HALONG BAY, VIETNAM—Building on strategic efforts to grow its brands throughout key leisure markets in South East Asia, Wyndham Hotel Group has reached an agreement for its first property in Vietnam—the new-build, 217-room Wyndham Legend Halong.
Owned by Ha Long Star Service & Tourist Joint Stock Company, the property will be located in Halong City, the gateway to World Heritage-listed Halong Bay.
The $40-million development is currently under construction and is scheduled to open under the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand flag in early 2016. It will include all-day dining, meeting rooms, a pool bar and an onsite gym.
“Vietnam is a key tourism destination in South East Asia, drawing just shy of eight million visitors in 2014, and Halong Bay is one of the country’s premier attractions,” said Barry Robinson, president and managing director, South East Asia and Pacific Rim for Wyndham Hotel Group. “With its unique beauty, its growing popularity among travelers and its key positioning along Vietnam’s main route to southern China, Halong Bay is exactly the kind of destination we’re expanding in right now.”