January 2, 2012
Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]
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October 25, 2011
A Hanoian Renaissance Man has run Vietnam’s only ‘five-star’ pet hotel for 40 years A receptionist receives a pet dog to the hotel Yes, there’s a hotel for cats and dogs in Hanoi. And yes, it’s called Hotel Cho Meo (hotel for cats and dogs). Seventy-one-year-old Nguyen Bao Sinh has devoted the last 40 [...]
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October 21, 2011
An underground war bunker has been uncovered at Hanoi’s landmark Metropole Hotel Construction workers at Hanoi’s landmark Metropole Hotel have uncovered an underground war bunker that American folk singer Joan Baez took cover in as her countrymen bombed the capital city. While upgrading a hotel bar in August, the workers found ghostly remnants of those [...]
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October 12, 2011
Two Vietnamese involved in a telecom fraud committed by a British national had their sentences reduced at a Hanoi court Wednesday. A Hanoi court Wednesday reduced jail terms to two Vietnamese citizens involved in a US$1 million telecom fraud, saying they were tools, not accomplices of the main fraudster who managed to escape. The sentences [...]
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October 3, 2011
Traveling by sidecar from Mui Ne to Da Lat is a great way to travel the region We had only been a day in Phan Thiet and, frankly, I’d have rather stayed another two. The links at Ocean Dunes Golf Club, part of the seaside Novotel Phan Thiet Resort, were superb (good enough to [...]
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September 3, 2011
Mövenpick Hotel Saigon has authentic Thai food promotion during September During September, Mövenpick Hotel Saigon has a promotion especially for Asian cuisine lovers. There is a clam hotpot promotion, Chinese dim sum, Hong Kong noodle and Thai food promotion at various food and beverage outlets of the hotel. Throughout the month, Iki Japanese Restaurant is [...]
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April 20, 2011
During late April and May, Park Hyatt Saigon hotel is offering special promotions like the Easter brunch, spa packages, and incentives for event planners. Park Hyatt Saigon is hosting a traditional Easter brunch buffet on Sunday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Opera Restaurant. Among the specials are seafood on [...]
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March 23, 2011
Police in Bavet, Cambodia, raided the Chateau Casino in January, freeing 10 Vietnamese gamblers who were being held against their will by loan sharks Last month, Vietnam was rocked by the shocking confession of Tran Thuy Lieu, 41. After nearly four weeks of media innuendo and heavy police interrogation, Lieu’s sisters convinced her to admit [...]
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March 22, 2011
Pasta and Caprese will be among Italian dishes at the New World Saigon Hotel from March 21-27 Foodies be warned, the New World Saigon Hotel, will be serving up some serious Italian food this month. From March 21 to 27, the hotel is preparing a special menu courtesy of Italian chef and world traveler Samuel [...]
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December 15, 2010
A Hawaii-born musician is heading to the hotel InterContinental Asiana Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City. Â Heather Jakeman will play every Tuesday to Saturday from 8 p.m. until late at the hotel’s Purple Jade bar starting this month. Â Jakeman has been singing for three years for the United Services Organizations (USO), a [...]
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