The 2019 Food & Hotel Vietnam, the country’s leading international food and hospitality trade exhibition, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on April 24.
Many giant housing real-estate developers in Ho Chi Minh City are flocking to the hospitality segment by developing or distributing new projects in tourism areas.
The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism said it will take strong measures to increase the share of local products used by local firms, particularly those in the hospitality industry.
Vietnam’s strong economic growth and rapid increase in per capita income has driven demand for a better quality of life, thus the development of the interiors market, including for mattresses, according to experts.
The 2019 Food & Hotel Vietnam, the country’s leading international food and hospitality trade exhibition, will offer businesses the opportunity to network and keep abreast of the latest industry culinary and hospitality trends and product innovations.
The hospitality market in Vietnam, which has been an attractive sector for investors over the past few years thanks to its consistent growth, is expected to continue to expand this year, partly due to global trends, according to Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.
The ancient city of Hoi An has launched a campaign to raise awareness of good-natured behaviour and hospitality among the community, promoting a friendly tourism environment to make the city the most popular destination in central Vietnam.
The Electricity of Vietnam Group Ho Chi Minh City (EVN HCMC) produced 18.84 million kWh of electricity in the first nine months of 2018, a rise of 6.19 percent year-on-year.
Vietnam has emerged as a promising market in the hospitality sector among ASEAN-member countries, especially for luxury hotels and resorts, speakers said at a hotel and resort conference held on September 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nearly 1,000 establishments operate in tourism in the central province of Nghe An. However, their capacity is weak. What’s more, there is a shortage of human resources for the industry.
Vietnam has witnessed an influx of international hotel brands and hotel management companies in the last few years, according to property consultant Savills Vietnam.
Vietnamese enterprises operating in the fields of food and hospitality are attending the Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) 2018 which is taking place in Singapore from April 24-27.
Average hotel occupancy rate in Ho Chi Minh City reached 74 percent in the first quarter, increasing by 6 percentage points from the same period last year.
The Destination Mekong and the Mekong Business Initiative on February 7 announced their 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) business support programmes are now open for applications.
Regent Residences Phu Quoc will be the first six-star resort in Phu Quoc Island and will be completed by 2020, according to the project’s developer BIM Group.
Vietnamese enterprises have reaped successes in Laos thanks to sound business opportunities, market scale and operation quality in the neighbouring country.
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