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Flights take off
In July, Cathay Pacific Airways added a second daily flight to
its Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong route.
Vietnam
Airlines
began flying to and from Ho Chi Minh City and Nagoya three times a week
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The airline has welcomed a Boeing
777 to its fleet; the aircraft will be used for the new direct flight to
Frankfurt. By 2006, Vietnam Airline hopes to begin flying three directly
weekly flights between Hanoi and Busan, pending approval from the
Republic of Korea.
Officials
from Vietnam and Thailand met to discuss the possibility of commencing a
flight that would connect Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok with the Cam Ranh
Airport in central Vietnam. The airport currently only serves domestic
flights and officials are hopeful that an international link will boost
tourist numbers in the region.
Exotissimo
Management meeting
In June,
partners and management staff from the Exotissimo Travel Group in
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar & Thailand met in Ho Chi Minh City for
an annual meeting. They are pictured here, along with the 2004
Exotissimo Best Employees of the Year from all the Exotissimo offices;
Ms Van and Ms Chau from Vietnam, Ms Soonie from Thailand, Ms Ma Pauk
from Myanmar, Ms Dalisak from Laos and Mr Sothearith from Cambodia.
Exotissimo welcomes
new manager
In June, Exotissimo Travel Vietnam’s headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City
welcomed Ms Nguyen To Quyen as its new English Department Manager. She
will be responsible for managing the inbound operations department for
English-speaking overseas tour operators and travel agents. Ms Quyen can
be contacted at
quyen@exotissimo.com.
EXO Picks: The Temple
Club, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 On the first
floor of a renovated guesthouse on Ton That Thiep Street, the owners of
Temple Design created the Temple Club, a restaurant and bar that has
become a regular meeting place for locals and travellers who ‘have in
common a taste for well-being’. The restaurant, from the Chinese script
adorning the walls to the leather sofas, is a balanced blend of European
and Asian design and furniture.
 The Temple
Club consists of a bar, a restaurant, both indoors and on the verandah,
and the Club lounge. It is open from lunchtime, throughout the
afternoon, and in the evenings for happy hours and dinner. Afternoon
tea, Sunday brunch, and private functions are also favourites of
patrons. Please contact
vietnam@exotissimo.com for more
information. |
