HCM City-based Sofitel Saigon Plaza has unveiled its mooncake collection, a combination of the charm of local Vietnamese culture with the timeless elegance of French art de vivre, ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival next month.
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has tapped hospitality industry veteran William J. Haandrikman to lead the 116-year-old hotel as its general manager. Haandrikman was previously general manager of Thailand’s Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit.
The Vietnam Opportunity Fund, managed by VinaCapital Group, has sold its entire holding in an unnamed trophy asset for US$100 million to a newly-formed hospitality joint venture between it and US private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
Five Michelin star chefs from France are in HCM City for the second Saigon Gourmet Week which opened on November 20 at Olivier, the authentic Mediterranean restaurant at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza.
Several major domestic companies have abundant resources and potential
to develop high-end hotels, but they tend to entrust the management and
operation of these hotels to well-known professional operators.
With a chic blend of culture and cuisine, art and architecture, the
Sofitel So Singapore officially opened its doors on June 30, with
special offers for Vietnamese and other guests.