Vietnam 

Vietnam Reduce Visa Fees Across the Board

The Ministry of Finance for Vietnam have officially announced changes to visa costs across the board. This news is not just good news for residents who are seeing a large reduction in visa expenses, but for all visitors to the country. Travellers arriving who still require a ‘Visa on Arrival’ will now only be subject to visa stamping fees of 25 USD versus the previous 45 USD amount. While visa’s valid for under 3 months’ will now cost 50 USD, instead of the previous cost of 95 USD. With the new changes there couldn’t be a better time to visit the country.

Intercontinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort Wins World Spa Award 2015

Intercontinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort was crowned last month as Vietnam’s Best Hotel Spa and World’s Best New Hotel Spa at the World Spa Awards 2015. A spectacular achievement within a highly competitive category, the award was granted in recognition of its excellent service and beautiful architecture. Redefining luxury, the spa has hit all the right notes to deliver a distinctly wonderful experience.

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Cambodia

Ministry of Tourism Grants EXO Cambodia ‘Best Workplace Award’

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has awarded the EXO Travel Cambodia office with the ‘Best Workplace Award’, recognising them as a pioneering example of workplace quality. The three criteria that were judged by the MoT were work conditions, staff training & development opportunities, and workplace safety (Insurance).

Pierre-Andre-Romero, General Manager of EXO Cambodia commented on the award saying “We are very proud of this Best Workplace Award. The Ministry of Tourism representative was very impressed when they came to audit our office, they saw the good working conditions and a real team spirit with close relationships between colleagues (birthday parties, yoga classes, etc…). It illustrates that a culture of looking after our staff is at the core of our successful business, and MOT understood this and awarded us as an example to be promoted”.

Marine Bettant du breuil, Sustainability Coordinator for EXO Cambodia followed up that “since EXO Travel Cambodia began their Travelife certification, the company has increased the financial support provided to women on maternity leave and it has created paternity leave. Moreover, EXO Travel Cambodia has conducted awareness campaigns (trainings, meetings, games, presentations, etc) about responsible tourism and sustainable development to provide to EXO teams the knowledge and tools to be more responsible at the office and even at home!”

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Malaysia

Spring Resumes Flights Between Singapore and Kota Kinabalu

Following an 18-month hiatus, Spring Airlines will resume its flight schedule between Singapore and Kota Kinabalu next week. The first flights shall take place from the 25^th October, offering Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday flights to Singapore, with returning flights to Kota Kinabalu on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Both routes will operate using an all-economy Airbus A320 aircraft.

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