Wyndham Arrives In Vietnam
The Wyndham Hotel Group has signed a deal for its first property in Vietnam as it builds on it strategic efforts to grow its brands throughout key leisure markets in South East Asia.
The 217-room Wyndham Legend Halong is owned by Ha Long Star Service & Tourist Joint Stock Company and will be located in Halong City.
The USD$40 million development is now under construction and is scheduled to open under the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand flag in early 2016. It will include all-day dining, meeting rooms, a pool bar and an onsite gym.
Barry Robinson, president and managing director, South East Asia and Pacific Rim for Wyndham Hotel Group, said, “Vietnam is a key tourism destination in South East Asia, drawing just shy of 8 million visitors in 2014 and Halong Bay is one of the country’s premier attractions. With its unique beauty, its growing popularity among travellers and its key positioning along Vietnam’s main route to southern China, Halong Bay is exactly the kind of destination we’re expanding in right now.”
And Robinson added, “Wyndham Legend Halong will provide visitors to this beautiful part of the world with all the comforts and amenities you would expect from a world-class, upscale hotel.”
Throughout South East Asia and the Pacific Rim, Wyndham Hotel Group currently has more than 60 hotels open and operating under its Ramada, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Days Inn, TRYP by Wyndham and Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham brands.
