via Vietnam Express, 20 April 2023: The plan to turn a French colonial-era palace belonging to Emperor Bao Dai in the Vietnamese city of Da Lat into a luxury tourist destination has been suspended following land use violations.
A tourism project at the King Palace in Vietnam’s resort town of Da Lat has been halted following land use and investment violations.
In 2015, the authorities of Central Highlands’ Lam Dong Province granted Hoan Cau Da Lat JSC a hill of 18 hectares to operate a tourism project for 50 years.
The land is part of the site of the King Palace, built in the 1940s by French millionaire Robert Clément Bourgery. The palace was later bought byVietnam’s last emperor Bao Dai to use as his main office.
As per a plan approved by the province, the palace would be restored andupgraded at a total cost of more than VND110 billion (US$4.69 million) in the first phase before it is opened for visitors, who would pay an entrance fee.
In the next phase, the company would build a luxury resort worth VND600billion.
Source: Tourism plan suspended at French palace in Da Lat – VnExpress International
