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A Tight Squeeze for Luxury in Vietnam

If you travel to Vietnam on business at the last minute, you may notice a problem getting that upscale room in the hotel you wanted. According to this news article, there's a shortage of hotel rooms at the top end and things could get worse before they get better. Some interesting notes:

- Ho Chi Minh City needs 17,000 more international-standard luxury rooms by 2010.
- Hanoi's hotels can only meet 70 percent of needs during the peak tourism season.
- Most foreign and domestic travelers chose to stay at luxury hotels, according to the survey conducted at 29 hotels in 10 big cities nationwide over the last two years.
- The survey also showed net profits were up 21 and 40 percent at four and five star hotels respectively, much higher than the 4 percent increase at three-star hotels.

So if you're heading that direction, you may want to look into a suite at a 3-star hotel, booking far ahead at the Park Hyatt in Saigon (pictured here), or getting out of the two main cities and chilling out at the Imperial Hotel in Hue instead.

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· High-end hotels in demand in Vietnam [Thanhnien News]