Ho Chi Minh City has become one of the eight candidates nominated for the title of "Asia's Best MICE Destination 2021" by World MICE Award.

MICE, a type of tourism combining meetings, incentives, conferences, and events, is evaluated as a solution to revitalise the domestic tourism market.

Vietnam has the potential to turn itself into an international resort destination that can compete with tourism powerhouses like Thailand and Indonesia, an expert from Savills has said.

January started on a positive note, with city hotels seeing increased MICE and event bookings, while in some resorts corporate bookings started to return, according to Savills Vietnam.

VOV.VN - MICE tourism, a form of tourism combined with meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions, is expected to flourish in the central city of Da Nang this year after the locality received 700 tourists on January 22.

Vietnam has started to see recovery in the hospitality segment, according to Savills Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Tourism in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in southern Vietnam has won public acclaim domestically and internationally in recent years.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has enjoyed initial success in producing a COVID-19 vaccine following experimental trials taking place on mice.