Long Thanh Airport Opens 1 December: What Changes for Your Saigon Clients Now — and Why 28 March 2027 Is the Date to Diary
Vietnam’s biggest-ever infrastructure project starts commercial flights on 1 December 2026. For European and Russian arrivals almost nothing changes on day one — and almost everything changes with the summer 2027 schedule. Here is the agent’s version, checked on 1 September 2026. Long Thanh Airport Opens 1 Dec: What Changes for Agents Forty kilometres east […]
Vietnam Entry Rules 2026–27: The Travel Agent’s One-Page Cheat Sheet
45-day visa-free stays, the 90-day e-visa, the new pre-arrival QR declaration — and what Thailand’s 15 September visa cut means for your Southeast Asia bookings. Checked against the government resolutions on 1 September 2026. Vietnam Visa & Entry Rules 2026–27: Agent Cheat Sheet A small confession from the VietOne office in Saigon: the question we […]
Tet Nguyen Dan 2027: The Complete Travel Agent Guide to Vietnam’s Biggest Festival — Dates, Traditions, and Selling Points
Tet Nguyen Dan 2027 runs from February 5–8, 2027 (Year of the Fire Goat) — with Tet Day 1 falling on February 6. It is Vietnam’s Lunar New Year — a week-long national celebration where families reunite, cities explode in flowers and fireworks, and the entire country pauses. For travelers, it is either the most magical or […]
Beyond Halong Bay: Why Lan Ha Bay Is the Better Cruise Experience for Your Clients (And How to Sell It)
Quick answer for busy agents: Lan Ha Bay offers the same jaw-dropping limestone karsts and emerald waters as Halong Bay — but with 90% fewer tourist boats, better swimming beaches, kayak-friendly coves, and direct access to Cat Ba Island’s national park. Your clients get the iconic “Halong” experience without the iconic Halong crowds. Every week, […]
Selling Vietnam to Russian Clients: Flights, Beach Product and What Actually Converts
Selling Vietnam to Russian Clients: Flights, Beach Product and What Actually Converts in 2027 In the first six months of 2026, more Russians visited Vietnam than in the whole of 2025. Read that again. Not more than last summer. More than the entire previous year – and 2025 was already the best year in a […]
Phu Quoc APEC 2027: What the 50% Search Surge Means for Your Clients’ Next Trip
When we covered Phu Quoc’s airport expansion in May 2025, we called it the clearest sign of where the island was heading. Fifteen months later, the numbers have caught up with the construction cranes. Agoda’s latest data shows international accommodation searches for Vietnam climbed nearly 50% year on year — and Phu Quoc led every […]
What Is a Vietnam DMC? The Travel Agent’s Complete Guide to Working With a Destination Management Company
Everything you need to know about partnering with a destination management company in Vietnam — what a Vietnam DMC does, how it differs from a travel agency, and how to choose the right ground partner for your clients. Here’s a scenario every travel agent knows. A client walks in wanting Vietnam — two weeks, north […]
Hai Phong: Vietnam’s Booming Port City — and the Gateway to Cat Ba
Most international visitors treat Hai Phong as a place to pass through — a name on the road between Hanoi and Ha Long Bay. That, for a travel agent, is precisely the opportunity. Vietnam’s third-largest city is quietly becoming one of the most dynamic places in the country: a booming industrial port posting double-digit growth, […]
Why the Best Part of Vietnam Is the Bit That Looks Like Chaos — And How to Fall in Love With It
Between the Grab bikes, the Green SM electric hum, and a thousand motorbikes dancing at every light, Vietnam’s cities are alive like nowhere else. Here is the fun side of the madness. A Vietnam motorbike tour has never been more exciting — or more electric — than it is right now. Vietnam Motorbike Tour: Why […]
Vietnam Morning Exercise: Why Locals Fill the Parks at Dawn (and What European Travellers Should Know)
A cultural deep-dive for travel agents preparing European clients for one of Vietnam’s most surprising — and most unforgettable — daily sights. Picture this: a German couple steps out of their boutique hotel in Hanoi at six in the morning, hoping to find coffee before the city wakes up. Instead they find the city already […]