Famous cars sold well to deluxe hotels

March 09, 2011 | 07:30

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More and more well-known car brands are racing to become major suppliers to big conglomerates, including hotels and deluxe resorts in Vietnam.

E250 - illustration photo

On March 2 and 3, two German car manufacturers, Mercedes Benz and BMW handed over eight BMW 730Li and five E250 cars to the five-star Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi and the five-star Sofitel Saigon Plaza hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

The VND3.9 billion BMW 730Li and VND1.8 billion E250 cars are also equipped with high-speed wireless Internet systems.

The General Director of the Sofitel Saigon Plaza, Philippe Godard, said that using deluxe cars to serve customers is included in the hotel’s comprehensive upgrading plans and that the luxurious image of the hotel pledges to bring the best products and provide the best service quality to customers.

Meanwhile, General Director of Sofitel Legend Metropole in Ha Noi Kai Speth said that the cooperation will help customers enjoy comfort from an excellent room of Metropole to a deluxe car seat.

Earlier, by the end of 2010, Caravelle Hotel in HCM City bought two E-Class cars which each cost between 2-VND2.5 billion. These are Caravelle’s first cars before a batch of Mercedes Benz joins the hotel’s transport fleet in 2011.

At present, BMW cars have been chosen for the Sheraton Saigon Hotel, Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel, Movenpick and Hilton Hanoi Hotel while Mercedes Benz cars have been used by the InterContinental Saigon, Windsor Plaza Hotel, Park Hyatt Saigon and New Horizon Hotels.

The race is predicted to become fiercer with the presence of another German brand Audi, which has a similar price to a BMW or Mercedes Benz.

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