December 9, 2011
There are many factors responsible for this, but the key reasons are: poor infrastructure, poor tourism promotion; and weak cooperation between travel agents and service providers. These combine to make tour prices in Vietnam less competitive than those in other countries, Nguyen Cong Hoan, vice director of travel agent Hanoi Redtour, told Thanh Nien [...]
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June 11, 2011
The Vietnamese hospitality market performed better in 2010 than at any time since before the financial crisis, with considerable increases in both average room and occupancy rates in high-end hotels and resorts across the country, a survey found. The survey, released by the accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh [...]
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December 18, 2009
All high-end hotels nationwide will be allowed early next year to keep some entertainment facilities open until 2 a.m. instead of 12:00 a.m. to cater to tourists. All high-end hotels nationwide will be allowed early next year to keep some entertainment facilities open until 2 a.m. instead of 12:00 a.m. (Photo: Internet)According to the hotel [...]
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December 17, 2009
LookAtVietnam – High income earners will attend Christmas parties at five star hotels. Meanwhile, the rest of the populace say they have nowhere to go, since Hanoi lacks entertainment complexes. On Hanoi’s streeetsWhere popular people go?One week before Christmas, Hanoians ask each other about where they should go on Christmas Eve December 24. The top [...]
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November 28, 2009
Casinos and tourism resorts go hand-in-handElectronic gaming and casino projects will remain off-limits for the majority of firms. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is taking recommendations from relevant governmental agencies for a draft decree which governs the operations electronic gaming services and casinos – a sensitive investment area in Vietnam.Until now, Vietnam has yet to [...]
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September 24, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Newly released figures reveal Vietnamese hotel room occupancy dropped by 30 per cent in the first eight months of 2009. HCM CityHowever, what’s bad news for the industry is good news for bargain hunting tourists planning on visiting Viet Nam. The information, provided by commercial real estate CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), also shows numbers [...]
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September 4, 2009
Locals to enjoy cheap luxury stays; Motorbike convoy heads to Thailand; Peace Boat visits Da Nang; Explore Ha Noi by tramcar Six of HCM City’s 12 five-star hotels will for the first time offer a discount of 50 per cent for local guests between September 1 to October 31, under the promotion “One Day to [...]
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September 1, 2009
LookAtVietnam – For the first time, six of 12 five-star hotels in HCMC will offer a hefty discount of around 50% for local guests from September 1 to October 31 The Rex and the Majestic will offer Vietnamese customers a rate of US$80 per room per night.The city’s tourism department and these hotels met in [...]
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August 20, 2009
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed a new draft decree to the government lifting the ban on dancing in karaoke rooms. LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed a new draft decree to the government lifting the ban on dancing in karaoke rooms that was announced in its [...]
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August 20, 2009
Singers in a karaoke room in Ho Chi Minh City. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed a new draft decree to the government lifting the ban on dancing in karaoke rooms that was announced in its previous draft issued in April. The new draft would also allow the granting of business licenses [...]
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