We have just been informed that the International Airport Tax payable for all passengers leaving from Siem Reap and Phnom Penh International Airports will be included in the air tickets effective of 1 April, 2011. Exotissimo Cambodia will include this tax of USD25 per adult and USD13 per child in the air ticket price for all tours starting on this date.

All clients with existing bookings for travel dates starting 1 April, 2011, that have already been confirmed and paid will be required to pay a supplement of USD25 per person to Exotissimo Cambodia on arrival. All partners with these affected bookings have been contacted by Exotissimo Cambodia.All clients travelling before 1 April ,2011, will still be required to pay the International Airport Tax separately upon departure at the airport. For more information please contact, Cambodia@exotissimo.com.

We have received information from Vietnam Airlines that Hue’s Phu Bai Airport will be closed from May 05th – June 05th 2011. Until now this information has only been received verbally and at this point in time no official statement has been issued.
We are checking all bookings into Hue during this time and will inform you accordingly. An update will be sent when we receive the official notice however please contact with your regular sales consultant on any questions or mail to vietnam@exotissimo.com.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the opening of Hotel de l’Opéra Hanoi has been delayed until June 2011. The hotel will not be taking any bookings until this time. Hotel de l’Opera is a 5-star boutique property comprising of 107 rooms with 4 Food and Beverage outlets including banquet facilities. The hotel occupies a prime location on Trang Tien Street halfway between the Opera House and Hoan Kiem Lake, in close proximity to shops and restaurants. With its central location and boutique style the property brings a much needed addition to Hanoi’s 5-star hotel range. For more information please contact Vietnam@exotissimo.com

This weekend saw increased tensions on the Thai-Cambodia border over the land dispute between the two countries around the UN World Heritage Site, Preah Vihear. The disputed area is an isolated border region, far from any of Thailand or Cambodia’s main attractions, and not an area visited by tourists on either side of the border. Exotissimo Travel only operates a one day excursion to the Preah Vihear temple; we have no clients in the area or scheduled on the tour and will not be selling this excursion until further notice thus ensuring that this contained unrest has no impact on our clients or any of our routes.
Over the past 48 hours the situation has calmed and reports suggest both countries are open to resolving the matter amicably; however in the interim some of the borders between the two countries have been closed. These borders are Chong Sa Ngam/ Anong Veng border and Chong Jom/O’Smach. None of these are the main land borders are used by Exotissimo and any clients that have been affected have already been contacted.
If there are any developments we will send another announcement. For any questions please contact marketing@exotissimo.com.