Expats and visitors to Ho Chi Minh City are advised not to leave home without a new tourism guidebook, released on Tuesday by the municipal Department of Tourism.

The publication, titled “Ho Chi Minh City Hotels and Restaurants 2016,” is a 144-page full color handbook providing tourists with all the necessary information on where to stay, eat, drink and have fun in the southern hub.

The book features addresses and brief descriptions of numerous hotels, restaurants and shopping venues in Ho Chi Minh City, plus essential information such as the phone numbers of general consulates and emergency services numbers.

On the back of the booklet are multiple promotional and discount coupons offered by the facilities mentioned.

The guidebooks authors, the Department of Tourism and Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, held a ceremony in downtown Ho Chi Minh City to introduce the work on Tuesday.

Speaking at the ceremony, Pham Huy Binh, deputy director of the tourism department, said the guidebook is an effort by the city’s tourism sector to create convenience for tourists in accessing information while in Ho Chi Minh City.

“Through this publication, partners and visitors can access famous hotels, restaurants and brands whose quality live up to their prices,” Binh said.

“This guidebook also creates opportunities for service providers to promote themselves and connect with travel firms.”

Binh said if this first edition proved successful, the city’s tourism sector will issue more in the future, with the next editions “surely boasting better design and more detailed and profound content.”

The guidebook is now available free of charge at the arrival terminal of international airports, three- to five-star hotels, restaurants and trade centers. It will also be offered at international events.

The publication is also available online at http://tuoitrenews.vn/hotels-and-restaurants.

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