Regent Phu Quoc on the island’s Long Beach opened its doors to tourists in April. Situated next to a UNESCO-recognized world biosphere reserve, the resort has 302 suites and villas, and its six restaurants and bars serve Japanese and French cuisines in addition to traditional Vietnamese food. A night’s stay costs from US$365. Wink Hotel Saigon Center on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street in Ho Chi Minh City began to welcome tourists last year amid the Covid crisis. Designed by a Paris-based agency, it has 273 rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows that allow guests to see the bustling streets of Vietnam’s southern hub. “Wink honors Vietnam's famous street food culture in the form of ‘Wink Carts’ for easy breakfasts and lunches, while guests are guaranteed a 24-hour stay regardless of check-in time, unlimited à la carte breakfast and free passes to a co-working space,” CNN said. Room rents start at … [Read more...] about 8 hot new hotels in Vietnam according to CNN
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Hanoi to promote OCOP products from northern mountainous provinces
The event is part of the city's programs on Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Program and One Commune One Product (OCOP) promotion in 2022. A fair introducing and OCOP products of northern mountainous provinces will take place from August 31 to September 4, 2022 in Son Tay Town on the outskirts of Hanoi. Hanoi hosts many OCOP promotion fairs this year. Photo: The Hanoi Times About 100 booths displaying OCOP products from the northern mountainous areas will be arranged at the cultural space at Son Tay Town’s main square. Exhibits at the event are OCOP products rated with three stars or higher, regional specialties, handicrafts, and potential OCOP products, with clear traceability and eye-catching packaging and labels. Nguyen Van Chi, Permanent Deputy Chief of the Hanoi Coordination Office of New Rural Construction Program, told T he Hanoi Times that to support the marketing of OCOP products, the organizers will support exhibitors from provinces … [Read more...] about Hanoi to promote OCOP products from northern mountainous provinces
Eight new hotels and resorts in Vietnam introduced on CNN Travel
Alma resort in Cam Ranh The hotels include Azerai Ke Ga Bay, Wink Hotel Saigon Center, Alma Resort, Maia Resort Quy Nhon, Regent Phu Quoc, Maia Resort Quy Nhon, Capella Hanoi, and Radisson Hotel Danang. The first hotel on the CNN Travel’s list is Azerai Ke Ga Bay, 180km from Ho Chi Minh City with unlimited views with wide angles stretching to 5km of coastline and fine white sand. Secondly, opened in 2021, Wink Hotel Saigon Center targets a young, local Vietnamese demographic for whom authenticity is everything. Designed by a Paris-based agency, the hotel's rooms may admittedly be space-efficient, no expense has been spared inside them but they feature luxury mattresses, fine linens, and a power shower. Thirdly, the expansive Alma resort sits amid 30 hectares at Bai Dai of Cam Ranh peninsula and offers a wide range of amenities for guests staying in its 580 suites and pavilions, all of which face Long Beach. The resort has a system of 12 swimming pools arranged from high to low … [Read more...] about Eight new hotels and resorts in Vietnam introduced on CNN Travel
