Due to the increase in demand from the Asian and European markets wanting to visit Borobudur, Garuda Airlines has created a new flight schedule from Denpasar to Jogjakarta. Moving flights from noon to an early morning ensures travelers more time at the magnificent Borobudur temple, with the added option of a full-day tour of the city. The flight will arrive in Jogjakarta at 07:25 AM offering ample opportunity to get better acquainted with the rich cultural and architectural wonders of this Javanese city.

Spend more time on the beach with the launch of Vietnam Airlines Ho Chi Minh- Can Tho route.

At the end of March Vietnam Airlines launched five weekly flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho in the Mekong Delta, as well Can Tho to the tropical island of Phu Quoc (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday).The Can Tho flights offer an excellent alternative to the normal 5-hour drive to and from Ho Chi Minh City. To showcase this new route Exotissimo has launched a new module 6-Night package ‘Mekong to the Beach’.

Flights to far north rescheduled for Fridays and Sundays
Due to a planned extension to the Putao Airport, the weekly scheduled flights to Putao are now on Fridays and Sundays rather than Fridays and Tuesdays. This new schedule went into effect on 9 March and will continue until further notice. Air Bagan is the only airline flying to this remote destination but as an alternative, Exotissimo can arrange private planes for the journey.
Perched on the edge of the Himalayan Mountains, Putao is a favorite destination for nature lovers and adventurers. Exotissimo offers a range of luxury and adventure tours for travelers wishing to go to Putao.

SGA Airlines is now offering flights between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Pai and Nan at affordable prices of less than 2000 THB per person for a one-way ticket. Flights are operated on 12-seater Cessna 208B Grand Caravan planes which come with large side-windows. Each flight lasts around 50 minutes and can be included into any Northern Thailand itinerary. Besides offering a faster mode of travel between two cities, a scenic flight also makes a fantastic and exciting experience, especially for those traveling with children. Please contact thailand@exotissimo.com for more information, route schedules and pricing details.

Vietnam Airlines has increased the number of flights on several international routes. The airline added an extra flight per week to Paris and Frankfurt and launched direct flights to Copenhagen for Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi. For Asian routes, the flight frequency from HCMC to Bangkok has doubled to a total of 14 flights per week. From this November, AirAsia is introducing direct daily flights from Phuket to HCMC.

Bangkok Airways (PG) flight services between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap will be suspended with effect from 25 October 2009 and the last flights will be operated on 24 October 2009. The Cambodian government has not renewed the airline’s permit following the founding of the new national carrier Cambodia Angkor Air (K6).

Exotissimo Cambodia is rescheduling all flight bookings to Cambodia Angkor Air, which offers 4-5 daily flights between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap on an ATR72-500 propeller aircraft, the same type of aircraft operated by Bangkok Airways on this route. The safety standards and services provided by Cambodia Angkor Air are of a similar standard to those of Bangkok Airways. For more information, contact cambodia@exotissimo.com.

On 28 July 2009, Cambodia launched a new national carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) as a joint venture with Vietnam Airlines. Flying on ATR-72-500 aircrafts, CAA services domestic routes between Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and Sihanoukville as well as regional routes from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City. The Ho Chi Minh City flights are well connected to many Vietnamese destinations with the extensive Vietnam Airlines network.

Attractive CAA promotional fares are now valid until 31 August 2009. The long-awaited Siem Reap-Sihanoukville route is scheduled to be opened in October. Contact cambodia@exotissimo.com for more information.

At 13.00 today (5 August) the Koh Samui airport reopened and flights have resumed as normal.

A Bangkok Airways plane crashed earlier today at the Koh Samui airport. There were no Exotissimo clients on board this airplane. Flights to and from Koh Samui are currently suspended but we are expecting them to resume this evening or tomorrow morning. We will keep you informed of the updates and will make alternative travel arrangements for clients should the need arise.

Since 1 July 2009, Vietnam Airlines has launched thrice-weekly flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Hoi using Fokker 70 aircrafts. Dong Hoi, in central Vietnam, is an emerging destination famed for its unexplored beaches and location near the Ho Chi Minh Trail.