About Us
This hotel booking service is run by Tourism Information and Promotion Centre of Sapa (TIPC), which is a government non-profit organisation supporting the sustainable tourism development in Sapa in collaboration with the Worldhotel-link network of locally owned hotel e-marketplaces, which brings you this Sapa Hotels booking service.
The goal of Sapa Hotels is to provide a simple and dependable way for travellers to book hotels and guesthouses in Vietnam at discount rates. Through this web site, Sapa Hotels hopes to provide wider accommodation choices for travellers while building cooperation and promoting best practices within the broader hospitality industry in Vietnam.
The team at Sapa Hotels has a deep passion for everything in Sapa: mountains, forests, climate, and the town... because all of them live here now. But if you asked them what they liked most, they would all say the minority people of Sapa. In Sapa there are 5 minority ethnic groups who are rich in culture: The Mong; the Dzao; the Dzay; the Tay and the Xa Pho. Each group has their own unique traditions and customs which have been kept over time. It is amazing to see them going to the weekly market in their newest colourful clothes. Any one who works in tourism is proud when talking about them.
Having worked in tourism and had the opportunity to travel, it gives them great enjoyment to meet and make friends with new people, learn new things from all over the world, and discover new cultures. Since 1991, they have been involved in a project in Sapa called the "Sustainable Tourism Project", which they participate in cooperation with the Netherland Development Organisation (SNV) in Vietnam. This is one of their many activities which seek to benefit the local community. They have a keen interest in many sustainable development programs, as well as focusing on the preservation of both natural and cultural environments, especially the nature aspect, as this is one area feeling many of the negative effects of tourism. The way we applied sustainable tourism in Sapa is that we set up sustainable development programs in the "Master Plan" of a given area, which included aims to increase the people's awareness through brochures, media, website etc.; develop the "Community Based Tourism" model to help the local minority people take part in tourism through allowing tourists to witness their culture & traditions first hand; and annually meeting for ‘Environment Day'.
MEET THE TEAM
Pham Quy Thang (1st on left)
Thang was studying at the Hanoi Press University. After finishing in 2003, he went to Sapa to work for the TIPC as the receptionist.
Nguyen Van Manh (2nd from left)
He has gained educated from the Hanoi Foreign Languages University, French department. He used to be a local guide in Sapa. In 2004, he changed jobs to work for the Tourism Information & Promotion Centre of Sapa (TIPC of Sapa).
Ha Quang Minh (3rd from left - behind)
Minh learnt English at Hanoi Foreign Language University. He moved to Lao Cai in 2000 to work for Lao Cai Environment and Technology Department. Then in 2003, he moved to Sapa and now works for TIPC as an expert in tourism.
Luu Quynh Lien (4th from left - in front)
She can speak both English and Chinese after graduating from her studies at the Hanoi Foreign Language University, Chinese and English Department. She originally worked for Hoang Lien National Park but she's recently moved to work for TIPC as a receptionist.
The creation and development of Sapa Hotels has been made possible by the Mekong Private Sector Development Facility (MPDF). MPDF is committed to supporting the development and growth of private, domestically-owned, small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the hospitality industries of developing countries.
MPDF offers a variety of services directly to SMEs as well as to the individuals and institutions that serve them, and seeks to improve the business environment in which they operate. Founded in 1997 and funded by 12 donors, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Australia, Canada, Finland, the IFC, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, MPDF is managed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group (WBG).
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