International
Flights
We don't include 'long
haul' flight tickets in our itineraries
None of our tours includes international flights from customers’
home countries to Vietnam because airline ticket prices
are expensive in the Asia-Pacific area. Many SE Asian countries
limit access to national carriers, so there is little competition.
'Open-sky' agreements in Europe,
the Americas and Australasia have driven prices down, so
there are plenty of promotional packages and cut-price offers
to be had by booking a flight locally.
We can provide
you with the URLs of a few international flight consolidators
if you wish, or you can find cheap flight deals in most newspapers
and specialist magazines.
Some
general information may be helpful.
There are few direct flights to and from Vietnam. In most
cases, your journey will involve changing flights at one of
the regional ‘hub’ airports – Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok,
Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.
When booking
a flight, it’s important to check the transfer time, as it
can vary considerably from an hour to more than a day. The
longer stopovers may allow enough time to visit the city –
some waive visa requirements for transit passengers. If you
want to take the opportunity to break your journey for a day
or two, we can set up city tours and excursions in some of
these centres.
European passengers
can now travel direct to Vietnam from Paris and Frankfurt.
For US citizens, both Singapore Airways and Cathay Pacific
offer direct flights to and from Singapore and Hong Kong respectively.
One of the benefits
of using Haivenu is that you can choose whatever flight suits
you. All we need to do is to send us your flight date and
times, and we’ll customise the itinerary to fit your arrangements.
This means that you can arrange your tickets after you've
booked your tour to take advantage of promotional flight opportunities.
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