On 7th February 2020, in Hanoi, Crystal Holidays (a member of the Everland Group) and Centara Hotels & Resorts (Thailand) agreed on a long-term strategic cooperation in Vietnam. The cooperation started with a joint agreement of both sides on the management and operation of Crystal Holidays Harbor Van Don project in Quang Ninh province.

Attending the signing ceremony were Mr. Le Dinh Vinh – Chairman of the Board of Directors cum CEO of Everland Group, Mr. Ta Duc Quyet – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mai Quyen Tourism Co., Ltd, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Bich – CEO of Crystal Holidays Joint Stock Company and some other members from Crystal Holdays leadership board. On behalf of the Centara Hotels & Resorts Group, there was Mr. Andrew Langston – Vice President in charge of business development of the Group and someo other the Group’s employees.

Previously, from 4th to 8th February 2020, Mr. Andrew Langston had visited Vietnam at the invitation of the Crystal Holidays’ Board of Directors to discuss the comprehensive cooperation strategy between Everland, Crystal Holidays and Centara Hotels & Resorts. On 5th February, 2020, Mr. Andrew Langston came to work at the Headquarter of Everland Group, then conducted a survey on a number of tourism development projects in Northern Vietnam, including the Crystal Holidays Harbor Van Don project invested by Everland.

Centara Hotels & Resorts Group is a key member of Central Group – one of Thailand’s leading private corporations operating in the fields of real estate, retail, hotel and restaurant with 80,000. HR, 50 subsidiaries and affiliates in many countries around the world. Centara Hotels & Resorts is the leading hospitality management brand in Thailand which is owning, managing and operating a system of 82 hotels with a total of 75,000 rooms in Thailand, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. South, Oman, Qatar, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, China, UAE, Japan … In Vietnam, Central Group has entered many fields, from retail, tourism to hotel management and is using more than 17 Thousands of employees by 2019. Central Group is also known for many M&A deals, acquiring a series of large supermarket chains such as BigC, Nguyen Kim, Lan Chi Mart, etc.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Bich – CEO of Crystal Holidays expressed his delight and appreciation of Centara Hotels & Resorts Group’s Board of Management to choose Crystal Holidays as the next strategic partner in Vietnam. According to the CEO of Crystal Holidays, Centara Hotels & Resorts’ hotel management and service style is very suitable for Vietnam market, especially for hotel and entertainment complexes which Everland Group is developing and Crystal Holidays is a management and operating unit. Therefore, the strategic cooperation with the brand Centara Hotels & Resorts will surely bring success to Crystal Holidays, as some other partners in Vietnam.

On representative of Centara Hotels & Resorts Group, Mr. Andrew Langston sincerely thanked Everland Group and Crystal Holidays’ Board of Management for choosing Centara Hotels & Resorts to accompany the tourism projects that Everland is developing. Mr. Andrew Langston also once again reiterated the strong impression of the tourism development strategy of Everland and Crystal Holidays, as well as the potential and great advantages of the resort and tourism real estate projects. On behalf of Centara Hotels & Resorts, Mr. Andrew Langston affirmed that Centara Hotels & Resorts was willing to share his vision and experience in the field of hotel and commercial center management with Crystal Holidays.Thereby, it not only enhances the brand of Crystal Holidays in the field of tourism, but also contributes to the implementation of Centara Hotels & Resorts’ market expansion goal in Vietnam.

According to the newly signed strategic cooperation agreement, Centara Hotels & Resorts and Crystal Holidays Group would cooperate in the management and operation of hotels and shopping centers invested by Everland Group. In particular, Centara Hotels & Resorts will transfer from management technology, train staff, broadcast communications to accommodation rooms in the network of Central Group customers, attracting big fashion brands and retails to Everland shopping malls. In addition, Centara Hotels & Resorts will support the research and development of unique and high-class services at tourist resorts and hotels invested by Everland to increase the attraction for tourists in the near future.

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