Ascott Grows Vietnam Portfolio
ASCOTT has been awarded the management contracts for two new properties in Ho Chi Minh City. The 100-unit Somerset Vista Ho Chi Minh City will open in December, while the 168-unit Vista Residences will be available for lease next month. Both properties are part of The Vista, a premier residential development. Alfred Ong, Ascott’s managing … Continue reading
Sheraton 75th Anniversary At Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers Thursday, October 25th 2012
Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers has successfully celebrated Sheraton 75th Anniversary on Thursday, October 25th 2012. There are more than 350 key customers and members of the media in attendance that build up a strong recognition of this celebration. The event was created with a 1930’s theme complete with a life sized backdrop of the … Continue reading
Quang Ninh Receives Nearly 6 Million Visitors
Northern Quang Ninh province has welcomed nearly six million holiday-makers over the past ten months, up 10 percent over the same period last year. This is a good sign demonstrating that the province’s efforts to promote tourism are paying off. The increasing number of visitors is attributed to the recent voting of Ha Long Bay … Continue reading
Light outlines IHG brand strategy
With a goal of making its ever-growing family of brands the first choice among guests and owners, IHG has a tightly focused strategy recently refreshed under the leadership of Larry Light, who was appointed IHG’s chief brands officer this past March. Light, who has more than 30 years of marketing experience that includes time as … Continue reading
HOTELS Interview: Blazing a trail as a female GM
The hotel industry is seeing an increasing number of women breaking into top leadership roles, and Catherine Racsko is just one example of that trend. Racsko recently took the reins as general manager of Sheraton Nha Trang in Vietnam, becoming one of the first women to manage an internationally branded hotel in that country. Racsko … Continue reading
Đà Nẵng Đưa Dù Bay, Khinh Khí Cầu Vào Phục Vụ Du Lịch
Năm 2013, du khách đến Đà Nẵng có thể được trải nghiệm cảm giá mạnh khi tham gia các trò chơi trên không như dù lượn, diều bay, khinh khí cầu… Ngày 24/10, Sở VHTT&DL Đà Nẵng đề xuất UBND thành phố cho phép tổ chức các trò chơi dù lượn, dù lượn, diều bay … Continue reading
Travel Firms Invited For Promotion Trip To Russia
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has invited travel firms, hotels and local tourism authorities to join a promotion trip to Russia on the occasion of the Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition in early 2013. The invitation was sent out right after promotion activities in Russia on the occasion of the tourism fair Leisure … Continue reading
IHG Details Next Phase of Crowne Plaza Refresh
A year after it first announced a plan to refresh the Crowne Plaza brand, particularly in the Americas, IHG outlined details of the next phase of the Crowne Plaza initiative during the 2012 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. IHG has said the revamped Crowne Plaza is targeting “strivers,” “new-school” business travelers looking … Continue reading
VietJetAir-Saigon Tourists Quảng Bá Du Lịch Nội Địa
Ngày 23/10, nhân sự kiện “Năm Du lịch quốc gia Đồng bằng sông Hồng-Hải Phòng 2013,” VietJetAir và Saigon Tourists đã ký kết hợp tác phát triển những sản phẩm du lịch hấp dẫn và tiết kiệm nhằm quảng bá những địa điểm du lịch nổi tiếng của các địa phương này. VietJetAir và … Continue reading
Vietnam’s Resorts Make Top Destinations List In Asia
Five hotels and resorts of Vietnam were listed among top 20 best resorts and hotels in the Southeast Asia and Asia by the US’ Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. The magazine’s Readers Choice Awards were announced in New York on October 16. The Life Heritage Resort Hoi An and the Nam Hai (Nam Hai hotel), ranked … Continue reading
Luxury Vietnam Hospitality 