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Hotel updates
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Phu Quoc |
By early 2006, the island of Phu Quoc will open the Ba Keo
Resort, a 3.5 million USD, 4-star resort that will feature
deluxe guest rooms, restaurants and entertainment facilities.
The Dan Chu Hotel in Hanoi closed on 1st May for a
complete renovation of its rooms and facilities. It will reopen as a
4-star international standard hotel in the first quarter of 2007.
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Hoi An |
The DIC Star Hotel near Vung Tau’s Thuy Van Beach offers
4-star deluxe accommodations in an 11-storey building, one of the
tallest in town.
Construction will soon begin on the Le Phan Resort in Hoi An,
which will have a 4-star hotel, private villas, restaurants and
entertainment facilities.
15 million USD will be spent on the construction of the 20-storey
Nacimex Hotel in Nam Dinh Province. It will house 200 guest
rooms as well as serviced apartments.
The 4-storey Sunrise Resort opened on Cat Ba Island with 49
guest rooms, suites and villas, a restaurant, 800 metres of private
beach and a swimming pool.
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Hue |
In September, construction will begin on the 12 million USD
Victoria Hotel & Resort Hue. When it is completed in two
years, the resort will house deluxe rooms and suites.
Construction will soon begin on the Xuan Thieu Resort in
Danang, a 4-star property that will have deluxe guest rooms,
private bungalows, conference facilities and water activities.
Airline
schedules
In the low season, from now until October, Air France will
no longer be offering non-stop flight services to and from Paris
and Vietnam. A new service, which will now make a stop in Bangkok,
was established to compensate for rising fuel costs.
Shanghai Airlines
flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai were increased from
two times weekly to five times weekly in April, due to high demand.
In mid-June, Thai AirAsia began offering flight services
between Hanoi and Bangkok seven times a week.
Tiger Airways
flights to and from Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore are now available
four times weekly, as well as three weekly flights between Hanoi and
Singapore.
In late March, Vietnam Airlines added a new service to
connect Chu Lai and Hanoi. On 20th June, flights between Vietnam and
Germany were available. Direct flights to and from Hanoi and
Frankfurt fly from Mondays to Thursdays, while flights to and from
Ho Chi Minh City and Frankfurt fly on Saturdays. |
