ITB Asia in Singapore

Viet Value Travel will be in Singapore from 21st to 25th October 2008 to join ITB Asia Tourism Fair. We would love to see you there for Vietnam travel discussion and business opportunities. To make an appointment with us, please click here

See ya!

Visma Project

All the hard works after 8 months in arrangement were paid well by big smiles from customers. Thank you Visma for your cooperation and kindness while travelling with us!

Special thanks to:

Mr. Benni for all paper - works you have done at great cares.

Mr. Mats & Mugnus - great peformance you made on guiding skills.

Mrs. Thao - Operation and preparation went so smooth coz of your beautiful works.

Ms. Huong Nghiem - Sales Manager - Amazing following up!

Ms. Nga - Great assistance.

... and all local tour guides, drivers, porters, hoteliers, captains, crews, restaurant staffs, advisors, designers, and many more who made this project a great success.

Cheers and keep up your good work!

Tuan Nguyen

Cat Ba island inspection trip April 2008

Congratulations to Mr. Viet & Van Anh

Thanks Viet and Van Anh for a great time you guys had shared with Viet Value Travel's family. Wish you a sweet honeymoon trip in Sapa.

Tuna

Jobs with Viet Value Travel

In order to expand our business, Viet Value Travel needs following positions:

1. 
   Outbound Department Manager - 02 years experience in same position required. Management skills required ( 01 position )
2. 
   Sales Executives - Both online & direct sales, 01 year experience required. Excellent in English ( writing & speaking ) ( 02 positions )
3. 
   Marketing Manager - 02 years experience in tourism industry. English native speaking required ( 01 position )
4. 
   Tour operation - 01 year experience in same position. Excellent in English ( 01 position )
5. 
   Tourist guide - 01 year experience. Tour guide license required ( 5 postions )
6. 
   Web Developer - SEO skills required ( 1 position )

Apply:

By email to Mrs. Nguyen Phuong Thao - Operation Manager: thao@vietvaluetravel.com

Deadline: 30th March 2008

Tuna

Nha Trang Inspection Trip

Duration: 6 days from 10 Feb 2008 to 16 Feb 2008
Activities: hotel inspection, service inspection, day tours inspection
Inspection sites: Vinpearl Land, Ana Madara, Sunrise Resort, Que Huong Hotel, Countryside tours.
Inspecters: Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tuan

OZ OZ OZ

G'day mate!

An Australian custom officer greeted me like that with his strong and thick oz accent when I stepped out Melbourne airport.

Organizing country! all the roads, working areas, public services are well - setting up. The Indian cap driver ( there are lot of cab drivers here come from India I think ) told me he had a short term of work in Australia and expected to get enough money to come back and get marriage in India. Conversation went so friendly while I noted that I am on the cab at 120km/h. My head started spinning around with speed, driver said this was quite normal speed for me and it just become a rule - Can't be slow ( I later found out that he was over speeding a bit ).

Hotels in Australia are expensive! I can see how much people can save up in Vietnam only for accommodation. I decided to book a room cost 100 AUD for 2 nights. Surprisingly, it turned out as small apartment that totally self - service. The tall girl at the reception desk showed me the way to the apartment with cold face and hurry, passed me a map. I got no ideas with mapping and stuff, intended to ask her to call me a cab but she was disappeared to the corner ( everyone was so busy on that day as their holiday of Melbourne Cup ). Anyway, I tried to work out on the map and get right direction to the room. After 15 minutes with quite heavy bags, I stopped trying so. Suddenly, There was a guy with bike cycle stopped by saying ''you look like getting lost or something, how may I help you? sir'' He thought I am Chinese and spoke a bit of Mandarin while I still stare at him as not sure what is going on. I said ''Oh, no I am Vietnamese, sorry, Could you please show me the way to Easy Stay Hotel please?''. He took me the corner and doing as most professional tour guide I have ever seen. Pick up his phone and started talking to the hotel I showed him on check in voucher. I had wondered how much he charges me for this 5 minutes phone call? Finally, He also got the direction of apartment I was looking for - Just about 150m ahead. I was going to ask how much for phone and stuff (good that I didn't), he turned his bike and said ''OK, bye mate, good luck to you, I like Ho Chi Minh'' and disappeared to the corner.

Everything here is different, house are bigger, my room can fit a village, road is large and people is busy. I took a walk along the Kinda beach after shower. Cold and windy but number of people still swimming and chatting away with groups and friend.

Dog! lot of dogs walking with people along footpath near the beach. I took a couple of photos then heading back to indoor restaurant as I was too cold.

The restaurant was recommended by cab driver I took from airport, packed of people. Kinda Street can be crowded like Bui Vien or De Tham street in Saigon. People walking, drink, singing, drunk, everything you can find on this street. Amazing to look out and see Australian having fun on Melbourne Cup day as I can vote Oz is one of the best in entertaining. So much fun around here. I ordered by recommending from a friendly waiter, A fish dish! Beautiful fish and source come along with side salad. The bill was not too beautiful, 35 AUD for 1 dish and 1 drink. I talked to myself ''Sorry Nghi, I will try to do better next time''

...continue...

Tuna

Copy - Cats

Copy cat is a big game on the Internet, happy or not, you have to accept it.

Chinese Internet community have been leading the most copied materials in the world in 2007. They can be called as Copy - Tiger :). My big friend Craig and his wife just had a big laugh in Hoian where they were offered a cap called: Pulo, I guess they don't have those things in their country, or like I realized that my son just worn a T-shirt with brand name of ADADAS. Most of goods in Vietnam ( maybe over the world ) are from China. There are many other names you can find on the street that related to something quite familiar with something you may know!

That is Chinese, how about Vietnam? Bad news, it is even worst! The biggest scandal 2007 in Internet community was a fight and sue from Hanoi Software company on open source 2.0 to another company in Hanoi. They did not only copy the ideas but also whole product Webplus from Hanoi Software. Doing business with something not belong to them is very common practice in Vietnam. While the law is not firmed yet on Internet, nobody feel any guilty on what they are doing. Get someone ideas and develop it better to yours can be acceptable but copy the whole document from someone to make your own money is very terrible.

Sinh Cafe is a good example, I don't know exactly how many Sinh Cafe in Vietnam, they are everywhere even the real one is only one in Saigon. Recently, Kangaroo Cafe, Viet Value Travel are also in same situation.

Well, as I mentioned from the beginning, we got to live with it. Just a ray of hope that someone can do something to make less lazy people around, make environment of tourism more fair for everyone.

Tuna

Another New Office

Another new office just opened last week in Hanoi's old quarter where customers can make their direct booking to Viet Value Travel. Services are being expanded to air ticketing to number of airlines and operator. Halong Tours with best deals and updated plus vary options and attractive itinerary. Thanks to Ms. Hanh, Ms. Ha, Mrs. Nghi for last busy month on setting up a nice decorations as well as ideas on creating such a great looking new office and business plan.

Ms. Hanh was just promoted to be office manager to take care customer's service and management our new office. Keep up your good work and you guys deserved for success of Viet Value Travel.

Office address: 4D Dinh Liet, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam

Phone: 844 9263862 ; Fax: 844 9263863

Tuna

Happy New Year!

Another lunar new year is coming, Viet Value Travel is getting one more year older. Our yearly party will be taken part on 26 Tet when we have chance to look back ourself, what we have done, what not yet, in purpose of improving our service and plan for 2008 ahead. As normal, this year party will have some good suprises for everryone. Please take your family, lovers, your customers or anyone you feel important. We will have a great night to say goodbye 2007 and welcome 2008.
Chuc Mung Nam Moi!

Tuna

( Thanks Huong Luat for great banners you have made yearly )