Throughout 2019, Vietnam will, on average, have around two tournaments a month organized by the Vietnam Golf Association (VGA). The tournaments will be mainly held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. With the establishment of Vietnam Professional Golf Tournament (VPG Tour) system in 2018, pros in Vietnam finally had their official competing platform. In 2019, they will have more chances to compete in 20 professional tournaments with total prize money of VND7 billion ($301,000). Besides the monetary rewards, pro golfers competing on the VPG Tour can accumulate points on the Official Vietnam Golf Rankings (OVGR). The first tournament of the year will be the VPG Tour Heron Lake, which will take place at Heron Lake Golf Course in the northern province of Vinh Phuc from January 16 to 18. Schedule for professional golf tournaments of 2019 in Vietnam: VCPG, or Vietnam Championship Professional Golf, are three-day professional golf tournaments supported by VGA and hosted by professional clubs … [Read more...] about Vietnam to host 20 pro, five amateur golf tourneys
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Vietnam wins Asia’s best golf destination
Vietnam has won ‘Asia’s best golf destination 2018’ at the World Golf Awards, the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced. Ba Na Hill Golf Club. - Photo sggp.org.vn It is second time in a row Vietnam has earned this title. In addition, The Grand-Ho Tram Strip in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau received the ‘Asia’s best golf hotel’ award, while Ba Na Hill Golf Club in central Da Nang City was honoured with the title of ‘Asia’s best golf course’. The World Golf Awards celebrate excellence in golf tourism, world-class courses and outstanding golf destinations. The global voting process lasted seven months this year. Votes are made by professionals working within the golf travel and tourism industry, including senior executives, tour operators, agents, media professionals and golf tourism consumers. Earlier, the ministry selected Australian … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins Asia’s best golf destination
Vietnam named Asia’s best golf destination
The Bluffs golf course in The Grand-Ho Tram Trip (Photo: http://www.thegrandhotram.com) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has won the “Asia’s best golf destination 2018” at the World Golf Awards, announced the Vietnam National Tourism Administration (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on November 22. The country has earned the title for two consecutive years now. In addition, The Grand-Ho Tram Strip in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau received the “Asia’s best golf hotel” award, while Ba Na Hill Golf Club in central Da Nang city was honoured with the title of “Asia’s best golf course”. According to the VNAT, the tourism sector needs to devise a long-term strategic development plan and popularise golf tourism, which in turn will bolster tourism growth and investment in Vietnam. As the country boasts a number of challenging golf courses with spectacular scenery, golf tourism holds huge potential in … [Read more...] about Vietnam named Asia’s best golf destination
Tourism growth lures hotel and resort investors to Da Nang
A 22-storey five-star Grand Tourane hotel. — Photo courtesy Quang Nam-Da Nang Trade company The rapid and stable growth of tourism has become a magnet for tourism property projects in the central city of Da Nang over the past decade, and revenue from the ‘green’ industry contributed nearly 30 per cent of the tourism hub’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2017. Booming hotel and resort projects now offer 28,000 rooms – 10 times as many as in 2007 – for the 15 million tourists expected to visit the city in 2030. Chairman of the city’s tourism association, Huynh Tan Vinh, said tourism also created 140,000 jobs for local and neighbouring employees – 25 per cent of the city’s labour force. Vinh said the unique landscape of coast, rivers and mountains as well as the nature reserves in Son Tra and Ba Na-Nui Chua lured 6.7 million tourists, of which 2.3 million were foreigners, to the city in 2017. In the first half of 2018, 3.3 … [Read more...] about Tourism growth lures hotel and resort investors to Da Nang
Positive tourism growth lures hotel and resort investors to Da Nang
A 22-storey five-star Grand Tourane hotel. — Photo courtesy Quang Nam-Da Nang Trade company The rapid and stable growth of tourism has become a magnet for tourism property projects in the central city of Da Nang over the past decade, and revenue from the ‘green’ industry contributed nearly 30 per cent of the tourism hub’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2017. Booming hotel and resort projects now offer 28,000 rooms – 10 times as many as in 2007 – for the 15 million tourists expected to visit the city in 2030. Chairman of the city’s tourism association, Huynh Tan Vinh, said tourism also created 140,000 jobs for local and neighbouring employees – 25 per cent of the city’s labour force. Vinh said the unique landscape of coast, rivers and mountains as well as the nature reserves in Son Tra and Ba Na-Nui Chua lured 6.7 million tourists, of which 2.3 million were foreigners, to the city in 2017. In the first half of 2018, 3.3 … [Read more...] about Positive tourism growth lures hotel and resort investors to Da Nang