Vietnam Travel in Brief Big City hotels slash rates to entice guests
Halong Bay in Vietnam
Thirty leading hotels in Ho Chi Minh City agreed early this week to cut by 30 per cent their room rates in a move to lure visitors to the city. Truong Vinh Tho, head of the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Department’s travel division, said the lower room rates launched by three-to five-star hotels would help make it possible for tour operators to launch attractive packages for visitors. Tho said the rates would eventually be even lower because hotels would offer discounts on other special rates for their preferred tour operators.
To promote the country’s tourism, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism also announced that Vietnam Airlines would discount fares by 30 per cent for guests from key markets to create a strong promotion programme from next January to September.
Ho Chi Minh City radio to launch foreign-language shows
The Voice of Ho Chi Minh City Radio station will start broadcasting foreign-language channels, including English, French and Chinese next week. The station’s director Nguyen Chau Ky said the addition of the new languages on the air was made following suggestions from diplomats. He added the station also has plans to broadcast programmes in Korean, Japanese and Khmer languages.
Golden Sand Resort wins best hotel award
Swiss-Belhotel Golden Sand Resort&Spa in Hoi An has been selected as the best hotel in the Swiss-Belhotel and resort network for 2008 at the group general managers’ conference this year. The resort managed by Swiss-Belhotel International is recognised as having made the best achievement in service quality and professional management. The annual conference was attended by the group’s executives from around the world.
Lam Dong seeks Gov’t OK for int’l air routes
The provincial authority of Lam Dong has asked the Government’s permission to open international air routes from Lien Khuong Airport in Dalat to Singapore, South Korea, Laos and Cambodia, to attract foreign tourists and boost its export of vegetables and flowers. They have also negotiated with airlines on the opening of air routes to Lien Khuong. Lien Khuong Airport currently has been providing services to two daily flights between from Ho Chi Minh City and one flight between Hanoi Vietnam.
