Choosing a resort hidden on the top of Bac Buu mountain (Ha Giang), the American billionaire couple spent 4 days and 3 nights leisurely living in the middle of the forest. They bring nurses, personal bodyguards... to preserve the privacy of the trip.
(Dan Tri) - Choosing a resort hidden on the top of Bac Buu mountain (Ha Giang), the American billionaire couple spent 4 days and 3 nights leisurely living in the middle of the forest. They bring nurses, personal bodyguards... to preserve the privacy of the trip.
A tall man appeared in a simple T-shirt and pants. His hair is not combed and shiny, and there are no luxury brand marks printed on his clothes.
No one would recognize this as an American billionaire if he did not step out of a private helicopter, during a trip to Ha Giang, December 2022.
4 months before he arrived in Vietnam, the only luxury resort in Ha Giang held more than 10 meetings and intense internal discussions to prepare to welcome this group of billionaire guests. Because according to the resort representative, the requests they made were... "unusual".
"Luxury silence"
The American billionaire couple's private helicopter landed in an empty yard in Ha Giang city. In order to land at this location, the tourism representative office in Asia, in collaboration with the P'apiu resort (Bac Me, Ha Giang) - the residence of a group of American billionaires, has diligently prepared documents. Please apply for a permit from the local government.
This is the first group of foreign tourists from the super-rich to travel to Ha Giang by private helicopter. Previously, another group of American tourists planned to arrive at the resort by helicopter, but due to bad weather they had to switch to road transport.
The flight carried a group of 6 people, including: The main guests were the American billionaire and his girlfriend, accompanied by a nurse, a physical trainer, a bodyguard, and a representative of the service unit in Asia.
Before the trip, the representative of the Asian service unit (agency) of the group visited the resort twice. This person booked a room, paid out of his own pocket, and experienced all kinds of services like a normal customer to find out whether this place met the requirements of the American billionaire guest or not.
The villa on top of Bac Buu mountain - the residence of the first American billionaire to vacation in Ha Giang (Photo: Provided by the resort).
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Su, representative of P'apiu Resort, who directly welcomed the super-rich group, said: This is a group of billionaire guests who pursue a "quiet luxury" lifestyle and do not like to show off their wealth. product. They are willing to spend a lot of money on a trip, but not to look for sparkle and flashiness.
"The first factor and their most important principle is privacy, information security and safety. The group of guests covered the entire resort for 4 days and 3 nights. They did not accept sharing even one apartment. villa with other guests," Ms. Su said.
During their vacation, the billionaire guests requested that they did not like being bothered by "a strange face". They need to know for sure who will appear at the resort premises.
Each employee, from managers, chefs, housekeepers to foot masseurs, gardeners... must submit a detailed profile a month in advance for them to approve, including name, working position, and foot photo. content.
There are 21 employees serving the billionaire guests, 100% of whom are local people of the Dao, Tay, Mong ethnic groups and most of whom do not know English (Photo: Provided by the resort).
In addition, this group of guests also hired a chef from a 5-star hotel in Hanoi to come to the resort and coordinate with the resort's chef to create a separate menu upon request.
They carefully consider every meal. Specify what foods breakfast must be made from; Is this food sourced from the correct source they requested; What kind of condiment is served with breakfast…
Cooking time is calculated according to the distance from the kitchen to the dining table, so that the food placed in front of diners must ensure the correct temperature as required.
"For example, if the ingredients are cod or black sturgeon caviar, they stipulate how many meals will use this type of ingredient, and pre-select the supplier. The resort's job is to contact this unit to place an order accordingly. request.
Due to the small quantity and long distance shipping, costs are very high. Of course, they will have to pay many times the normal price," said a representative of the resort.
But money is clearly not an issue for a billionaire. It seems that his team has done this many times because they have a standard framework for such trips.
The walking path between the woods of the American billionaire and his girlfriend while traveling in Ha Giang (Photo: Provided by the resort).
They worked quickly, giving the resort in Ha Giang specific bullet points, foreshadowing a long period of time to prepare.
"I noticed the billionaire's team's willingness to spend money, but they need to make sure the money they pay is worth it. Upper-class customers demand simple but Must be perfect down to every detail.
After all, what they need most is quiet time and space to truly rest," said Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Su.
"Ethnicity" is dense in experiences
The sound from the wind chimes resounding in the middle of the mountains and forests makes the top of Bac Buu mountain so peaceful that "the sound of human breathing can be heard".
At 5 a.m., on the second day of the vacation, the American billionaire and his girlfriend walked slowly together on the longest brocade street in Vietnam, located in the resort. The two gradually moved to the hiking trail in the forest, visited an ethnic village near their residence and then climbed back uphill, a distance of about 6km.
Walking, a normal activity becomes more interesting in the itinerary of a luxury trip, when they get to see things that can only be seen when coming to Ha Giang: A bright pink banana flower in the middle of the forest, a mountain village. Ethnic villages or diligent housekeepers carry water by hand without having to rely on machinery and technology...
"I believe that they have traveled too many places and used too many high-class services around the world. But the peace in a forest, the natural scenery of Ha Giang with its simple, daily lifestyle Maybe it also makes them excited and amazed," Ms. Thu Su said.
The group of super-rich guests played shuttlecock and bounce with butlers, all of whom are local ethnic people (Photo: Provided by the Resort).
One of the requests of the billionaire guests when choosing this resort is to experience locally-based activities.
Their physical trainer has specially designed an itinerary that includes walking in the forest, cycling through the villages surrounding the resort, playing shuttlecock throwing with local people, trapeze jumping, and foot massage with local herbs. ethnic…
According to the resort representative, foreign tourist groups coming here all request a local cultural performance. When introduced to the fire dancing ceremony of the Pa Then people, the billionaire guest was attracted and asked to include this activity in the show. Their request is that the performers are not professional artists, they want to listen and see artisans who are real Pa Then people, still performing this ritual in daily life.
The resort tried to contact the women's association in a Pa Then ethnic village (Quang Binh, Ha Giang). For a month before the performance, these people worked in the fields during the day, and at night they met at the village cultural house to practice performing arts.
The practice process is updated daily, directly with the billionaire's assistant through videos until the performance receives the guest's nod.
No resort staff were allowed to participate in the performance, but according to the Pa Then extras: "They were so excited and watched so passionately that they lost track of time."
Opening the way to welcome billionaire guests to Ha Giang
After two groups of super-rich Americans coming to Ha Giang in December 2022, this resort welcomed two more groups of billionaire guests from Thailand (September 2023) and young children of American billionaires (New Year's Eve). 2023). These are also the first groups of billionaires to come to the land of "flowering rocks".
From a locality that is positioned in the eyes of tourists with hundreds of kilometers of backpacking journeys. Western visitors coming here often look for adventurous experiences such as waterfall jumping, camping... Ha Giang has now begun to roll out the red carpet to welcome the influx of super-rich tourists.
Billionaires are not short of money, they have experienced all kinds of luxury services, so what they want is to enjoy and experience the typical local culture (Photo: Provided by the resort).
In 2023, the locality has tested high-end tourism products such as kayak racing, paragliding, licensing tourists to fly helicopters to Ha Giang... These activities, according to Ms. Trieu Thi's assessment Tinh - Deputy Director of Ha Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is "relatively successful".
In the first two months of 2024, Ha Giang welcomed 200,000 tourists, including 10,000 international visitors. The proportion of super-rich customers can be counted on the fingers of one hand, but this group generates overwhelming revenue.
For example, at P'apiu resort (Ha Giang), the resort representative said that a typical customer can pay about 30-100 million for a vacation. But for groups of American and Thai billionaires, this number ranges from 1-2 billion VND for about 3 days and 2 nights.
According to the assessment of Mr. Hoang Nhan Chinh, Head of the Secretariat of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Council, Ha Giang in particular and Vietnam tourism in general have complete potential to welcome billionaire tourist groups and use the services. luxury.
The super-rich group often chooses isolated accommodation areas that are unique, local, and close to nature. They don't mind spending money on trips but need the service to be quick and perfect down to every little detail.
Possessing a majestic natural landscape - something that makes foreign visitors always admire when coming to Ha Giang, Deputy Director of Ha Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that the province will continue to take advantage of this strength in welcoming international visitors, especially especially high-spending customers.
"The province has a plan to build more high-end tourism products associated with cultural characteristics. At the same time, upgrade accommodation facilities and improve human resource quality at more than 400 tourist destinations in Ha Giang. to meet tourists' requests," Ms. Tinh said.
Besides, sustainable development according to Ms. Tinh is also a question: Will the pristine nature of Ha Giang be maintained when resort projects "land" on this land?
Coming to Ha Giang, visitors can also visit many other famous tourist attractions such as:
1. Lung Cu Flagpole
As a symbol marking the northernmost point of Vietnam, the Lung Cu flagpole was built on top of Dragon Mountain, in a small commune in Dong Van district, Ha Giang province. Located at an altitude of 1,470m above sea level, this is one of the check-in locations for many young people, and is also the conquering point for almost all tourists coming to Ha Giang. See details
2. Ma Pi Leng
Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang is also known as Ma Pi Leng or Ma Pi Leng, meaning "horse's nose". Ma Pi Leng is known as one of the death passes of the Northern mountains, because of its dangerous curves that challenge the driver. See details
3. Dong Van Old Town
The beauty of Dong Van ancient town emerges as a lyrical water painting with all the colors of nature converging. Ancient houses were built by local people next to the cliffs as a test of human strength and determination before creation. See details
4. Hoang Su Phi
Hoang Su Phi is a stretch of land including 6 communes: Ban Luoc, Ho Thau, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Thong Nguyen and Nam Ty belonging to the area of Ha Giang. Possessing a special geographical location in the northernmost part of Vietnam, Hoang Su Phi is memorable for its terraced fields in September and October when the rice is ripe and golden. See details
5. Pho Bang Town - Yen Minh
Hidden deep in the layers of rock and soil, there is a small town called Pho Bang. This is a little-known land. Even though it has been forgotten over the years, it still retains its wild, ancient and strangely peaceful features. See details
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: 13/03/2024
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