Forty-five leading hotels, travel firms honoured

      Forty-five leading hotels and travel companies received the 2008 Vietnam Tourism Award at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 2.
Initiated a decade ago, the annual award has become the most prestigious prize granted by Vietnam’s tourism industry.
Sofitel Plaza Hanoi topped the list of the 10 leading five-star hotels. At the event, organisers also handed over awards to the top 20 four and three-star hotels.
Meanwhile, Saigontourist held on to its leading position in the tourism industry as the company took top honours in both international and domestic travel services.
This year the Vietnam Tourism Association announced two new awards: “Renowned Transport Company” and “Renowned Tourism Shopping Destination”.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the award presentation, the Tourism Human Resources Development Project bestowed its own prizes to five hotels and travel firms, which have led in training personnel in line with Vietnam’s Tourism Occupational Skills system (VTOS) standards.
The VTOS is part of a five-year project with a total investment of EUR10.8 million funded by the European Commission.