Honoured with the title of Asia’s Leading Destination, Ha Van Sieu, vice chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, tells Breaking Travel News about the importance of the sector to the domestic economy.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has signed its first hotel to fly the Ramada Worldwide by Wyndham brand flag in Ho Tram - one of the Vietnam’s most exciting up-and-coming destinations.

Dusit International has appointed two new general managers to its senior leadership team – Patrice Landrein at the recently opened Dusit Princess Moonrise Beach Resort, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, and Maher Abou-Tacca at the upcoming dusitD2 City Centre, Bahrain.

Vietjet has welcomed the inaugural departure on the new Hanoi-Taichung route from Noi Bai International Airport.

At the recent Vietnam-Singapore Business Forum 2018 in Singapore, presided by the Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the license was presented by the chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Van Cao, to the executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, Ho Kwon Ping.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new hotel in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, scheduled to open in 2020.