Malaysia ’s Genting Group will make a feasibility study for building a tourism complex, including a casino, in the Van Don Economic Zone in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.
The Dutch Government has decided to invest in the newly completed Life Heritage Resort Ha Long Bay, with the goal of generating sustainable job opportunities for Vietnamese in the tourism sector.
By the end of 2011, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province had 152 investment projects in tourism, covering a total area of nearly 4,000 hectares with a total registered capital of more than VND 35.3 trillion, reported the provincial department of culture, sport and tourism.
A 32 billion VND project was launched on Dec. 28 to conserve the Sa Huynh cultural relic site in the central province of Quang Ngai.
The largest tourism development project in Vietnam will start in eight northwestern mountain provinces next year.
The central province of Quang Nam has decided to invest nearly VND one billion to preserve traditional village houses in seven highland districts.
The Quang Nam provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 13 hosted a workshop to launch a tourism promotion project in its disadvantaged areas.
A project to build a cultural and tourism village showcasing Vietnamese ethnic groups was introduced to overseas Vietnamese and French investors at a roundtable in Paris on December 10.
Las Vegas Sands plans to build a tourism complex in Ho Chi Minh City at a cost of more than 2 billion USD.
Que Huong Liberty Joint Stock Co., is quickening construction of its two new hotels Novotel Saigon Centre and Pullman Saigon Centre to ensure they are put into operation in 2012 and 2013 respectively as scheduled.
A tourism programme called “Return to the Roots†has attracted large numbers of visitors, contributing to the industry’s annual revenue growth of 16.7 percent.
People and tourists to the UNESCO heritage town of Hoi An can access free wireless internet (wi-fi) at the end of 2011, said the Quang Nam provincial information and communication department.