Vietnam Travel News

The Vietnamese-American Hotel and Resort (VAHR) Ltd. signed three management agreements yesterday, August 24, with a major hotel operator for the The Ritz Carlton, JW Marriott and Outrigger hotels, all US-headquartered.

Amidst the greenery and serenity of a small quiet commune of An Thach in Phu Yen Province stands Mang Lang Church, a building that has weathered over a hundred years in the harsh central region.

The Eurowindow Nha Trang Investment and Tourism Joint Stock Company, under the Eurowindow Holding Co., has started construction of the high standard Ocean Window Spa and Resort on an area of 34.2 hectares in Cam Hai Commune, Cam Lam District in the central Province of Khanh Hoa.

The Thang Long–Hanoi International Tourism Festival 2010, part of a program during the National Tourism Year 2010, will be held from October 2nd to 5th at the Bao Son Paradise Theme Park in Hanoi to celebrate the 1,000th Anniversary of Thang Long–Hanoi and the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s tourism sector.

Vietnam has many islands, yet only one of them is listed in the famous old “silk road” on the east sea. It is Cu Lao Cham or Cham island, which has been recognised by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve.

Vietnamese American Hotel and Resort Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of the U.S. investment firm ITC Spectrum LLC., signed hotel management agreements with three world leading hotel operating companies in Quy Nhon City, Vietnam on Tuesday.

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has won the Pacific-Asia Travel Association’s (PATA) 2010 gold award in the heritage category.

In the past years, tourism cooperation between Vietnam and Malaysia brought in satisfactory results. There are many opportunities for the two countries to expand cooperation in this field.

Six Senses Resorts and Spas, in conjunction with Indochina Land, will open the Six Senses Con Dao on Con Dao Island off the coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in December.

The Cinematographic Department will work with the Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism from 63 cities and provinces and the National Cinema Centre to hold a film week for the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day from August 31-September 9.

On August the 19th, Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Quang Nam People's Committe in coordination with Phong Phu Joint Stock Company held a conference on "Central Region - International Destinations Development".

At the end of August and in the coming September (on the occasion of the full-moon day of the 7th lunar month and mid autumn festival), the two special festivals: Ong Quan Thanh Welcoming Festival and Mid Autumn Festival will be taken place in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province.