and international tourists last year, with tourism revenue amounting to over VND2.08 trillion, up nearly 26% from 2011.

The Saigon Times Daily