13-12-2005 18:32
Architectural firm Ho Thieu Tri & Associates has taken a gamble with their new development after deciding on Quang Binh province as the location for a new five-star beach resort.
03-10-2005 18:33
A dozen deteriorated French-built villas in Dalat are being restored to their former glory to provide a retreat for those seeking a cool climate in the Central Highlands resort city.
12-09-2005 18:33
Conservationists have aired concerns over a plan to build a giant resort on the cool hilly mountains of Tam Dao in northern Vinh Phuc province, claiming the project would cause environmental damage.
04-07-2005 18:33
The recent arrest of Rus-Invest-Tur Corporation chairman Nguyen Duc Chi on fraud charges leaves his resort project, the Rusalka Golf Resort and Ocean Spa, which is still under construction in Nha Trang, in dire straights. Ngoc Son takes a look at the fallout.
25-04-2005 18:33
Developers of Vietnam’s largest seaside resort, Vinpearl Resort & Spa on Hon Tre island, are to inject more than VND1 trillion ($65 million) to build more facilities, including a four-star hotel, an entertainment complex, luxurious bungalows and a golf course.
04-02-2005 18:33
A string of resort-style hotels are planned along Vietnam’s central and southern coastline. But new resorts not only face regional competition from renowned hotspots in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, but also from established counterparts in Vietnam. As the developers queue Ngoc Son wonders if there is room for everyone?
04-01-2005 18:02
Vietnam’s largest island has been earmarked as the next destination for Victoria Hotels and Resorts, after the French hotel group asked for a licence last week to build a $12 million resort complex on Phu Quoc.
23-12-2004 18:34
The Sun Spa resort opened last week in the central province of Quang Binh, the first resort to provide high-end accommodation to tourists visiting Phong Nha cave and Ke Bang national park.
07-12-2004 17:42
Vietnam is closer to having its own Disneyland-style theme park.Last month, South Fork Development won a licence to build an amusement park and resort complex in Phan Thiet town - a popular tourist destination 300 kilometres north of Ho Chi Minh City. The project has $50 million in registered investment capital, but a company director told Vietnam Investment Review it would cost closer to $1 billion to build the complex during the next five to seven years.
16-11-2004 18:34
Developers have unveiled plans for a residential and resort development in Vinh Phuc province that would provide a weekend retreat from bustling Hanoi.
16-11-2004 18:02
A proposal by a US company to build an $86 million resort and entertainment project on the Danang coast received approval in principle from the local authorities last week.
21-09-2004 18:34
Vietnam’s most expensive resort is poised to go up in Ninh Van Bay near the southern resort city of Nha Trang in November.
21-06-2004 17:42
US firm Winvest Investment is to go ahead with a 1,200-room hotel and casino project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau if the government approves its casino segment.Winvest recently submitted its plan, which would provide employment for up to 20,000 labourers if approved, to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
14-06-2004 18:34
A 14-hectare eco-tourism complex will soon span the coastline of Quang Ngai’s My Khe Beach, in a move investors hope will spawn the next vacation getaway.The $2.4 million Hang Duong Marine Eco-tourism Project was developed by the Hanoi-based Ha Thanh Company Limited, a wholly Vietnamese-owned firm.
11-05-2004 18:34
Nha Trang hotel and resort owners can breathe a sigh of relief as Vietnam Airlines is to start flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Ranh airport on May 19, easing access to the tourism city.