New Flights To Phuket By Jetstar

Jetstar will operate direct flights from Melbourne to Phuket 14 December this year.

The new route will operate every Saturday and Sunday with a third weekly service to be introduced from March 2014.

Jetstar Group chief commercial officer, David Koczkar, said the launch of its newest long-haul route will offer low-fare flights for the first time between the Victorian capital, Melbourne and Thailand’s top beach destination.

“We see a lot of customers booking flights to Phuket via Sydney or Singapore so we have decided to add a nonstop flight for Victorians,” he said.

From 18 December, Melbourne-Singapore will increase from five to six times a week while Melbourne-Honolulu will increase from three to four times a week by 19 December. These services will be operated by Jetstar’s existing fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft until the end of January.

To enable the new international services, Jetstar will suspend its four weekly services between Singapore and Osaka from 1 November and three weekly services between Singapore and Beijing from 30 November.

The airline will continue to serve Osaka from Singapore, operating up to 14 weekly flights via Taipei and four per week via Manila.

The Jetstar Group operates up to 3,000 flights a week to around 64 destinations and carried more than 23 million people in 2013 fiscal year.

Jetstar Group is made up of Jetstar Airways in Australia and New Zealand (subsidiary of the Qantas Group), Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Pacific in Vietnam, Jetstar Japan in Japan and from 2013 (subject to regulatory approval) Jetstar Hong Kong.

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Park Hyatt Saigon major renovation work valued business partners and friends

The Park Hyatt Saigon is under major renovation work which will be carried out at the beginning of 2014.

The Park Hyatt Saigon will close for a short period of time from February 16, 2014 – April 2, 2014 and reopen to the public on April 3rd for arriving guests. During this closure most of the intense demolition and restoration work will take place. When the hotel reopens and with most works complete in the public areas, refurbishment will continue in the guest rooms until November 2014.

The schedule of the upcoming renovation work will be as follows:

Between February 17 until April 2 (6 weeks) the hotel will be completely closed to all guests including all F & B outlets and construction workers will be working 24/7 over this period to complete all 'construction' related works. The hotel is scheduled to reopen 3 April.

From April 2014 until November 2014 there will be 70 guestrooms (2 floors) out daily so any group business will be limited to a 30 room block during this period.

Between 17 February and 15 May all the function rooms in the hotel will be undergoing refurbishment.

The hotel has announced that it will open a new function space called the Pool House. This will be a draw card for small groups, looking for something special.

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Heritage List of ASEAN

ASEAN has awarded An U Minh Thuong National Park, located in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang, a certificate recognising it as an ASEAN Heritage Park.

It is the country’s fifth site on the ASEAN list, after Hoang Lien Sa Pa National Park, Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Ba Be National Park, and Chu Mom Ray National Park.

Established 14 January 2002, U Minh Thuong National Park is a peat wetland area surrounded by a 60 km-long dyke.

Covering an area of nearly 3,000 ha, the park is home to 243 plant species, 32 species of animals, 39 species of reptiles and 34 species of fish.

The park is also the haven of a great number of rare and endangered bird species. A total of 187 bird species have been recorded here, including the oriental darter, spot-billed pelican, black-headed ibis, glossy ibis, greater spotted eagle and Asian golden weaver.

At the ceremony to receive the certificate, the Kien Giang provincial People’s Committee was urged to build a dossier for the park to apply for recognition as a Ramsar site.

The Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Heritage Parks is representative of efforts to conserve areas of particular biodiversity importance or exceptional natural features throughout ASEAN member states.

The ASEAN Ministers of Environment cooperatively signed the ASEAN Declaration on Heritage Parks on 18 December 2003.

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) serves as the secretariat of the ASEAN Heritage Parks Programme and is responsible for reviewing the following principles:

• Maintenance of the essential ecological processes and life-support systems;

• Preservation of genetic diversity;

• Maintenance of species diversity of plants and animals within their natural habitat;

• Ensure sustainable utilisation of resources; and

• Provision of opportunities for outdoor recreation, tourism, education and research to make people recognise the importance of natural resources.

Currently, there are 32 ASEAN parks on the list.

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Special Air Fare From Thai AirAsia

Thai AirAsia sells discounted fares for travel on selected routes September through to December.

The promotion sells one-way fares inclusive of airport taxes and fuel surcharges starting at Bt690 ex-Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Udon Thani, Nakhon Phanom, and Ubon Ratchathani.

A Bt790 fare is on offer to other domestic destinations as Surat Thani, Trang, Hat Yai, and Nakhon Si Thammarat.

A Bt890 fare is applicable to Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai, while to Narathiwat the fare is Bt1,190.

Fares on international routes are: China: Bt1,950 to Chongqing; Bt2,290 to Shenzhen and Wuhan; Bt2,490 to Guangzhou; Bt2,690 to Hong Kong and Macau; and Bt1,660 to Kolkata, India.

Neighbouring countries: Bt1,290 to Phnom Penh, Mandalay and Yangon; Bt1,490 to Siem Reap, Ho Chi Minh City, and Penang; Bt1,590 to Hanoi; Bt1,990 to Singapore; and Bt2,990 to Bali.

Fares are around 50% off standard website quotes. The promotion is valid for bookings until 8 September for travelling 17 September to 31 December this year.

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Myanmar Legalize Outbound Travel

The Union of Myanmar Travel Association says travel companies should be able to apply for government approved licenses to allow them to sell international tours by the end of the year.

Official government controlled media quoted union general secretary, U Naung Naung Han, as saying: “The licensing scheme will protect customers and help to identify who is responsible if problems arise on a trip.”

None of Myanmar’s travel and tour companies hold outbound licenses to conduct overseas travel, he said. “It is very important because if they are running without a license consumers have no guarantee.”

“Once the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism issues outbound licenses, travelers from Myanmar who have trouble with their agency during a trip can legally prosecute them, and also we, the UMTA, can officially resolve the problem.”

Licenses were not issued in the past because the government ruled that Myanmar nationals could not hold foreign currency. The government had indicated it will reverse its rule on foreign exchange, but companies will need to abide by regulations over insurance, fees and the license validity period, he cited. The regulations controlling registration of outbound travel firms could be completed by year-end. 

According to Ministry of Hotels and Tourism officials, Myanmar tourists are making more trips to neighboring countries and Asia, than ever before.

The number of Myanmar nationals travelling overseas has reached over 380,000 a year since 2000. Most of them travelled to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, South Korea, Indonesia and Japan.

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More Flights to Cairo By Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways is to increase the frequency of its popular Cairo – Doha flights to triple daily beginning 1 July 2013.

The Doha-based carrier is introducing five flights to its current 16 services a week, taking frequency up to three flights each day.

Qatar Airways has been flying to Cairo since 1994, the airline’s initial year of operations, and the route has proved highly popular both as a leisure and business destination.

The airline will be operating a mix of narrow-body Airbus A320s, wide-body Airbus A330s and its flagship Boeing 777 aircraft on flights to and from Cairo.

The operating aircraft have a two-class seat configuration offering seats both in First Class and Economy Class.

 “For the second time this year, we’ve increased capacity between Cairo and Doha due to over whelming demand demonstrating the resurgence in tourism, as well as business travel to and from the Egyptian capital, said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al Baker. “In the space of just three months, Qatar Airways has increased frequency on the route by 24%, soon operating three daily flights each morning, afternoon and evening, and with better connectivity to an array of destinations including Beijing, Bangkok, Dubai, Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo and cities across the Gulf.”

Apart from flights to Cairo, Qatar Airways has an extensive network in Egypt offering non-stop daily flights to popular gateway cities Alexandria and Luxor.

The additional services to Cairo will see Qatar Airways operate a total of 35 flights a week to Egypt.

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Hot Travel Trend in Asia: Golf tourism

Asian golf travel is on the upswing as global awareness about the unique golfing experiences, excellent value-for Sport-money, and world-class service quality continues to generate more and more interest in golf holidays throughout Asia.

The Eastern Seaboard is set get some new world-class golf courses. Construction progress at the new Siam Country Club Waterside Course is going well and once open in 2014 will mark the first 63 hole golf complex in Thailand. Moreover, two Pattaya golf courses have changed ownership this past month. The ever challenging Phoenix Golf & Country Club is now owned by Hemaraj, the large industrial estate company and the run down Rayong Century was bought by TCC Capital Land, a Thailand's land developer.

Khao Yai: Little known Mountain Creek Golf Resort is Thailand's only Seve Ballesteros designed track. Boasting 36 holes and an excellent clubhouse the course is some 20km past Khao Yai. If combined with some of the other areas course like Panorama Country Club, Rancho Charnvee Golf Club, and/or Toscana Valley Country Club, it could make for a great golf holiday away from the masses of tourists in the more established golf destinations.

Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: At the super exclusive The Mines Resort & Golf Club (PGA Tour CIMB Classic and site of Tiger Woods' 1998 Asia Tour win) combined with golf at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (European Tour's Maybank Open), and Saujana Golf & Country Club (PGA, European Tour, and Asian Tour Malaysia Open) you just might have the highest quality championship golf trip of your life.

Langkawi: The Golf Club Datai Bay will re-open in December 2013. The old course is making way for a new Ernie Els designed course. When the new Datai Bay re-opens it could debut near the top of the Malaysian course rankings.

Vietnam
Nha Trang: After nearly 3 years in construction the full 18 at Diamond Bay Resort & Golf is open for play. Initial reports indicate some challenges ahead for Vietnam's newest 18, but nevertheless the second Nha Trang golf course is a most welcome addition to the golf scene. Nha Trang is now also a good alternative to Phan Thiet as accessibility, golf courses, and resorts are all superior.

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ICC Angkor Conference To Be Held In Cambodia, December 2013

Cambodia will host meetings of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) and the 3rd Inter-Governmental Conference in December this year in Siem Reap province with an aim to gather international support for the protection and preservation of Angkor archaeological site.

The information was made known here on June 7 at a meeting between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers H.E. Sok An with Japanese Ambassador H.E. Yuji Kumamaru, French Ambassador H.E. Serge Mostura and UNESCO Representative to Cambodia H.E. Ms. Anne Lemaistre, according to Mr. Ek Tha, spokesman for the Press and Quick Reaction Unit at the Council of Ministers.

On the occasion, the Cambodian DPM expressed his profound appreciation to the Governments of France and Japan for their continuing support to safeguard Angkor, which also contributes to the socio-economic development of Cambodia.

H.E. Sok An has also expressed appreciation to the international community for injecting some $250 million of assistance for the temples’ restoration since 1993 and for working so successfully as to have ICC-Angkor seen as a model for such cooperation in the field of world heritage.

Angkor was first inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992. A year later, the first Inter-Governmental Conference, the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor), was set up to protect, preserve and develop this vast cultural heritage site.

In 2003, the 2nd Inter-Governmental Conference held in Paris Conference spelled out guidelines on heritage and sustainable development.

Since the establishment of the ICC-Angkor, more than 60 temple restoration projects have been or are being implemented in Siem Reap province, the home of Angkor, with support from 17 countries and 28 international organizations.

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Big rise in Vietnamese tourists to Cambodia

Cambodia Tours

From Threeland Travel's Blog - July 2012

Cambodia saw a large increase in the number of Vietnamese tourists visiting the country in the first five months of this year, to about 305,000.

According to statistics released by Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism on June 25, almost 1.5 million overseas holiday-makers arrived in the country during this period, a year on year increase of 26.3 percent.

Of this number, 1.1 million tourists were from Asian Pacific nations.

Tourism is one of Cambodia’s key economic sectors and makes a substantial contribution to the country’s GDP, which has helped to ensure a stable economic growth in the country over recent years.

Last year, almost 3 million overseas tourists travelled to Cambodia , including 600,000 from Vietnam .

The Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap province, the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh and the beaches in Kongpong Som province are now popular destinations in Cambodia, attracting large numbers of tourists.

(Breaking Travel News)

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Launching new Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh luxury bus service

Cambodia’s leading hotel – casino NagaWorld Group, along with the Cambodian Tourism Ministry, has launched a luxury bus service between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City on 25 May 2012.

Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh luxury bus service

From Threeland Travel Indochina's Blog - June 2012

Thong Khon, Cambodia 's Tourism Minister stated that this event draws more effort to strengthen the good relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia in tourism sector. By opening a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, NagaWorld will provide six trips a day from HCM City to Phnom Penh and vice-versa by twenty 28-seat luxury buses (video, massage seats, toilets) at an investment value of US$3 million. In the future, the company will extend the bus service to Siem Reap province, home to Preah Sihanouk coastal province, and Angkor Wat temples with the hope of attracting more tourists to these popular sites.

NagaWorld also launched a three day-two night Free & Easy Tour for just 125 USD a person, which includes luxury bus transportation from HCM City and back, accommodation at the five-star NagaWorld Hotel in Phnom Penh, six meals and a half-day city tour.

According to the Cambodian tourism minister, in 2011, the Vietnamese tourists were ranked at the top list of foreign visitors to Cambodia last year with 600,000. For the first three months of 2012, almost 180,000 Vietnamese visited Cambodia. The two countries now have eight border checkpoints on land and two on water, indicating that the two neighboring countries have reached a cross-border transportation agreement under which 19 companies are operating 39 trips with 300 buses that travel to and from HCM City to Phnom Penh every day.

"The service will also contribute to increasing the number of Cambodians visiting Vietnam for tourism, education and healthcare," said Nguyen Thi Hong, vice-chairwoman of the HCM City People's Committee.

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