With HCM City attracting an increasing number of well-heeled foreign tourists, many luxury hotels are planning to upgrade their facilities and improve human resources. The number of affluent visitors is on the rise thanks to the construction of the trans-Asia highway, upgrading of many border gates in the Mekong Delta and southeastern region, and the efficiency of the tourism industry's marketing of caravan tours. However, the director of the city's Department of Tourism Dong Thi Kim Vui, has warned about the serious shortage of high-class rooms, pointing out that many tourists canceled their visits because of the unavailability of luxurious rooms. Explaining the boom in the arrival of wealthy foreigners, Nguyen Huu Tho, general director of giant tourism company Saigontourist, said they came not only for traveling, but also to attend trade promotion programs and exhibitions. The recent furniture and handicrafts fair held at the Phu Tho Gymnasium, for instance, had attracted … [Read more...] about HCM City Hotels Prepare For Five-Star Makeover
Hcm city hotels
HCM City hotels host New Year countdown parties
HCM City hotels host New Year countdown parties DJ Faith from Kuala Lumpur. A number of HCM City-based hotels are holding countdown parties to welcome the New Year. Female DJ Faith from Kuala Lumpur will present a special performance on New Year's Eve at Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers' Level 23 Nightspot, while Filipino band Sound On Fire will perform at the countdown party at the hotel's The Lounge. Sofitel Saigon Plaza will host a countdown party at a rooftop pool with a live music performance by local DJs. All the events are scheduled for New Year's Eve. Guns N' Roses tribute night Fans of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses shouldn't miss a tribute concert to the legendary band hosted by Hanoi Rock City tonight. Local band Nevermind will relive the early 1990s with a repertoire featuring more than 20 songs by the American hard rock band such as Civil War and Welcome to the Jungle. The show will start at 8pm at Hanoi Rock City (27/52 To Ngoc Van Street, Tay Ho … [Read more...] about HCM City hotels host New Year countdown parties
HCM City hotels get into the Tet swing of things
HCM City hotels get into the Tet swing of things (24-01-2009) by Vo Le Hong Just lion around: The New World Hotel will host a lion dance. — File Photos Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is the most impor tant festival in Viet Nam. It is a time for family unions and reunions as people travel from far and wide to be with their loved ones in their homeland. It is also a time when everyone enjoys sumptuous traditional Tet's specialties. Leading hotels nationwide have also got into the act, offering special buffets and events to welcome the Year of the Buffalo. A HCM City sampling follows. Duxton Hotel Sai Gon The Duxton Hotel Sai Gon has prepared a special buffet to serve diners from 23-29 January, and an extra special one on the Lunar New Year Day (which falls next Monday). There will also be a traditional lion dance at the hotel from 8am - 10am. The lion dance is an important tradition believed to bring good luck and happiness. The dance will have 40 people to become four … [Read more...] about HCM City hotels get into the Tet swing of things
Cuban musicians to rock HCM City hotel
The Cuban pop band Havana Revolution will perform a wide variety of Latin music during a concert in HCM City next week.Classic Latin ballads and pop songs like Cuba, Killing Me Softly and Lambada will be included in the repertoire.The seven-member Havana Revolution Band, which was founded in 1998, includes two salsa instructors, a classical pianist, a bass player, a percussionist and pianist who specialises in Latin music, and a choir specialist.They have toured throughout Asia, the Middle East and North America.The band will perform at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel at 7pm from August 24-27. Source: VNS Hola: The Cuban seven-member Havana Revolution will perform at HCM City’s Sheraton Saigon Hotel. — VNS Photo … [Read more...] about Cuban musicians to rock HCM City hotel
Arnett recalls reporting from famous HCM City hotel
Arnett recalls reporting from famous HCM City hotel (08-05-2009) Renown journalist Peter Arnett speaks at a press conference at the Caravelle Hotel in HCM City yesterday. — VNS Photo HCM CITY —Renown journalist Peter Arnett said yesterday his return visits to Viet Nam are some of the most "satisfying journeys" in his life. Speaking to local media in a press conference at the Caravelle Hotel, Arnett said: "They [his visits] close the circle from when I first arrived as a reporter in this war-torn country in 1962, to when, from the ashes of a long war, an independent nation and people have emerged to take their place proudly in the world community." A teacher of journalism in Shantou University in southern China, Arnett returned to Viet Nam on Wednesday to keynote the celeberation of the 50th anniversary of the Caravelle Hotel where he and many foreign correspondents stayed during the war. "Because reporters made their homes here and wrote about this place, for … [Read more...] about Arnett recalls reporting from famous HCM City hotel