We have a Welsh rugby club coming to Vietnam in May 2011 and they would like to arrange a couple of matches against local expat clubs as follows:
22 May: Saigon
28 May: Hanoi or Phnom Penh (depends on chosen itinerary)
I’m assuming there would be some drinking/socialising involved after the game as well.
If you’re able to help, please email me on tim@comeandgovietnam.com.
Cheers!
VietJet Air Asia will start flying in August, reports today’s Vietnam News. Great news for Vietnam-based travellers, but as yet no routes have been revealed. Here’s my wish list…
HCMC-Vientiane
Currently, anyone wanting to fly from HCMC to Vientiane has to travel via Phnom Penh, and pay an outrageous $400+ for a return ticket. This explains why so few HCMC-based expats ever visit Laos, despite its proximity! A cheaper, direct route would be a real boost to Lao tourism and give us expats an alternative weekend break to Bangkok or Phnom Penh.
HCMC-Phnom Penh/Siem Reap
Return fares on these routes with Vietnam Airlines currently cost over $300 - a shocking price for such short flights (Phnom Penh is a 35-minute flight). Halving that cost would boost regional tourism and make two-country tours a lot more affordable, thus benefitting both countries.
HCMC-Koh Samui/Chiang Mai
Missing out transfers in Bangkok would make weekend breaks in Samui and Chiang Mai a reality.
Danang-Hong Kong/Singapore
A few flights already operate on these routes but more regular, cheaper flights would boost tourism to central Vietnam, and also open up beach/golf break markets for expats in HK & Singapore - a potentially huge but currently untapped market, partly because of flight prices, partly due to Vietnam’s visa on arrival policy, or lack thereof.
Where would you like to see VietJet Air Asia fly to?
I’m just back from a whirlwind trip to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the Angkor temples, by way of launching our ‘expansion’ into Cambodia! We’ve teamed up with one of the country’s leading ground handlers to offer our overseas visitors and Vietnam-based clients the same innovative products and high service levels they’ve come to expect from our Vietnam office, so if you’re planning a trip to Cambodia, please get in touch.
As well as business meetings and explorations of the nightlife of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, I also had time to take a few pictures, so please browse the galleries below…
