InterContinental expands business in Vietnam

Posted by admin on December 9, 2010 under Vietnam Travel in the South, Vietnam travel News, vietnam hotel | 2 Comments to Read

The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) signed a cooperation deal with the Lucky Star Joint Stock Company and the Thinh Vuong Company to expand business in Vietnam.

Accordingly, IHG will manage two resorts – Phu Quoc Holiday Inn Resort and Cam Ranh Holiday Inn Resort – with investment by Lucky Star and Thinh Vuong companies.

IHG managing director in the Asia-Pacific region, Jan Smits, said emerging markets like Vietnam promised a long-term and stable growth. Increasing in aviation services and cheap flights will also help develop regional tourism markets.

The number of arrivals to Vietnam in 2010 was forecast to rise by 35 percent compared to 2009. Another factor helping promote tourism development in the country is the Government’s commitment to improving infrastructure and develop new destinations, such as Phu Quoc Island.

The Duong Dong Holiday Inn Resort on Phu Quoc Island will cover 3ha with 250 rooms. It will begin construction in August 2011 and be put into operation in the middle of 2014.

The Cam Ranh Holiday Inn Resort will begin construction in June 2011 and start operation in the third quarter of 2013. It will take 15 minutes to go from the airport to the resort and 40 minutes from the resort to Nha Trang city’s centre.

Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts have been chosen as the best hotel and resort in the world over the past 10 years. IHG now has 1,301 hotels and resorts in the world, including 104 in the Asia-Pacific region.

IHG also manages other hotels in Vietnam, such as the InterContinental Westlake and Crowne Plaza in Hanoi and InterContinental Asiana Sai Gon. The group planned expanding business in Vietnam and to generate nearly 5,000 jobs at new hotels in the future.

Source: VOV

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Taste of the World Festival to open in late December

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The Taste of the World Festival will be held at the 23/9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City, from 26 December 2010 to 2 January 2011, in the framework of the welcoming New Year 2011 festivals.

The festival is co-organised by Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association, Saigontourist Holding Company and Youth Advertising Joint Stock Company. This is the fifth time that Ho Chi Minh City has held this festival. In 2009, the fourth annual Taste of the World Festival attracted about 100,000 visitors for four days (from 3 to 6 December 2009).

The opening ceremony of the festival with the street parade will take place at 20:30 on 26 December 2010 at the 23/9 Park area and be telecast live on HTV9 channel.

This year’s festival will focus on some specific activities such as contests of Taste of the world, Cooking with famous people, Family meal; The largest banh xeo (rice pancake folded in half and filled with a shrimp, meat and soya bean sprouts) registered for Vietnam’s records, Musical evening of colourful cuisine, Golden hours of the year (with discounts food sold at the festival from 19:00 to 21:00 on 31 December 2010)…

The festival has the participation of many famous cuisine cultures. It expects to attract food and beverage makers from hotels, restaurants, who represent the cuisine schools of more than 20 participated countries, and provide them the opportunity to introduce their typical traditional dishes.

The Taste of the World Festival with rich and diverse activities aims to create opportunities for cultural exchanges, contribute to boosting international cooperation relations and building up culture and tourism events in Vietnam.

Source: VietnamTourism

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