The Vietnamese health ministry along with the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Vietnam on April 3 launched a campaign to encourage smoke-free restaurants and hotels in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Business website forbes.com of the United States has recently published an article shedding light on the Vietnamese hotel industry’s skills in tackling problems and dealing with the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

VOV.VN - IHG Hotels & Resorts Group has unveiled plans to develop an additional 50% of hotel & resort projects in Vietnam over the next two years through the launch of four more brands as it continues along the path of recovery in the post-novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic period.

Vietnam has tremendous long-term potential to become a leading international destination like Thailand or Indonesia, according to local insiders.

Vietnam has the potential to turn itself into an international resort destination that can compete with tourism powerhouses like Thailand and Indonesia, an expert from Savills has said.

While many travel firms and hotels have gone bankrupt or are idle, others have been thriving thanks to new business strategies and creative products.

January started on a positive note, with city hotels seeing increased MICE and event bookings, while in some resorts corporate bookings started to return, according to Savills Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City recorded 1,800 visitors booking hotel rooms during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 9 to 17, the municipal Department of Tourism reported after summarising figures from 22 of the 124 local 3 to 5-star hotels.

Cityland Education (CE) and Switzerland’s famous hospitality management school École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) recently inked a cooperation agreement at a ceremony which saw the attendance of Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan.

The cultural event is a contribution from Vietnam to the international exhibition entitled ‘Hotel Beethoven’ to commemorate Beethoven’s 250 birthday anniversary.