Every year, billionaire Bill Gates spends his personal vacation to explore new destinations. This time, he chose Da Nang, Vietnam to relax after attending the wedding of the son of the richest man in Asia.
According to sources of Dan Tri, During his vacation in Da Nang starting from March 4, billionaire Bill Gates and his girlfriend stayed at a luxurious 5-star resort in Son Tra district.
The resort includes 180 spacious rooms, 5 villas with direct sea views and about 20 suites (the most luxurious room type usually found in 4-5 star hotels and resorts). The price at the Bai Bac Bay villa area of this resort costs up to 70 million VND – 120 million VND/night. This is also the place where Singaporean billionaires chose to hold their million-dollar wedding; Jewish-American billionaire George Soros and many other billionaires choose it as a resort when coming to Da Nang.
Because this is a personal vacation, the billionaire’s schedule and images are not disclosed.
The plane believed to be carrying billionaire Bill Gates at Da Nang international airport (Photo: A Nui).
The billionaire and his girlfriend toured the Son Tra peninsula, drank tea, watched the city at the Ong Tien chessboard area, played tennis at the resort…
Ms. P. (who asked to remain anonymous), a resident near the top of the chess board, said that late on the afternoon of March 6, the Son Tra Peninsula Management Board announced a restriction on visitors to the top of the Chess Board. At first, she thought there was a famous person visiting so she didn’t pay attention. When she looked at information online that afternoon, she realized it was billionaire Bill Gates.
Artisan Hoang Anh Suong took a commemorative photo with billionaire Bill Gates, his girlfriend and a nun on top of Ban Co (Photo: Provided by Artisan Hoang Anh Suong).
Ms. P. said that at that time the weather was quite beautiful and there was a sunset. The billionaire went to the top of Ban Co for quite a long time, while the bodyguards below kept watch not to let other people step up to the top area and not let anyone take pictures.
It is known that the billionaire’s group stayed here to admire the city and drink tea for more than 1 hour, from 5:00 p.m. to about 6:15 p.m. before leaving.
On his last day in Da Nang, this billionaire and his girlfriend played tennis at the resort where he stayed during his stay in Da Nang on the morning of March 7, from about 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
On the evening of March 7, billionaire Bill Gates’ plane left Da Nang airport at 9:22 p.m., ending a 4-day trip to Da Nang city.
Responding to the press, the leader of the Da Nang Department of Tourism said that the fact that billionaire Bill Gates chose the city as a resort, not for work or volunteering, shows a signal that the city’s tourism industry is on the right track. in attracting customers in the high quality segment.
Ban Co Peak where billionaire Bill Gates and his girlfriend visited on vacation (Photo: Hoai Son).
The billionaire’s experiences show that Da Nang can fully serve the needs of different types of visitors.
Leaders of the Da Nang Department of Tourism said that they will continue to do more activities to improve quality and services for the tourism industry.
In addition, Da Nang is focusing heavily on the high-quality tourist segment, including attracting weddings from rich Indians. Local high-end resort services are increasingly diverse and perfect to increase the experience for tourists.
Da Nang is focusing heavily on the high-quality tourist segment, including attracting weddings of rich Indians (Photo: A Nui).
Last February, 3 Indian couples chose Da Nang for their wedding. Weddings have a number of 200-500 guests, lasting many days at the city’s luxury coastal resorts.
According to the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Center, 3 large weddings of Indian couples and dozens of tourist weddings taking place locally are positive signals for the destination of Da Nang.
The city also identified wedding tourism as a new product. In 2024, the Department of Tourism will focus resources to organize a series of activities to promote and promote this segment with the expectation of becoming a popular emerging wedding tourism destination in Asia. .