Da Nang welcomes first MICE tourists after social distancing
Da Nang city, a travel hub in central Vietnam, welcomed the first 500 MICE tourists on December 10 after a long social distancing period triggered by the COVID-19 resurgence.
The first MICE tourists are welcomed in Da Nang on December 10 (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) –Da Nang city, a travel hub in central Vietnam, welcomed the first 500 MICE touristson December 10 after a long social distancing period triggered by the COVID-19resurgence.
This is also the first groupof tourists coming to Da Nang after it reopened to travellers.
Nguyen Thi Hoai An, Directorof the city’s Tourism Promotion Centre, said the visitors come to attend anational surgery and endoscopy conference, noting that the resumption of MICE (meetings,incentives, conferences, and events) tourism will help businesses and theirclients be more confident in choosing Da Nang as the destination for theirevents.
The successful reception ofthis MICE tourist group will serve as an example of the safe and flexible adaptationto and effective control of COVID-19 for travel activities and event organisationat present, she added.
Jackie Han, Deputy GeneralDirector of the Hoa Binh Group - an organiser of the conference, said to ensurepandemic safety, said all the delegates to the event and the firm’s staff wererequired to be fully vaccinated, have safe travel history, move in differentlanes, and practice the 5K principle (khau trang - wearing facemasks, khu khuan- disinfection, khoang cach - keeping physical distance, khai bao - making healthdeclaration, khong tu tap - no gathering).
The national surgery and endoscopyconference takes place both in person and via videoconference on December 10 -11, with more than 1,000 delegates, including about 500 participating in theevent in Da Nang.
It is considered a positivesign for Da Nang’s travel sector and also the start of the MICE tourism season inlate 2021 and early 2022./.
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The first MICE tourists are welcomed in Da Nang on December 10 (Photo: VNA) 
