By Ian Neubauer
The Saigontourist Travel Service (STS) Company has this year welcomed nearly 18,300 visitors on MICE tours, representing a 17 per cent increase to the corresponding period in 2007.
It also received 6500 domestic MICE tourist in August, representing an 89 per cent year-on-year increase, VCA reported.
STS arranges pre- and post-conferencing tours to the popular tourist destinations of Hoi An, Hue and Ha Long Bay and served international visitors participating in seminars held in Ho Chi Minh City.
The company said it would continue to boost MICE business by launching Saigon International Exhibition and Convention Center (SIECC) and joining the IT&CMA international MICE expo in Bangkok on October 7.