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Warburg Pincus leads $250 mln investment in Novaland

Novaland plans to use $250 million investment from Warburg Pincus and others to increase its strategic land bank and complete development of some major projects.

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Novaland Investment Group Joint Stock Company (HOSE: NVL), a member of NovaGroup, announced the completion of a US$250-million round of funding by a consortium led by Warburg Pincus.

The investment, according to a Novaland official, marks the beginning of a strategic partnership between Novaland and the U.S. fund.

The collaboration will ally Novaland’s position in the real estate market with Warburg Pincus’ global real estate experience and expertise.

“We are delighted to welcome Warburg Pincus as a strategic partner,” Bui Xuan Huy, chairman of Novaland, said.

“Warburg Pincus is one of the world’s most established and successful private equity investors, and its sizable investment demonstrates its great belief in Novaland’s growth potential.”

Warburg Pincus’ track record of assisting successful real estate enterprises in Vietnam and Asia would be valuable to Novaland, he added.

The money will be used to acquire lands and develop ongoing projects in some important places, leveraging upcoming infrastructure in Vietnam’s southern region. Credit Suisse – a global investment bank and financial services company based in Switzerland – acted as the sole financial advisor to Novaland.

Jeffrey Perlman, managing director, head of Southeast Asia and Asia Pacific real estate, Warburg Pincus, said the investment further reinforces his company’s long-term commitment to Vietnam with over US$1.5 billion committed to date and continues its track record of backing market leaders in their respective sectors.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to invest in yet another great Vietnamese company and look forward to working with the management teams at NovaGroup and Novaland.

“We believe Novaland will be able to capitalize on the significant market opportunity, and we will use our network, experience and skills to assist Novaland in taking its business to the next level.”

The Warburg Pincus financing represents Novaland’s next successful fundraising from international investors in less than a year after the issuance of international convertible bonds listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange in July 2021.

Warburg Pincus has made its sixth investment in Vietnam with this deal. Since 2013 it has invested over US$1.5 billion in several of Vietnam’s leading businesses, including retail platform Vincom Retail, logistics and industrial developer BW Industrial Development, homegrown integrated hospitality platform Lodgis Hospitality, joint-stock commercial bank Techcombank, and fintech platform MoMo.

Warburg Pincus LLC is a global growth investor with more than US$80 billion in assets under management.

Its active portfolio, which includes more than 245 firms, is exceptionally diverse in terms of stage, industry and region.

Warburg Pincus was founded in 1966 and has 21 private equity and two real estate funds with more than $100 billion in investments in over 1,000 firms in more than 40 countries.

It began investing in Southeast Asia in 2013 and has since committed over $3 billion to the region.

Novaland Group is a reputed real estate developer in Vietnam.

The company has developed more than 50 real estate projects in various segments including apartments, shop houses, officetel 24/24, second homes, and branded villas in the last 30 years.

Source: VnExpress

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/companies/warburg-pincus-leads-250-mln-investment-in-novaland-3345908/

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Two hotels in Nha Trang fined for fake grading

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Two hotels in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam were fined VND10 million (US$424) each for improperly upgrading their hotel star ratings to promote their services on online travel websites and social media, local authorities said on Monday.

The two hotels are Areca on Phuong Cau Street in Van Thanh Ward and B&N on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Loc Tho Ward.

Areca declared itself as a four-star hotel and B&N stated the same on its Facebook page.

Both also listed themselves as four-star hotels on travel and accommodation booking platform Booking.com.

However, the result of an inspection by the Khanh Hoa Department of Information and Communications showed that Areca has not yet been recognized by any state agency and B&N was rated only three-star by authorities.

As a result, the owners of the two hotels were fined VND10 million each and were required to remove the false declarations.

A leader of the Khanh Hoa Department of Information and Communications said that it is difficult to handle fake grading on accommodation booking platforms, such as Booking.com and Agoda.com, given their physical absence in Vietnam and overseas server locations. 

Owners of hotels that are detected with incorrect star ratings often shift the responsibility to the foreign platforms.

As of early 2023, Khanh Hoa has had 1,148 tourist accommodation establishments, including 102 rated 3- to 5-star, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the total number of hotel rooms in the coastal tourist province.

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Two hotels in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam were fined VND10 million (US$424) each for improperly upgrading their hotel star ratings to promote their services on online travel websites and social media, local authorities said on Monday.

The two hotels are Areca on Phuong Cau Street in Van Thanh Ward and B&N on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Loc Tho Ward.

Areca declared itself as a four-star hotel and B&N stated the same on its Facebook page.

Both also listed themselves as four-star hotels on travel and accommodation booking platform Booking.com.

However, the result of an inspection by the Khanh Hoa Department of Information and Communications showed that Areca has not yet been recognized by any state agency and B&N was rated only three-star by authorities.

As a result, the owners of the two hotels were fined VND10 million each and were required to remove the false declarations.

A leader of the Khanh Hoa Department of Information and Communications said that it is difficult to handle fake grading on accommodation booking platforms, such as Booking.com and Agoda.com, given their physical absence in Vietnam and overseas server locations. 

Owners of hotels that are detected with incorrect star ratings often shift the responsibility to the foreign platforms.

As of early 2023, Khanh Hoa has had 1,148 tourist accommodation establishments, including 102 rated 3- to 5-star, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the total number of hotel rooms in the coastal tourist province.

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20230321/two-hotels-in-nha-trang-fined-for-fake-grading/72188.html

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Travel giant Saigontourist expects $146 mln gross profit in 2023

Saigontourist Group, Vietnam’s leading travel company, is targeting a gross profit of VND3.43 trillion ($145.69 million), up 22.5% year-on-year.

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The corporation is aiming for a revenue of VND14 trillion ($594 million) in 2023, up 22% year-on-year, according to data released at its business review meeting on Tuesday.

In 2023, Saigontourist Group expects to welcome 1.68 million visitors, up 62.3% compared to 2022.

Truong Duc Hung, deputy CEO of Saigontourist, said that in order to achieve those targets, the group will focus on synchronously and flexibly deploying solutions to recover domestic and international markets. 

“We will build a synchronous and unique ecosystem of products through its strengths in accommodation, travel, cuisine, entertainment, conferences, and seminars,” he said.

In 2022, Saigontourist served 1.12 million visitors, up 199% year-on-year and up 13% compared to the target. 

The group’s revenue reached VND12.2 trillion ($518.2 million), up 104.8% year-on-year and up 17.3% compared to the target. Its gross profit hit VND3 trillion ($127.43 million), up 368.7% and 48.1%, respectively.

Established in 1975, Saigontourist is managing more than 100 hotels, resorts, restaurants, tour operators, amusement parks, tourism training schools, exhibition areas, conference and seminar centers, golf courses, and cable TV etc.

Source: The Investor

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/companies/travel-giant-saigontourist-expects-146-mln-gross-profit-in-2023-3351468/

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Vietnam Airlines restarts air services between Hanoi and Beijing

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Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has resumed its regular flights linking Hanoi and Beijing after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline’s flight VN513 departed from Beijing at 3:30 pm and landed in Hanoi at 5.55 pm on Sunday.

Before the resumption of the Beijing-Hanoi flight, Vietnam Airlines held a welcoming ceremony for the passengers on board at Beijing International Airport, with the participation of Vietnam and China’s competent agencies and enterprises and over 100 passengers.

The air carrier is operating the Hanoi-Beijing air route with a frequency of three round-trip flights a week.

The airline will start increasing its frequency from mid-2023, while planning to open an air route connecting with Beijing’s Daxing International Airport.

China is one of Vietnam Airlines’ biggest international source markets. The air carrier has reopened most of its air routes linking Vietnam to China, said a representative of the airline.

The airline will resume four air routes connecting Da Nang in Vietnam’s central region with China’s Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chengdu, and between Hanoi and Chengdu in the coming months. 

Vietnam Airlines is set to use wide-body Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft for its routes with China.

The resumption of air services between the two countries will contribute to speeding up the post-pandemic tourism recovery and driving up bilateral trading activities, apart from helping fulfill Vietnam’s target of attracting international tourists in 2023.

Vietnam looks to serve 110 million tourists in 2023, with some eight million from abroad and 102 million domestic visitors. The country is also expected to earn about VND650 trillion (US$27.5 billion) in tourism revenue this year.

In 2022, over 3.66 million international tourists traveled to Vietnam, a year-on-year surge of 23.3-fold, according to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Over 89 percent of the total arrived in Vietnam by air, up 29.5-fold against 2021, local media reported.

After China added Vietnam to its list of approved countries for group tours on March 15, Vietnamese airlines are racing to transport passengers between the two destinations. 

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Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has resumed its regular flights linking Hanoi and Beijing after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline’s flight VN513 departed from Beijing at 3:30 pm and landed in Hanoi at 5.55 pm on Sunday.

Before the resumption of the Beijing-Hanoi flight, Vietnam Airlines held a welcoming ceremony for the passengers on board at Beijing International Airport, with the participation of Vietnam and China’s competent agencies and enterprises and over 100 passengers.

The air carrier is operating the Hanoi-Beijing air route with a frequency of three round-trip flights a week.

The airline will start increasing its frequency from mid-2023, while planning to open an air route connecting with Beijing’s Daxing International Airport.

China is one of Vietnam Airlines’ biggest international source markets. The air carrier has reopened most of its air routes linking Vietnam to China, said a representative of the airline.

The airline will resume four air routes connecting Da Nang in Vietnam’s central region with China’s Guangzhou, Shanghai and Chengdu, and between Hanoi and Chengdu in the coming months. 

Vietnam Airlines is set to use wide-body Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 aircraft for its routes with China.

The resumption of air services between the two countries will contribute to speeding up the post-pandemic tourism recovery and driving up bilateral trading activities, apart from helping fulfill Vietnam’s target of attracting international tourists in 2023.

Vietnam looks to serve 110 million tourists in 2023, with some eight million from abroad and 102 million domestic visitors. The country is also expected to earn about VND650 trillion (US$27.5 billion) in tourism revenue this year.

In 2022, over 3.66 million international tourists traveled to Vietnam, a year-on-year surge of 23.3-fold, according to data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Over 89 percent of the total arrived in Vietnam by air, up 29.5-fold against 2021, local media reported.

After China added Vietnam to its list of approved countries for group tours on March 15, Vietnamese airlines are racing to transport passengers between the two destinations. 

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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/business/20230320/vietnam-airlines-restarts-air-services-between-hanoi-and-beijing/72181.html

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