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listings<br />
hotel &<br />
travel<br />
AIRLINES<br />
Air Asia<br />
254 De Tham, D1 Tel: 3838 9810<br />
www.airasia.com<br />
Asia’s largest low-cost airline operates<br />
one daily flight between HCM City-Hanoi,<br />
as well as international flights to Bangkok,<br />
Phuket, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.<br />
Air France<br />
130 Dong Khoi, D1 Tel: 3829 0981<br />
ext. 82<br />
Fax: 3822 0537<br />
www.airfrance.com.vn<br />
An airline with a vast and effective global<br />
network. Now flies direct to Paris.<br />
Cathay Pacific<br />
72-74 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, D3<br />
Tel: 3822 3203<br />
www.cathaypacific.com<br />
Hong Kong-based airline makes three<br />
flights daily to HCM City and two flights<br />
daily to Hong Kong’s international airport.<br />
Fares start at about $300.<br />
Jetstar Pacific<br />
www.jetstar.com<br />
Budget branch of Australian Qantas<br />
flies into Can Tho, Danang, Hanoi, Hai<br />
Phong, HCM City, Hue, Nha Trang and<br />
Vinh and operates cheap flights from<br />
HCM City to Siem Reap and Bangkok.<br />
Check out Friday Fare Frenzy online<br />
promotion from 2 to 5 pm every Friday.<br />
Malaysia Airlines<br />
www.malaysiaairlines.com<br />
Offers daily flights from Hanoi and HCM<br />
City to Kuala Lumpur for about $200<br />
round trip, with four economy class fare<br />
levels: low, basic, smart and flex.<br />
Philippine Airways<br />
229 Dong Khoi, D3 Tel: 3822 2241<br />
www.philippineairlines.com<br />
Operates daily service from HCM City<br />
to Manila, offering fare options through<br />
the PAL Econo Light Class.<br />
Royal Brunei<br />
Level 4, 129A Nguyen Hue, D1<br />
Tel: 3914 6868<br />
www.bruneiair.com<br />
Royal Brunei provides scheduled<br />
service across Asia, the Middle East,<br />
United Kingdom, Australia and New<br />
Zealand.<br />
Thai Airways<br />
65 Nguyen Du, Tel: 3829 2810<br />
29 Le Duan, D1<br />
www.thaiair.com<br />
Bangkok-based airline connects twice<br />
daily between the Thai capital and HCM<br />
City and Hanoi. Multiple daily flights<br />
are also operated from both to Phnom<br />
Penh and Phuket.<br />
VASCO<br />
Vietnam Airlines office, 116 Nguyen<br />
Hue, D1 Tel: 3842 2790<br />
www.vasco.com.vn<br />
Though it’s primary business is cargo<br />
shipment, Vietnam Air Service Company<br />
(VASCO) flies daily from HCM City to<br />
Con Dao and makes connections to<br />
lesser-known cities like Ca Mau, Tuy Hoa<br />
and Chu Lai. Buy tickets at the Vietnam<br />
Airlines office.<br />
Vietnam Airlines<br />
Hanoi: 94 Tran Quoc Toan<br />
Tel: 942 0848<br />
HCM City: 116 Nguyen Hue, D1<br />
Tel: 3832 0320<br />
www.vietnamair.com.vn<br />
The domestic route map is extensive,<br />
with several flights daily between major<br />
and less touristed cities throughout<br />
Vietnam. Flies internationally throughout<br />
Asia and to Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow,<br />
Sydney, Melboure, Los Angeles and San<br />
Francisco.<br />
CON DAO<br />
ATC Hotel<br />
16B Ton Duc Thang Tel: 06 4830 666<br />
Rustic little 4-room, family-run guesthouse<br />
in converted French administration<br />
building. Rooms are simple, with<br />
exposed rafters inside and balconies<br />
outside. Bungalow accommodation is<br />
also available.<br />
Con Dao Resort<br />
8 Nguyen Duc Thuan Tel: 06 4830 949<br />
www.condaoresort.com<br />
Modern hotel with 45 rooms and seven<br />
villas set on 2km of private beach. Onpremise<br />
facilities include restaurant, bar,<br />
beach-view swimming pool, tennis court<br />
and volleyball. Organizes outdoor activities<br />
and tours.<br />
Saigon Con Dao Resort<br />
18-24 Ton Duc Thang Tel: 06 4830 155<br />
www.saigoncondaoresort.com<br />
Opened in summer 2009, Saigon Tourist’s<br />
82-room hotel has a restaurant,<br />
swimming pool, tennis court and health<br />
club with sauna. Another 30 villas are<br />
available in the adjacent sister hotel, a<br />
renovated colonial-era administration<br />
building. Tours organized by hotel.<br />
DALAT<br />
Ana Mandara Villas Resort & Spa<br />
Le Lai, Ward 5, Dalat Tel: 063 3555 888<br />
www.anamandara-resort.com<br />
Luxury 35-acre resort encompasses 17<br />
restored early 20th-century villas and<br />
65 rooms set in the rural highlands. La<br />
Cochinchine Spa offers wide range of<br />
treatments. Le Petite Dalat Restaurant<br />
serves Vietnamese and fusion cuisine.<br />
Heated swimming pool, art gallery and<br />
cooking classes in organic garden.<br />
Blue Moon Resort & Spa<br />
4 Phan Boi Chau Tel: 06 3578 888<br />
www.bluemoonhotel.com.vn<br />
An attractive 65-room, country-style<br />
resort with extensive gardens for strolling<br />
or al fresco dining, as well as restaurant<br />
serving local Dalat dishes. On-premise<br />
bike rental, fitness centre, sauna and<br />
indoor heated pool.<br />
Mercure Dalat<br />
7 Tran Phu, Dalat Tel: 063 3825 777<br />
www.mercure.com<br />
Built in 1932 as the Hotel Du Parc, this<br />
144-room resort pairs French colonial<br />
architecture with modern amenities. Cafe<br />
De Le Poste serves French home-style,<br />
international and Vietnamese cuisine.<br />
Facilities include tennis court and sauna<br />
Sofitel Dalat Palace<br />
12 Tran Phu, Dalat Tel: 063 3825 444<br />
www.accorhotels-asia.com<br />
Stately lakeside hotel was built in 1920s<br />
and retains the period’s aesthetic. It<br />
encompasses 38 rooms, five suites, a<br />
gourmet restaurant, brasserie, piano bar<br />
and Larry’s Bar. Golf can be arranged,<br />
and there’s tennis, boules, snooker and<br />
billiards on premise.<br />
activities<br />
Phat Tire Ventures<br />
73 Truong Cong Dinh Tel: 63 3829 422<br />
www.phattireventures.com<br />
Runs guided trips for hiking/trekking,<br />
mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking<br />
and canyoning in the highlands surrounding<br />
Dalat. Also operates mixed trip<br />
adventure packages and ropes course<br />
set among pine forest with 100+ metre<br />
Flying Fox zip line.<br />
Dalat Easy Rider Tours<br />
70 Phan Dinh Phung<br />
dalateasyriders@yahoo.com<br />
escape take flight with travel promotions around the region<br />
Park Hyatt Saigon<br />
For an escape close to home indulge in<br />
a signature New Year treatment package<br />
at the Park Hyatt Saigon’s Xuan Spa. The<br />
package includes a 40-minute soothing<br />
honey and oat body wrap, followed by an<br />
80-minute apricot blossom treatment and<br />
health juice and costs 2,050,000 VND++.<br />
Call 3520 2357 or email opera.saiph@<br />
hyatt.com.<br />
Evason Ana Mandara<br />
Spend one night in a Garden View Room<br />
at the Evason Ana Mandara in Nha Trang<br />
for US $196 ++ (based on twin share for<br />
a minimum two-night stay). The package<br />
includes daily buffet breakfast, a refreshing<br />
welcome drink and fruit basket plus round<br />
trip shuttle bus airport transfers and free<br />
use of the resort’s Internet facilities. The<br />
deal is valid from January 16 until February<br />
28 and this rate applies for bookings<br />
from December 7 onwards. Call 58 3<br />
524 705 or email reservations-nhatrang@<br />
sixsenses.com.<br />
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay<br />
The Six Senses Ninh Van Bay is offering<br />
a night in a Hill Top Villa for US $310<br />
++ (based on twin share for a minimum<br />
two-night stay). The package includes<br />
daily buffet breakfast, shuttle bus and<br />
boat transfers, a bottle of sparkling wine<br />
on arrival plus a welcome drink and fruit<br />
basket. Complimentary services include<br />
snorkelling and kayaking. The deal is valid<br />
from January 16 until February 28 and this<br />
rate applies for bookings from December<br />
7 onwards. Email reservations-ninhvan@<br />
sixsenses.<br />
Palm Garden Resort<br />
The Palm Garden Resort in Hoi An will<br />
offer a Tet Holiday Package from January<br />
27 until February 10 for US $149++ per<br />
person for a twin share room. The deal<br />
includes two nights in a Superior Garden<br />
View Room, daily buffet breakfast at Terrace<br />
Café, round-trip airport transfers plus<br />
a visit to Hoi An Ancient Town and choice<br />
of family cooking class or Vietnamese<br />
conversation course. Call 510 3927 927<br />
or email reservation@pgr.com.vn.<br />
Ana Mandara Dalat<br />
Spend two nights in a Villa Room at the<br />
Ana Mandara Dalat for US $398/room/<br />
night. The Valentine Getaway package<br />
includes round trip airport transfers, daily<br />
breakfast, a picnic lunch at Tuyen Lam<br />
Lake, romantic dinner, couples massage<br />
at La Cochinchine Spa and a special gift<br />
at turndown. A 10 percent discount on<br />
extra food and spa use is included plus<br />
access to the resort’s heated swimming<br />
pool and gym. Valid all February, except<br />
for the 2nd to the 7th. Call 063 3555 888<br />
or email reservasion-dalat@anamandararesort.com.<br />
Mango Bay<br />
Honeymoon at eco resort Mango Bay<br />
on Phu Quoc Island for US $165. The<br />
package includes two nights stay in a<br />
Plantation Bungalow with daily breakfast.<br />
Airport transfers are included and a 20<br />
percent discount will be offered for use of<br />
the wellness centre. The deal is valid from<br />
May 5 until June 30, 2011. Call 0903 382<br />
207, email mangobay@hcm.vnn.vn or visit<br />
www.mangobayphuquoc.com.<br />
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