(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-02 19:45

HANOI -- Vietnam will build its first six-star hotel in Nha Trang city of central Khanh Hoa province next year, as part of a scheme to boost tourism in the country, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Wednesday.

The French-designed Vinpearl Hotel will include 150 rooms, covering 25 hectares on Hon Tre island in the coastal city. Vinpearl Tourism and Trading Joint Stock Company, the major tourism and infrastructure company in Vietnam, will carry out the project, but the project's investment capital and ground breaking date have not yet been released.

Vietnam now is regarded as one of the most attractive destinations for foreign visitors, the construction of high-standard hotels and restaurants will contribute to creating positive images of Vietnam's tourism for foreign visitors, said Nguyen Trong Hien, chairman of the company's management board, noting that the company is also planning other projects in Nha Trang in order to promote its trademark to international visitors.