Vietnam

Vietnam's economic dynamism has not escaped the attention of hotel groups, and neither has its potential for tourism development. After Spain's Melia, which plans to strengthen its offer of a dozen establishments in partnership with Vinpearl, one of the country's largest hotel owners, it is now Marriott's turn to show its strong ambitions. The American group...

It's breaking news, and it's good news! The Vietnamese government's decision to fully reopen its borders to international travellers is also accompanied by a return to pre-Covid practices for entry formalities into the country. As a result, 13 countries - excluding ASEAN members - are once again eligible...

Through a partnership with the country's largest hotel owner, Vinpearl, Meliá intends to rapidly gain a foothold in the Vietnamese market. The Spanish group is planning to name the new hotels in its network Meliá Vinpearl, in order to "highlight the unique personality and strength of Meliá Vinpearl".

It's a newcomer to European skies. The young carrier Bamboo Airways, Vietnam's first private international airline, is landing in the European Union this February. The carrier has had its sights set on Europe since its creation in 2018. Bamboo Airways wasted no time in initiating a memorandum of understanding with Prague airport and the...

Since 1 April, Vietnamese airlines have once again been authorised to operate international flights, albeit in very limited numbers. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) announced this at the end of March. The CAAV then submitted a three-stage plan to the Ministry of Transport for the reopening of international flights. In...

"Barthélémy Bauters, Sales Director of the Hôtel des Arts Saigon, an MGallery property managed by the Accor group, is totally satisfied: "Every month, we break the ceiling on occupancy rates and the outlook for the coming months is excellent. "Ho Chi Minh City is an astonishingly dynamic metropolis with...

"I want to complete AirAsia's presence in Asia". With these words, Tony Fernandes, CEO of the AirAsia group, justifies the two joint ventures signed in April and May respectively with Vietnamese and Chinese partners. For Vietnam, it's an old story of love and disappointment. AirAsia was thinking of setting up a subsidiary in Vietnam,...

IDENTITY CARD Formalities: A tourist visa is issued on arrival. Passport valid for six months after visa expiry date. Area code: + 84; + 28 (Ho Chi Minh City). Time difference: +6 h in winter, +5 h in summer. Currency: The dong (VND). 1 euro = 24,482 VND...

With a touch of ragtime, three notes of charleston, two steps of fox-trot and a jazzy trumpet; with those catchy tunes that made the Roaring Twenties so happy, when Saigon was sa-ï-gon-nait, the illusion would be perfect. Everything is there, intact or nearly so, starting with the municipal theatre that has stood in its square since 1900 and, above all,...

"A destination that's both exotic and reassuring" What are the strengths of Vietnam as a destination in general, and Saigon and the Mekong Delta in particular? Édouard George - First and foremost, there's the collective memory of the French, Indochina... So it's both an exotic destination and something...

How is Exotissimo developing in South-East Asia? Olivier Colomès - With my partner, Éric Merlin, we set up Exotissimo in Vietnam in 1993. Then, after Indochina - Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia - we added Myanmar and Thailand. Indonesia is our new destination for 2010, with Bali and then Java. What are your...