This January, we are celebrating 16 years of Exotissimo Travel. Since the establishment of our first office in Vietnam in 1992, we have spread our operations to many countries in Southeast Asia. 2008 saw the opening of our new sales offices in Germany and Australia, as well as the completion of our Thailand office network with the addition of Phuket. We look forward to your continued support and patronage. With 16 solid years of operations and experience behind us, we are confident of serving you even better in 2009!
Exotissimo will be exhibiting at the upcoming ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) in Hanoi from 5 %u2013 12 January 2009. Please come visit us at booth A159. Olivier Colomes, Group Managing Director, George Ehrlich-Adam, General Manager Vietnam, Maeve Nolan, Product Manager Vietnam and Patrick Genuite, General Manager Hanoi will be attending the event.
This year we are pleased to offer three itineraries for agent familiarisation trips. These well-planned itineraries are aimed at introducing you to the Exotissimo destinations and to showcase our best excursions, guides and other offerings. The programmes are: Myanmar (8 Days/7Nights), Vietnam-Cambodia (13 Days/12 Nights) and Thailand-Laos (8 Days/7 Nights). The full itineraries and pricing information can be viewed by logging in to our Travel Trade Section and clicking on the %u2018Fam Trips%u2019 icon on the right hand side. Booking will be available on-line in early December. Please send an inquiry form or contact marketing@exotissimo.com if you are interested in booking or for more information.
We are pleased to announce the opening of our Exotissimo Berlin office in September. Heading Exotissimo Travel Deutschland is General Manager Ms. Pantanida Jantsakool, who recently moved to Berlin after three years as the German Department Manager for Exotissimo Travel Group in Vietnam. With her in-depth experience in the travel industry, Pantanida will grow our existing client base in German, Austria and Switzerland. She can be contacted at pantanida@exotissimo.com. Eberhard Von Forstner from Destination More (eberhard@forstner-destinations.de) remains in charge of sales for the MICE market in Germany and Austria.
Exotissimo Travel will be attending the Meeting Industry Business Travel Exhibition (MIBEXPO Russia), the most important event for the travel industry in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. This annual B2B tradeshow will be held in the International Exhibition Centre "Crocus Expo" in Moscow from 23 - 25 September 2008. Please visit Ms. Olga Zyabko, Russian Department Supervisor, at booth 2D303.
As part of our commitment towards environmental conservation, we have decided not to print a tariff this year. Our 2009 Tariffs have been released on-line, including detailed tour itineraries, hotel, transfer and domestic airfare rates. They are available online under our Travel Trade Section, and we will continue updating and adding new products throughout the year. Please register for an account to our Travel Trade Section here and visit our 2009 Tariffs.
The road to Coc Ly Market has become unpassable in due to construction in the area. The government is building a hydroelectric power plant in the hills between Sapa and Coc Ly, making access difficult during sunny days, and impossible on wet ones. Visits to Coc Ly were perennial favorites, and unfortunately construction is expected to last for the next three years.
Our 2008-09 Hotel Tariffs have been released! We have finished our tariffs four months early this year and made them available on our Travel Trade Section. Our tour tariffs will be finished soon, and will also be placed on-line. As part of our promise to respect to the environment, we have decided not to print a tariff this year. Please register for an account to our Travel Trade Section here and visit our 2009 hotel tariffs.
The Exotissimo Travel Group is setting up a fund immediately to contribute to Yangon relief effort. The initial donation of 20,000 USD will be used to buy rice and build houses for cyclone victims, and both are urgently in need. If any agents want to contribute to this fund, they are all welcomed. For your information a bag of rice is 40 USD to feed a family of four for a month. A house costs 200-300 USD.
Our Group Managing Director, Mr. Olivier Colomes will be in Moscow from the 13th to the 19th of March to attend the Moscow MICE Forum and to visit with our partners there. Should you wish to visit with Olivier at either stand number 4 at the MICE Forum or at an appointment between the 13th to the 19th, please send a message here. Exotissimo Travel will be attending IMEX being held in Frankfurt from 22nd to 24th April 2008. Please come visit Mr Erik Meriot, General Manager of Exo Paris and Ms. Carine Battajon, MICE Manager of Exotissimo Thailand at booth A115. Please click here to setup a meeting.