Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ Vietnam expansion drive gains ...€¦ · Bay and Mövenpick...

MövenpickHotels&Resorts’Vietnamexpansiondrivegainsmomentumasnewcentralcoastpropertysigned

Agreement tomanageMövenpickResortLangCowill increasehotelbrand’sportfolio to at least sevenpropertiescountrywideby2020.

Bangkok, Thailand, 3 January 2018 –MövenpickHotels&Resorts is accelerating its expansiondrive inVietnamaftersigningadealtomanagetheMövenpickResortLangCoonthecountry’stropicalcentralcoast.

The148-keyupscaleproperty,whichisscheduledtoopeninQ42018inanidyllicbeachfrontlocation,isthehospitalityfirm’s sixth pipelined property in Vietnam – a destination earmarked for rapid growth as part of its ambitious Asiandevelopmentstrategy.Thecompanyalreadyoperatesthesuccessful144-keyMövenpickHotelHanoi.

MövenpickResortLangCo,whichiscocoonedbytheEastSeaandanunspoiledstretchofwhitesandbeach,willfeaturerooms,suitesandaluxurycollectionofone-,two-andthree-bedroomvillas,allequippedwithstate-of-the-artamenitiesanddeluxefurnishings.

Itwillbe located inoneofAsia’smostdesirableholidaydestinationsand just30km fromDanang, the largest cityonVietnam'scentralcoast;60kmfromHoiAn,thecountry’senchantingUNESCO-listedporttown;and70kmfromHue,thehistoricformercapitalcity.

"Vietnam isaprimedevelopment focus forMövenpickaswe look to secureourpresence in strategic locationsacrossAsia,"commentedAndrewLangdon,ChiefDevelopmentOfficeratMövenpickHotels&Resorts.

"OurupcomingpropertyinLangCowillfillagapinthemarketforupscalepropertiesonthecountry’sattractivecentralcoast,hometostunningbeaches,arichculturalheritage,anddeemedan idyllichavenby international travellerswhohaveonlyjuststarteddiscoveringthearea."

Theresortwillfeatureanoutstandingrangeofleisurefacilitiesthatappealtocouplesandfamiliesincludingaspa,fitnesscentre,outdoorswimmingpoolandkids'club,whilethe18-holeLagunaLangCogolfcourse,designedbysportinglegendSirNickFaldo,islocatedjustminutesaway.

Duringtheirstay,guestswillbeabletorelaxwitharefreshingdrinkatthepoolbarorinthelobbyloungeanddineattheresort'stwoall-dayrestaurants,whichwillserveVietnamesedishesandinternationalcuisine.

MövenpickResortLangCoisalsosettobecomeapopulardestinationforcorporategatheringsandspecialoccasions,includingbeachfrontweddings.Severalmeetingroomsandanexpansiveballroomwillcatertoalltypesofevents, fromcorporateretreatstoincentives.

TheresortwillbeeasilyaccessiblefromDanangInternationalAirport,whichnowoffersdirectconnectionstoandfrommanyofAsia's largestcities includingBangkok,Singapore,Seoul,HongKong,TokyoandBeijing,aswellasdomesticlinksacrossVietnam.

MövenpickHotels&ResortsVietnamexpansiondrivekicksoffthisyearwiththeopeningofMövenpickResortCamRanhBayandMövenpickResortLangCo.

This development strategy will gain further traction with the launch of Mövenpick Resort Phu Quoc in 2019 and theopeningofMövenpickResort&SpaQuyNhon,MövenpickHotel&ResidencesHanRiver,DanangandMövenpickHotelQuangBinhin2020.

Forfurtherinformationorhigh-resolutionphotography,pleasecontact:

LauraPerezDiazVPCommunicationsCorporateShathaTowerFloor39,Office3903|Dubai,UnitedArabEmirateslaura.perez@movenpick.com

SarahFernandezDirectorofMarketingCommunicationsAsiaMövenpickHotels&ResortsTwoPacificPlace,Level18,Suite1803|142SukhumvitRoad|Bangkok,ThailandSarah.fernandez@movenpick.com

AboutMövenpickHotels&Resorts:MövenpickHotels&Resorts,an internationalupscalehotelmanagementcompanywithover16,000staffmembers, isrepresentedin24countrieswithover83hotels,resortsandNilecruiserscurrentlyinoperation.Around20propertiesareplannedorunderconstruction,includingthoseinChiangMai(Thailand),AlKhobar(KingdomofSaudiArabia)andBasel(Switzerland).Focusingonexpandingwithin itscoremarketsofEurope,Africa, theMiddleEastandAsia,MövenpickHotels&Resortsspecialisesinbusinessandconferencehotels,aswellasholidayresorts,allreflectingasenseofplaceand respect for their local communities. Of Swiss heritage and with headquarters in central Switzerland (Baar),MövenpickHotels&Resortsispassionateaboutdeliveringpremiumserviceandculinaryenjoyment–allwithapersonaltouch. Committed to supporting sustainable environments, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has become the most GreenGlobe-certifiedhotelcompanyintheworld.ThehotelcompanyisownedbyMövenpickHolding(66.7%)andtheKingdomGroup(33.3%).Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.movenpick.com.

2018©DeliveringAsiaCommunications

Ifyounolongerwanttoreceiveemails fromus,youcanunsubscribe.