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Davao City to host MICE Con 2022



DAVAO CITY, March 2 (PIA)- MICE Con 2022  (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, Exhibits Conference) will be hosted by Davao City.


According to City Tourism Operations Office OIC Generose Tecson, they are eyeing October of this year in holding the largest gathering of MICE industry players and stakeholders in the country.


Davao City won the bid to host MICE Con 2020 however the COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers and the city to cancel the event. 


“Since we won the bid in 2020, they decided that Davao City will host the MICE Con 2022,” Tecson said.


The city tourism chief announced the good news during the induction of the Davao Tourism Association’s new set of officers held on Feb. 28 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel.


Tecson said in preparation for the huge event, Davao City’s MICE execom will be meeting along with the Tourism Promotions Board to discuss the upcoming gathering.


“For us go na siya, yung days nalang and yung setup niya if its going to be hybrid because we want to show them na kaya natin yung ganun klaseng setup (For us it’s a go, it’s the days and the setup if it is going to be hybrid because we want to show them we can do that kind of setup),” Tecson said.


The hosting of the MICE Con is in line with Davao City’s push to become the premiere MICE destination in the country and the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines- East Asean Growth Area) region. (PIA/RG Alama)

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