11 October 2010, top management of Mercedes-Benz Vietnam, Haxaco and Caravelle hotel shakes hands and took photos in front of two Mercedes-Benz E-Class (E250 BlueEfficiency) as the official handover ceremony of the luxury cars to the five-star hotel. With this two top-of-the line E-Class, Caravelle Hotel is updating the latest models of Mercedes-Benz to replace and increase their existing fleet.
Especially, Caravelle hotel has become the first customer of Mercedes-Benz in-car hotspot, which makes it available for passengers to use internet and email wirelessly and fast on the road.

Mr. John Gardner, General Manager of Caravelle hotel said: “Having worked closely with Mercedes-Benz for the last several years as supplier of our hotel vehicles we are proud to further update our fleet with the latest model E-Class cars with environmental features consistent with our own environmental policies and inbuilt WiFi for complimentary internet access for our guests”
The two E-Class is the first fleet updated by Caravelle hotel, to be followed by another fleet soon in 2011. Caravelle Hotel has been a loyal customer of Mercedes-Benz for years. The two top brands, though different in business areas, share common values: Luxury, Safety and Reliability. The updating of the new Mercedes-Benz fleet is a continuation of long-term co-operation and trustworthy of Caravelle Hotel to Mercedes-Benz. Dr. Udo Loersch, General Director of Mercedes-Benz Vienam said: “Mercedes-Benz has a strong co-operation with five-star hotels and resort chains all over the world. We not only provide top image via our innovative cars and brand, but also integrate innovative features to provide the best solutions for our partners and their continuous customers. Like this time, we integrate the hotspot to satisfy the demand of Caravelle’s needs to provide internet and email service for their customers in car.”

One of Saigon’s most historic addresses, the Caravelle Hotel, continues to set the pace for five-star properties operating in Vietnam’s largest metropolis. In fact, the Caravelle’s progressive approach to Wi-Fi means clients can now log in before they check in the room. Even in their transportation of guest, Caravelle has made internet service available. And now, with the hotspot from Mercedes, the internet and email in-car service is more and more improved which will bring more convenience and satisfaction to their customers.
E-Class is the top luxury sedan meeting very well high-level requirements of Caravelle Hotel. It is also currently the most luxurious business saloon made in Vietnam. Beside the top image with luxury eye-catching design, E-Class with top-of-the-line technology gives passengers top safety, superlative comfort and a peaceful feeling, just like sitting in a luxurious room of a five-star hotel. E250 BlueEficiency is the most efficient and environmental friendly car ever produced in Vietnam, and it complies with the latest international emission standard Euro 5. km/h. BlueEFFICIENCY is a package includes a large number of optimization measures affecting the engine, transmission, energy management, the entire vehicle and its aerodynamics: weight reduction, higher drive ratio, tires with lower rolling assistance, inner radiator lourves, intelligent generator management and demand-controlled ancillary units. E250 BlueEfficiency match with Caravelle’s goals for environmental policies.

Hotspot is a device to transfer data wirelessly to be installed in car and is technically connected with the car’s roof aerial. All you need is a WLAN-enable terminal device such as a laptop or smart phone and a SIM card that allows data communication.
The system supports rapid and stable connection to the most familiar data network through your car’s roof aerial. Data network can be HSDPA/UMITS or GSM/GPRS/EDGE.
What you need to do is to insert the data-enable SIM card to the Hotspot. This Hotspot with SIM card will be installed in the car by Mercedes-Benz technicians. Then rear passengers can get in-car wireless internet on the move on their laptop or mobile phone everywhere, at any time. The Hotspot could be ordered as an option with price before VAT 27,868,636 VND.