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The Hanoi Department of Tourism will seek ideas to assess the potential of MICE tourism and measures to develop it through a seminar to be held next month.   A group of visitors in Bat Trang Ceramics Village, Gia Lam District, Hanoi. Photos: The Hanoi Times Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang unveiled the upcoming plan following opinions raised by local experts and travel agents on the obstacles of this tourism model. Currently, Hanoi is home to 3,425 active lodging establishments offering 64,800 rooms. Of the total facilities, the number of one- to five-star hotels was 598, accounting for 17%. In addition, Hanoi has a system of 23 catering establishments, 31 shopping services, eight entertainment facilities, and one sports area. Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh acknowledged that Hanoi has many favorable conditions for developing MICE tourism thanks to its position as the country’s political and cultural center...