The HCM City-based
Saigontourist Holding Co is looking for Japanese partners for 12 new hotels and
tourism complexes it plans to build. The company’s general director, Nguyen Huu
Tho, said Saigontourist is looking for both investment and management
co-operation. Saigontourist also plans to buy hotels in Japan to expand its
operations.
Saigontourist Holding Co is looking for Japanese partners for 12 new hotels and
tourism complexes it plans to build. The company’s general director, Nguyen Huu
Tho, said Saigontourist is looking for both investment and management
co-operation. Saigontourist also plans to buy hotels in Japan to expand its
operations.
The company operates
around 100 hotels, resorts, and restaurants around the country, and reported
revenues of VND8.2 trillion (US$420.6 million) last year. It hopes to boost the
figure to $1 billion by 2015 by which year it also plans to add 4,000 new rooms.
around 100 hotels, resorts, and restaurants around the country, and reported
revenues of VND8.2 trillion (US$420.6 million) last year. It hopes to boost the
figure to $1 billion by 2015 by which year it also plans to add 4,000 new rooms.
Tour operators
offer discounts
offer discounts
To encourage people to
travel during the Christmas season, travel agencies are offering tours at low
prices, meaning they are unchanged from last year or are just 5-7 per cent up.
travel during the Christmas season, travel agencies are offering tours at low
prices, meaning they are unchanged from last year or are just 5-7 per cent up.
Ha Noi Redtours
expects to serve around 1,000 outbound travellers and 500 clients who will
undertake domestic and inbound tours. This represents an increase of 20 per cent
compared to last year.
expects to serve around 1,000 outbound travellers and 500 clients who will
undertake domestic and inbound tours. This represents an increase of 20 per cent
compared to last year.
Vietravel said its
business is likely to be 25 per cent higher than last year.
business is likely to be 25 per cent higher than last year.
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| Sa Pa’s terraced fields. (Photo: Internet) |
destinations for domestic travellers are Ha Noi, Sa Pa, and Ha Long Bay in the
north and Ba Na, Da Lat, Phu Quoc Island, and Nha Trang in the central and
southern regions. The most popular overseas destinations for Vietnamese
travellers are in Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Russian carrier
flies to Cam Ranh
flies to Cam Ranh
A Vladivostok Air
aeroplane carrying 80 passengers landed at Cam Ranh Airport in Khanh Hoa
Province on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Russian carrier’s service
from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
aeroplane carrying 80 passengers landed at Cam Ranh Airport in Khanh Hoa
Province on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Russian carrier’s service
from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
The carrier said it
will operate seven flights each from the two far eastern Russian cities to the
central Vietnamese destination between mid-December and March next year.
will operate seven flights each from the two far eastern Russian cities to the
central Vietnamese destination between mid-December and March next year.
To create favourable
conditions for the direct flights from Russia, the Central Airport Company said
it has offered a 50 per cent discount on all ground services at Cam Ranh
Airport.
conditions for the direct flights from Russia, the Central Airport Company said
it has offered a 50 per cent discount on all ground services at Cam Ranh
Airport.
Five-star resort opens on island
Con Dao Island will
get its first five-star hotel when the Six Senses Resorts & Spas throw open
their doors on Monday. The project was developed with investment from the
Indochina Capital fund.
get its first five-star hotel when the Six Senses Resorts & Spas throw open
their doors on Monday. The project was developed with investment from the
Indochina Capital fund.
The hotel’s 50 villas
sit along a stretch of sandy beach, with stunning vistas of the sea and the
curve of the bay, sheltered by green forested hills behind. All building
materials were taken from natural, sustainable sources, using local materials
where possible. Teak wood was reclaimed and includes over a thousand beautifully
carved panels.
sit along a stretch of sandy beach, with stunning vistas of the sea and the
curve of the bay, sheltered by green forested hills behind. All building
materials were taken from natural, sustainable sources, using local materials
where possible. Teak wood was reclaimed and includes over a thousand beautifully
carved panels.
The resort’s curved
swimming pool, shaded by mature, wild mahogany trees, sits at the edge of the
beach, which offers various water sports, including coracles, kayaking,
snorkeling and diving in what is recognised as the best coral reef in Viet Nam,
as well as boat trips to neighbouring islands.
swimming pool, shaded by mature, wild mahogany trees, sits at the edge of the
beach, which offers various water sports, including coracles, kayaking,
snorkeling and diving in what is recognised as the best coral reef in Viet Nam,
as well as boat trips to neighbouring islands.
Central
provinces unveil island tours
provinces unveil island tours
The tourism
authorities of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai unveiled plans to launch a tour
combining islands and inland destinations.
authorities of Quang Nam and Quang Ngai unveiled plans to launch a tour
combining islands and inland destinations.
Do Tuan Cuong, deputy
director of the Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the
tour, to be launched next year, will begin in Hoi An to explore Cham Islet
before speed boats for two hours to Quang Ngai’s Re Island.
director of the Quang Nam Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the
tour, to be launched next year, will begin in Hoi An to explore Cham Islet
before speed boats for two hours to Quang Ngai’s Re Island.
HCM City luxury
hotel rates fall
hotel rates fall
Room rates in
three-star to five-star hotels in HCM City fell by 10 per cent this year on
average to US$98 per night due to a sharp increase in supply, according to the
city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
three-star to five-star hotels in HCM City fell by 10 per cent this year on
average to US$98 per night due to a sharp increase in supply, according to the
city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The city has 68
international standard hotels with nearly 9,230 rooms. Newcomers include three
four-star hotels, namely Oscar Sai Gon, Liberty Central, and Norfolk which have
a total of 312 rooms, and nine three-star hotels with more than 580 rooms.
international standard hotels with nearly 9,230 rooms. Newcomers include three
four-star hotels, namely Oscar Sai Gon, Liberty Central, and Norfolk which have
a total of 312 rooms, and nine three-star hotels with more than 580 rooms.
VietNamNet/Viet Nam News
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