On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnamese tourism industry, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) coordinated with the Vietnam Tourism Association to hold a ceremony presenting “Vietnam Tourism Awards 2009” for well performing tourism businesses.
Seahorse Resort & Spa, located in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province, was rated among the Top-10 four star hotels in Vietnam in 2009.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh said: “Honoured companies are like locomotives pushing other companies to perform better. If we hesitate now, we will miss the opportunities of the new phase. We are going through the end of the first decade of the 21st century. Surely, after another 10 years, Vietnamese tourism will have positive development and hospitability revenue will make 7-8 percent of the country’s GDP.”
The organisation board used selection criteria to determine the Top 10 of 94 four-star hotels in the country. The Seahorse Resort & Spa was named among the Top 10 four-star hotels in Vietnam in 2009, along with Ham Tien - Mui Ne Resort in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province.
Seahorse Resort & Spa is the most luxurious, elegant and impressive resort in the resort capital of Binh Thuan. Meeting the four-star international standards with 101 rooms, Seahorse Resort & Spa is designed with open space to serve visitors from far and wide. At Seahorse Resort & Spa, customers will have the sense of living in a tranquil paradise. Scenes of the beach and nearby sand dunes glowing at sunset will be well remembered. Visitor security is a top priority, along with maintaining a clean environment, food hygiene and safety, work safety and fire prevention. For these reasons, Seahorse Resort & Spa is increasingly known as a strong brand.
Beautiful landscapes and considerate service always satisfies tourists. Since 2007, the Seahorse Resort & Spa has won many awards from tourism authorities and newspapers, as well as international travel firms. Particularly, the resort was named the “Outstanding Tourism Business in 2008” by the People’s Committee of Binh Thuan province, the “Green Trademark for Sustainable Development” by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). CEO Le Thi Minh Tam also won the Thanh Giong Cup for Outstanding Entrepreneur in 2009. These trophies, together with the inclusion in the Top 10 Four-star Hotel Award 2009, are rewards for the efforts of the Member Council, managers and staffs of the resort.
The "Vietnam Tourism Awards 2009" (formerly the Vietnam Top 10 International Travel and Hotel Award) is the highest title of the Vietnamese hospitability industry and is granted annually to best travel companies, hotels and tourist services companies in Vietnam, aiming to encourage tourism entities to improve service quality, diversify products and discover and honour outstanding contributors to Vietnamese tourism. Selection criteria for the award include human resources training, environmental protection, food safety, occupational safety, active participation in social work and major contribution to the State Budget. These criteria must be certified by industry management agencies.
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