Four Vietnam hotels elevated in Smart Travel Asia Poll

(CPV) – The Smart Travel Asia, one of Southeast Asia’s most widely read travel-trade media outlets, has hailed four properties in Vietnam in top 25 Leisure Hotels and Resorts category in its 2010 “Best in Travel Poll”.    The Nam Hai Resort The four properties, the Nam Hai, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Sofitel Dalat Palace and the Princess d’Annam Resort & Spa each won a spot on the coveted list. The Nam Hai and Metropole have each won a spot on this list in the past. But the Princess and the Palace are first time winners. The SmartTravelAsia.com website reported that this year’s poll, which claims one million online readers, is an “indication of our readers’ perceptions and favourite travel brands.” The sixth annual poll ran from May to July 2010. Smart Travel Asia said its voters, on average, took 14 air trips in the past 12 months and earned on average US$165,000 in household income. Approximately 60% of the voters were based in Asia; 20% from the UK/Europe; and 20% from North America. “To be open less than two years, and to be ranked on a list that includes the Metropole, Nam Hai and the Aman Resorts, is gratifying indeed,” said Jean-Philippe Beghin, general manager of the Princess d’Annam.