new world hoiana offers hot deals for liberation day

New World Hoiana offers hot deals for Liberation Day

The Liberation Day long weekend is approaching, and there is no better place to celebrate than New World Hoiana Hotel. When booking a fully prepaid stay from April 27 to May 3, guests can receive a special 20 per cent discount for all room categories, along with many other benefits.
golf for all

Golf for all

Golf may still be an expensive sport, but in Vietnam some lucky children are about to learn for free.
intercontinental phu quoc long beach resort wins coveted prize at world travel awards

InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort wins coveted prize at World Travel Awards

The 5-star luxury InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort, owned by InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has been honoured as Asia's Leading Luxury Family Resort and Vietnam's Leading Luxury Family Resort at the World Travel Awards 2021.
godfather of golf

Godfather of Golf

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Manh Cam, known nationally as the Godfather of Golf. He has been the Honorary Chairman of VIR's Swing for the Kids charity golf tournament since its inception in June 2007 and here he shares his opinions on the contribution of the sport.
golf at its luxurious best

Golf at its luxurious best

The Saigon Development and Investment Corporation (SDI) brings 52 unique signature villas which it calls “Reflection by Greg Norman,” located  on a private island.
golf tourism still to be unwrapped

Golf tourism still to be unwrapped

Golf has gradually become more popular in Vietnam, and there are great expectations for it to boost tourism in the future, but the industry faces many challenges, according to industry insiders.
golf project back on course

Golf project back on course

After a delay of more than seven years, a golf project in Do Son town in the northern port city of Haiphong is back on the drawing board. Local outfit Ngan Anh Trade and Tourism joint stock company has stepped in to revive the abandoned project and plans to start construction of the golf course and villa compound next month.
golf projects to get into the swing

Golf projects to get into the swing

The development of gold courses has gabbed public special attention in recent years. Deputy head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) Development Strategy Institute Hoang Ngoc Phong tells VIR about golf course development.
golf ready to tee off

Golf ready to tee off

Golf course development in Vietnam is in a spin with authorities around the country desperate to get in on the lucrative sport.
golf projects get into the swing

Golf projects get into the swing

Local governments have continued asking for prime ministerial approval to develop golf courses despite the government’s strategy to limit the number of such projects across the nation.
golf course plan must come up to par

Golf course plan must come up to par

In light of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) recent proposals for Vietnam golf course development planning until 2020, former deputy chairman of the former State Committee for Cooperation and Investment (now the Ministry of Planning and Investment), Nguyen Mai tells VIR his views about how golf courses should be developed in a sustainable manner.
golf course project comes up to par

Golf course project comes up to par

The Van Tuong golf course project in central Vietnam’s Dung Quat Economic Zone has come a step closer.
vietnam has the worlds best new golf course

Vietnam has the world's best new golf course

Luke Donald layout in Vietnam’s Ba Na Hills Golf Club was voted ‘World’s Best New Golf Course’ at annual World Golf Awards in Portugal.
golf looks to score heavily

Golf looks to score heavily

Golf has faced criticism for causing environmental pollution and eating up cultivation land in the past decade, but industry insiders see golf as an important driving force for Vietnam’s economic development.
businesses come together for charity and golf

Businesses come together for charity and golf

The Big Heart charity golf event, in aid of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Vietnam's education fund and spearheaded by the chamber's supply chain subcommittee, surpassed its VND500 million fundraising target.