Sheraton builds third hotel in Vietnam

Hanoi (VNA) - Sheraton Hotels Group is building an international hotel &
spa in the coastal city of Nha Trang , central Khanh Hoa province, which
will be put into operation in mid-2009.

This is Sheraton's third luxury hotel in Vietnam , after two facilities in
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City .

According to Scott Hodgetts, Sheraton Hotel & Spa Nha Trang General
Director, the booming business at the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City hotels
is the reason for Sheraton to build one more hotel in Nha Trang city,
helping expand its operation and reaffirm its brand name in Vietnam .

The 30-storey hotel comprises a chain of modern facilities, including 280
rooms and meeting halls, a spa area, restaurants and sports centres, he
said, adding that tourists will also enjoy convenient IT services.

Sheraton Hotels, which is managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
Inc., one of the world's largest tourism service providers, plans to build
54 more hotels throughout the world in 2009.-Enditem