World Clipper Race teams arrive in Da Nang
Update: Feb 24, 2016
(TITC) – On Feb. 17th 2016, 12 yachts of World Clipper Race teams (2015-2016) docked at Han River Port.

Stopping by Da Nang City, the teams will join various programs such as tourism promotion, trading and investment events introducing the city of Da Nang.

This year, Da Nang becomes a host port and sponsors for the yacht named Da Nang - Viet Nam, which will contribute to promote the city’s image and welcome int’l friends in the world to Da Nang.

Da Nang - Viet Nam team has 58 members, aged 19-67 with different nationalities including British, Australian, New Zealand, Qatar, Singaporean, Colombian, Swedish, Israeli, Mexican and Vietnamese...

With the race Airlie Beach - Da Nang under the theme “Da Nang, New Discovery of Asia”, Da Nang is the first city in the Southeast Asian region becoming a destination in history of Clipper race.

Clipper Race 2015-2016 was live-broadcasted in such channels as CNN, BBC One and Discovery with billions of viewers. Therefore, this is a good chance for Da Nang to foster tourism promotion to attract more international tourists to the city.

Pham Thanh