Vietnam’s secondary cities heat up for international hotels

02 Apr 2018 2124 | World Travel News

Hotel chains are starting to swing away from the cities of Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi and into Vietnam’s secondary destinations, revealed major hospitality players at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) 2018 last week.

Hot favourites for development include Danang, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang and Sapa. Le Hoang Vu, consultant – development, Vietnam, InterContinental Hotels Group, described Danang and Nha Trang as “key growing cities” to watch.

Hotel investors are moving into secondary destinations such as Phu Quoc (pictured)

Michael Ong, vice president, development, Pan Pacific Hotels Group (PPHG), added: “We have a hub each in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, so now we’re ready to branch out to other areas like Danang and Phu Quoc. These are the areas in which we are going to begin our next phase of marketing.”

Another area to watch is Kho Trang, which has received Vietnam’s first Club Med resort and is “getting to critical mass”, observed Olivier Dung Do Ngoc, chairman, Dynasty Investment Corp.