Guide Awards 2005 Names 130 Tourism, Service Businesses
Vietnam Economic Times and Guide magazine have proclaimed 130 awards for tourism, and service businesses, in recognition of their great contributions to the country's development of tourism and services last year.
Among the winners, the Victoria Hotels and Resort Group, with the four best resorts and hotels in the respective areas of Sapa, Can Tho, Chau Doc and Phan Thiet will receive the Pioneering Distant Destinations Prize.
The Accor Group with four hotels in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh will be recognized with the Professional Service Prize and Khaisilk with the Restoration of Vietnamese Style Prize.
Vietnam's cultural values will be highlighted under this year's Guide Awards. Rex and Huong Giang Hotels took the lead in finding and maintaining traditional cultural values.
The Best Promotion of Vietnamese Prize will also be handed over to XQ fine art and handicraft village in Dalat for organizing the 2005 embroidery festival.
Launched in 1998, the 7th annual Guide Awards presentation will be held in southern Binh Thuan province on March 25.
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