Da Nang-based resorts developed Vietnamese realty giant Sun Group landed a major haul of honors at World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020 Asia Region which is dubbed as the ‘Oscars of the world travel industry’.

The Sun World Ba Na Hills

The winners of WTA this year were announced on the official website of the WTA 2020 in early November in the face of the complicated global Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, in place of WTA’s physical ceremony, the organiser delivered a virtual awards.

In the amusement sector, the Sun World Ba Na Hills scored a the landmark duo, namely  Viet Nam’s Leading Theme Park 2020 and Asia’s Leading Theme Park 2020 titles.

There is no denying that these aforementioned accolades add to the extensive popularity of the tourist-packed resort, which previously also won Viet Nam’s Leading Theme Park last year.

At the height of 1,487 m from the sea level, Sun World Ba Na Hills is coined the “heaven on earth” owing to its spectacular climate and otherworldly natural landscape. Just travel to Sun World Ba Na Hills and revel yourselves in the typical rotation of four seasons in a single day and numerous festivities, recreations and relaxation and cuisine.

Likewise, the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort – a masterpiece by world famous architect Bill Bensley, made it stand out with a prominent haul of seven awards.

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort – a masterpiece by world famous architect Bill Bensley

Beside awards brought home in 2019, such as Viet Nam's Leading Luxury Resort, World's Leading Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant for La Maison 1888 and Asia's Leading Luxury Beach Resort', the five-star resort also won two new awards, namely Viet Nam's Leading Honeymoon Resort 2020 and Asia's Most Romantic Resort 2020.

The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort is one-of-a-kind resort that redefines the definition of luxury.  Set in 37 hectares of stepped gardens leading down to a private beach, each of 200 rooms and villas guarantees dramatic views of crystal clear waters of the East Sea.  Every inch of this luxury resort is the stunning creation of star architect Bill Bensley and, as a result, is unique in design and concept.

This year, Sun Group won a combined total of 25 awards in different categories, a more impressive performance than last year.

Chairman of Sun Group Dang Minh Truong said the corronavirus pandemic has made 2020 an extremely difficult and challenging year for Sun Group. However, that its projects being honoured at the WTA fills it with joy and motivation, especially serves as a firm testament that Viet Nam’s Viet Nam’s tourism and entertainment products can be on par with the regional and international powerful nations in the global tourism industry.

By THU HA – Translated by A.T