Singapore developer sells Vietnam hotel for US$49 million: report
Singapore developer sells Vietnam hotel for US$49 million: report
Singaporean developer Low Keng Huat Limited has reportedly sold a four-star hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City to an undisclosed investor for US$49 million.
The sale of Duxton Hotel Saigon on Nguyen Hue Street was confirmed by research company Savills Vietnam, news website VnExpress reported on July 6.
It was the fourth reported acquisitions in Vietnam's hotel industry this year.
Last month the Republic of Korea's carrier Asiana Airlines reportedly sold a 50% stake in Kumho Asiana Plaza, a serviced apartment and hotel complex also in District 1, to Saigon Boulevard Holdings for US$107.5 million.
The buyer is a subsidiary of Singaporean developer Mapletree Investments Pte.
In April, Que Huong Liberty Corporation, which owns several hotels in HCMC, said it sold Novotel Saigon Centre, another four-star hotel in the downtown area, to a Vietnamese investor, reportedly for US$46.7 million.
In Hanoi, local hotel company BRG Group has recently bought four-star hotel Sedona Suites Hanoi from Singapore's Keppel Land Vietnam at US$31.5 million, local media reported. Given Vietnam's increasing popularity among foreign tourists, Savills forecast the local hotel sector will see more mergers and acquisitions this year, according to VnExpress. Official figures showed Vietnam's international arrivals rose 21.3% year-on-year to more than 4.7 million in the first six months.
