HCMC – La Veranda Joint Venture Co., the owner of La Veranda Resort and Spa on Phu Quoc Island, on Wednesday clinched a deal with South Korea’s B.B. Dai Minh Corporation to jointly develop a hotel in HCMC.

“We will be investing together with B.B. Dai Minh for a new Ibis hotel in District 7,” said Jean-Pierre Gerbet, general director of La Veranda Joint Venture Co.

He told the Daily after the signing of the deal that the French company had invested in Viethan Hotel Joint Stock Co., which was set up by B.B. Dai Minh Corp. to develop the 3-star Ibis Saigon South Hotel project.

Lee Young Hoon, chief executive officer of B.B. Dai Minh Corp., said Viethan had planned around US$11 million for the hotel project and that this investment would be contributed by B.B. Dai Minh and La Veranda depending on their stakes in Viethan.

The Ibis Saigon South Hotel on Hoang Van Thai Street in the new urban town of Phu My Hung is scheduled for groundbreaking in March next year and opening in February 2012.

Lee said the company should have begun work on the hotel in 2008 but had had to delay it because the tourism industry had felt the pinch of the economic downturn.

B.B. Dai Minh was waiting for more major infrastructure and commercial projects inside and outside District 7 to go online to ensure that business of the Ibis hotel will fare well when it is up and running.

Gerbet also attributed the delay to the re-designing of the hotel project as this work took at least six months.

“I think 2010 will be a good time for us to begin construction on the Ibis hotel project,” Lee said. The hotel will have some 170 rooms as well as meeting rooms, a café, gym and bar, among others.

B.B. Dai Minh has hired Accor Group to manage the hotel with Ibis, which is one of the hotel brands of the international hotel operator. Accor now manages 11 hotels across Vietnam with such higher-grade brands as Sofitel, Novotel, MGallery and Mercure.

The Ibis Saigon South Hotel is expected to be the first operational property in Vietnam to bear Accor’s Ibis brand.
La Veranda is also teaming up with B.B. Dai Minh Corp. for other property projects in Vietnam, including a high-end resort on Phu Quoc Island off mainland Kien Giang Province and a 250-hectare LA Golf and Villas project in Long An Province in the Mekong Delta

Do Son Seaside Golf Resort will be the first 18-hole course to serve players in the port city of Hai Phong.

Located curved stretch of Do Son Beach less than 20 minutes from the northern region’s primary seaport, the club is expected to draw \ residents from Hai Phong and visitors from other localities.

After three years of design and construction,  the Resort includes a number of lakes for a unique golfing experience.

The club is affiliated with King’s Island Golf, a 36-hole course that introduced golf to Hanoi in 1994.

Parkview Golf Resort Co has commenced the construction of its golf course and sea tourism resort complex, worth US$150 million, in Son My Commune, Central Binh Thuan Province.

The complex, which is the largest tourism project in the province to date, will be built on a site of 176ha and open its door in 2012.

The southern Binh Thuan province has welcomed 1.7 million visitors, including 200,000 foreigners, during the first nine months of the year, which is up 10 per cent from last year.

Parkview Golf Resort Co officially kicked off the construction on a complex of a golf course and sea tourism resort in Son My Commune, Ham Tan Dist, Binh Thuan province.

The project’s investment capital is posted at $150 million. The complex will be built on a site of 176 hectares. The construction is expected to be finished and put into operation in 2012. There are three phases in this project, including construction works on hotels, resort network, and golf course with other recreational and sport centres.

It’s one of the largest investment projects in the south of Binh Thuan province; the new golf course will attract not only tourists but also many investors to make investment in potential La Gi-Ham Tan coastal areas.

Do Son Seaside Golf Resort in the northern port city of Haiphong has employed the U.S.-based company Mandarin Media to assist with publicity at home and abroad.

“Our top priority is to gain a foothold in the increasingly competitive Asian market from the outset. Based on its golf knowledge and track record with other courses in this region, Mandarin Media puts us in the best position to achieve that,” Joe Millar, general manager of Do Son Seaside Golf Resort, said in a statement sent to the Daily.

Mandarin Media partner James Sullivan told the Daily yesterday that theme newspapers and magazines were among the channels used to promote the golf course in and outside Vietnam.

“We aim to elevate the profile of Do Son and get it on the golf map,” Sullivan said. He added Mandarin also provided event coordination, photography consultation, translation assistance and newsletter services under a one-year initial agreement with the resort.

Do Son Seaside Golf Resort opened the back nine holes for play last December, and October is the schedule for opening the front nine holes at the resort, located on a curved stretch of Do Son Beach.

The new holes will solidify the standard 18-hole resort as a fully realized golf destination and enable the golf course to better serve the populous Haiphong city market.

“Our opening comes at just the right time for this area,” Millar said. He added that Vietnam Airlines now offered service between Haiphong and HCMC three times per day, and the city’s local, business and expatriate communities continued to grow.

Jetstar Pacific also flies daily between HCMC and Haiphong. Thus, this golf course is expected to lure more domestic and overseas visitors, who want to play golf during their trips to northern coast attractions including Cat Ba National Park and the UNESCO-listed Ha Long Bay.

Ngan Anh Tourism and Trading Co. Ltd. has invested VND600 billion (some US$33.6 million) out of the VND4.5 trillion needed for the whole project.

The project got off ground in June 2006. Other components of the project are 630 villas, school, hospital, and commercial area comprising of shopping and entertainment centers, supermarket and park.

Sullivan said Mandarin Media now had 31 clients with the majority based in Vietnam. Its full-service golf clients in Vietnam are the golf club Dalat Palace, Ocean Dunes, Montgomerie Links and Do Son. (Saigon Times)

The management board of the Northern Cam Ranh Peninsula Tourist Resort and Cam Lam District People’s Committee has just announced a detailed plan (scale: 1/2.000) of the Khanh Hoa Northern Cam Ranh Peninsula Tourist Resort (Sites 5, 6, 7). The plan provides a legal basis for investment projects, facilitating comprehensive technical infrastructure development and the management of architecture space and scenery.

Nguyen Phuong Nga, Institute of Architecture, Urban & Rural Planning says the locations is the last sites of Khanh Hoa Northern Cam Ranh Peninsula Tourist Resort to be mapped out. Located west of Nguyen Tat Thanh Avenue, the location of the Sites 5, 6 and 7 is very advantageous with a 7.5-km lagoon shore. This is an outstanding lagoon feature that needs promoting with typical tourism services.

The water surface space can also become a great location for a variety of water-oriented recreational activities. Balis ecological salt-mash forest, a famous tourist attraction, is a good example for the idea. Besides, white sand hills and Thuy Trieu Lagoon situated next to Hon Troc Mountain also add to natural gifts offered to Cam Ranh Peninsula to become a typical lagoon resort.

The common principle for the construction of the tourist site is to promote natural values by adding some features to enrich the natural beauty without negative aspects on the environment. Nguyen Phuong Nga said, “Favorable conditions will be created for local residents to join hands to promote tourism. Besides planting a salt-mash forest, some prawn ponds will be kept to form an ecological salt-mash park.”

Nguyen Xuan Ha, Chairman of Cam Lam District People’s Committee says after the project announcement as a legal procedure and favorable condition for local residents to access the project, Cam Lam District People’s Committee has directed local authorities and relevant agencies to enhance its management over the land use of households, organizations and individuals to prevent illegal construction, land occupy and land use for wrong purposes. Besides supervision enhancement, local authorities are responsible for encouraging residents to carry out the policy to appeal investment into the region.

ACT Travel has been launching 18 interesting golf tours for golfers at vietnamgolf.asia

(live-PR.com) – Hanoi Capital, Vietnam, August 01, 2009 — If you’re looking for a great place to get away, relax and enjoy some superb golf then you need to look no further than Vietnam. We has some outstanding Golf Resorts in the North, Central and South.

The first is located in the Central Highlands of Dalat and the second on the white sandy

windswept beaches of Phan Thiet. Both cities are located less than 300 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City.

Dalat has been known for decades as the “City of Eternal Spring”. This is due to its year round cool crisp mountain climate. Phan Thiet on the other hand is renowned for its endless sunshine and cool ocean breezes. With its cool climate, lakes, parks, Eiffel tower replica, universities and much more it is one of the top destinations in Vietnam for both international tourists and locals alike. It’s the number one honeymoon choice for the Vietnamese

The Ocean Dunes Golf Club located in Phan Thiet was designed by Nick Faldo. It is an outstanding natural site with sand dunes, sea breezes and fantastic sea views. Nick has let the dunes determine the natural routing and look of the course.

The Dalat Palace Golf Club is a masterpiece in design. Gently crafted into the rolling hills of Dalat and overlooking the majestic Xuan Huong lake, the course weaves its way through stately pine trees to oversized and delicately manicured bent grass greens.

And now, leave the South of Vietnam for the North. Here, you will have many options to play at the luxury and superb courses such as King Island golf, Chi Linh Star Golf coure, Van Tri Golf course, Phonix Golf course… Let’s discover some best golf course!

Kings’ Island Golf is an international standard golf club located 36 km. west of Hanoi, and 45 km. from Noi Bai International Airport. The club is located in the Kings’ Valley on 350 hectares along the shores of Dong Mo Lake. Access to the course is by boat. Kings’ Island will have two 18 hole courses. The Lakeside Course opened in 1993. When the Mountainview Course opened in oct – 2004, Kings’ Island is the first 36 hole facility in northern Viet Nam, including an air-conditioned clubhouse & restaurant, driving range, pro-shop, putting greens & sand bunker

The Chi Linh Star Golf Course (approximately one hours drive from Hanoi) will feature a 36 hole golfing challenge, with every hole constructed and designed to international standards. “The Best Place To Play” begins with nine holes, opened in November 2003, and when completed will leave you with an unforgettable golfing experience.
The site on which the course is being constructed lies within a beautiful valley, surrounded by rolling forest hills, and nestles beside a large lake complete with rolling creeks and natural water flowing from the surrounding area.

A visit to Chi Linh will no doubt leave a lasting impression, whether it be for a great round of golf, or simply having made the visit to a truly special place, transformed with care and attention to every detail.

Behides, there are so many beautiful and luxury golf courses in Vietnam such as Vietnam Golf Country Club, Song Be Golf course, Montgimerie Links Golf Course, Tam Dao Golf course, Hanoi Golf Course etc… Spending your leisure time to enjoy your life time golf in Vietnam.

“We strongly believe that, Vietnam, with variety of beautiful, high quality golf courses will attract more and more golfers, they visit Vietnam not only to discover the hidden charm, enjoy delicious foods but also to play fantasy games at the luxury golf resorts, and Vietnam will become a new destination for golfers in the short upcoming future” commented ACT Vietnam Travel Company’s Director of Sales – Mr Alexandro Tran.

Aside from being the Leading Tour Operator with over 10 years of experience in arranging package tours in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos also. ACT Travel has over 5 years well-experienced in providing golf tours in Vietnam. We know how to stastify our golfers.

For further information about the golf courses, golf tours in Vietnam, please contact ACT TRAVEL or visit at www.vietnamtraveland.com ; www.vietnamgolf.asia

Contact:
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ACT Vietnam Travel
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Two nights at super-luxury resort plus two rounds on championship course priced from US$2,172

Vietnam’s most exclusive lifestyle resort, The Nam Hai, has teamed up with The Montgomerie Links, a new championship course designed by European Tour legend Colin Montgomerie beside fabled China Beach, to offer exclusive stay and play packages.

The first Montgomerie-branded course in Asia marks the arrival of golf tourism in Vietnam when it officially opens on August 17.

Including an upscale clubhouse, PGA golf academy and 60 luxury villas, the US$45 million project has been developed by Indochina Land, which also built the award-winning Nam Hai resort.

To introduce the new course, The Nam Hai Golf Package offers two nights accommodation and two rounds at The Montgomerie Links, including transportation, green fee and caddie, plus return airport transfers from nearby Danang Airport and daily buffet breakfast.

Weekday prices are US$2,172 for a one-bedroom hotel villa and US$2,226 for a one-bedroom pool villa; whilst weekend prices, which include public holidays, are US$3,043 and US$3,097 respectively. The offer is valid until the end of 2010.

The Nam Hai also offers a three-day golf training program for beginners starting at US$670 per person, including a proficiency certificate, preferential tee times and green fees. A five-day session starts at US$999.

Following the signature style of his flagship courses in Dubai, Ireland and Wales, Colin Montgomerie describes the course as “memorable and challenging…an experience not to be missed”.

Peter Ryder, CEO of Indochina Capital, said: “Just as The Nam Hai set a new standard for resort excellence in Vietnam, the Montgomerie Links will do the same for golf. It raises the benchmark for golf tourism in Vietnam.”

The course’s general manager, Jon Tomlinson, said: “This remains a young golfing country, so we’ve planned an ongoing schedule of clinics for members and visitors who are new to the game. But the facility has also been created to suit the most sophisticated golfing tastes.”

The facility also includes a teaching academy led by certified PGA professionals, capable of training all levels of players through expert one-on-one instruction and video swing analysis techniques. The full program will be implemented by next spring.

The Montgomerie Links complements The Nam Hai’s luxury experiences including gourmet dining and pampering at a world renowned spa, along with recreation for all the family ranging from guided tours to World Heritage sites to sunrise fishing with locals, beach BBQs, cocktail parties and movie nights.

Featuring 40 private pool villas and 60 hotel villas, all with ocean views, The Nam Hai, was hailed “Best Resort” in the world by Travel + Leisure in its 2008 Design Awards. When the resort opened in 2007, it was ranked ‘One of the Top New Hotels and Spas in the World’ on the USA and UK Conde Nast Traveler HOT LIST. Frommers Review 2008 wrote: “Simply put, The Nam Hai is the best resort in Vietnam.”

An ideal destination for cultural and historical exploration, The Nam Hai is connected to the world via Danang’s international airport, just 30 minutes away, with direct flights from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore and Bangkok.

The five-star resort is a member of the prestigious The Leading Small Hotels of the World and Virtuoso.(etravelblackboardasia)