95. INFO FOR CLIENTS: Handing over of domestic airline tickets at Yangon

As domestic airline tickets can get lost during transit from Yangon to Singapore and it costs money to courier the tickets, Design Travel's Myanmar travel agent will hand over the ticket on arrival of Singaporean residents at Yangon airport. 

Domestic airline tickets will be issued only 7 days before flight unlike in Singapore. This is the way the system works in Yangon. Pl note that the process of issuing e-tickets does not exist presently for domestic airlines in Yangon and therefore, some of you may need Design Travel or your agent to get the air tickets for you.



An example of one case handled by Design Travel and the process is given below:

Dear Ms H ,


I will make issue your ticket in advance. On your arrival day 13 Oct,AK 850 18:20 pm, my daughter Ms K S will come and meet you at your arrival with your name board "Ms He Q....."and will give you flight ticket.

Would you like to use our car taxi service to go to your hotel?


Best Regards,

94. DT_Nov8_19_2012_couple_customised_tour

October 10, 2012 email from a couple as follows:

1. Husband and wife from Singapore wanting to tour Myanmar from Nov 9 - 18, 2012.

2. They arrive in Yangon on Friday (midnight) 9 November and leave Yangon in the morning of 18 November.

3. A customised tour to visit Bagan, Inle and Mandalay and one day in Yangon.

4. Hotel dates - Nov 9 -16, 2012.

5. The couple has booked a hotel on miles in Yangon for Saturday 17 November so please don’t include a hotel on 17 November.

6. Will provide the itinerary.


Quotation is being processed now.

93. Yangon 5 days_couple_Oct_Nov 2012

PHONE QUERY FOR QUOTATION from Mr Kwok

Yangon 5 days in Oct or Nov 2012. 4 or 5-star hotel. 2 adults. One bedroom. Air fares and visa application.
I am David Sing. I will try to reply to you within 5 days. Thanks.


QUOTATION AS AT OCT 10, 2012
In accordance with the statement in your mail, we arrange tour program and tour price for you as follow:




5 Days / 4Nights tour program



Day 1, Arrival Yangon

Day 2, Yangon sightseeing

Day 3, Yangon - Bago- Yangon

Day 4, Yangon - Thanlyin- Yangon

Day 5, Yangon - Departure



The tour price will be 1418 USD/pax ( based on 2 pax )



Hotel used



5 star hotel used



Inclusion



- All hotel accommodation with breakfast.

- All transfer and sightseeing with private A/C Car.

- Entrance fee and Zone fee.

- English Speaking Guide.

- Boat fee in Thanlyin

- International Air Fare for Singapore - Yangon - Singapore two way.

- Government tax and our service charges.



Exclusion



- International Airport Tax

- Meals

- Personal expenses

- Soft drinks and alcoholic drinks

- Camera and Video fees

- Porter fees

- Other services not mention herein



If you make the visa, the cost will be 95 USD/pax.



For your information, for those who travel in an event of business or ministry affair can obtain visa upon arrival at the airport. If your clients hold visit visa, they have to obtain the visa at their own country if there is Myanmar Embassy. Anyway if they find difficulties in obtaining visa even Myanmar Embassy is exist in their country we could help them obtain visa here by pre-arrangement that takes three weeks working day at Ministry of Tourism.



For obtaining visa with pre-arrangement, we require the following information:



1. Surname & First Name

2. Title - Mr., Mrs., Miss

3. Nationality

4. Passport scan copy

5. Date of Passport Issued

6. Date of Passport Expiry

7. Occupation

8. Date of Arrival in Myanmar

9. Tour Name or Code

92. DTJan_26_Feb5_2013_proper_planning required

ENQUIRY ON MYANMAR TOUR

On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 2:19 PM, f...... wrote:

Dear Judy,


We are a group of 4 pax, from 25 to 30 years old.

we are planning to visit Myanmar for 11 days.

From 26 jan 10.40AM arriving in yangon to 5 fev departing time 11.40AM

We would like to do=> Bagan + Inle + Kalaw + Mrauk + (if possible) Ngapali

Which itineary would you recommand?

Which transport should we used to go from a place to another?

I have send Enquiry to yangon and bagan air to get some info, but never get any reply...

Do you know the flight schedule, and also the cost?

We have a Budget of 1000 $ us/ pax all included (hotel + transport+ food)

We are not looking for a guide, but advices on hotel and transport.

Can you do the booking for us?

Thanks a lot in advance.
Regards,
Name

E-MAIL REPLY FROM DESIGN TRAVEL DATED OCT 8, 2012

I am David Sing from Design Travel. We can do the hotel and domestic airline bookings for you.

Please provide us with your time and dates of arrival and departure to Bagan, Inle, Kalaw and Mrauk + Ngapali and I will give you the quotation.

Your budget of US$1,000/pax will not be sufficient for so many places as domestic airfares are around US$150. Accommodation will be 3-star hotel with your budget.

Let me know the exact dates of your travel for each city/town so that I can get the flight times fo you. Travel by bus, boat or train from Yangon to Bagan takes many hours compared to air travel and so the itinerary depends more on you than on me.

There are some examples of costs involved in tour to Myanmar. Pl goto www.designtravelpl.com and goto 'BLOGS". Proper planning by you is important and once you have decided on the dates of travel, please do NOT keep changing your minds as it is very difficult to do any booking for your group since many towns/cities are involved in your visit and much administrative work is needed to do the booking of airlines and hotels.

Myanmar travel and tours are much more complex and expensive than those to Thailand and so, proper planning and costing are required. The demand for hotels nowadays is extremely high and an increase in tourism and business tourism has shot upwards and so hotels are in short supply since not many were built during the past years when most of the Western tourists were French and some Europeans.

I thank you for your understanding on my advice to get a proper plannning of the dates and times of arrival and departure by yourself first and then I will review and let you know whether it is practical.

91. UPDATE Oct 5, 2012. Travel and tours to Myanmar

Oct 5, 2012
INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS OF DESIGN TRAVEL

Please note that Myanmar is extremely popular with tourists and business people from Singapore and other parts of the world nowadays as compared to two years ago.

Landlords and hotel operators no longer need to worry about the lack of tenants or guests. Now, landlords of offices will rent only for one-year lease and get the full yearly payment in advance.

Here are the real cases of the economic and tourism boom

1. An office space of 3500 sq ft in prime Yangon location has been rented at US$80,000 per year. 8 serviced offices are available for business people.  Another landlord wants S$6,600/month for a 1700 sq ft office.

2. A Myanmar resident told me her bungalow of 4400 sq ft in a good area can sell for around $440,000. This is $1,000/sq. ft. She had a person from Singapore and Malaysia keen on developing hotels and is looking for land owners to do joint venture. If she builds her hotel, the construction cost is said to be around $700,000 for a 50-room 6-storey hotel. There are more foreign investors and developers than there are local residents to joint-venture. Some want to set up construction worker training schools with locals. Others want to start businesses.

In this situation, prospective tourists need to plan ahead if they want to tour Myanmar. In Singapore, tour agencies can take 50% of the cost and then wait 2 months later to take the balance. However, for Myanmar, hotels do not reserve the rooms 2 months in advance without any deposit. So, it is best to buy travel insurance and plan ahead. Singaporeans need visas to travel to Myanmar and this takes around seven working days.

Pl e-mail judy@designtravelpl.com or tel +65 9668 6468 for more info.  

90. Plan ahead to visit Myanmar in Feb 2013

Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 12:03 PM, ...> wrote:

Hi

I am planning to go to Myanmar in Feb 2013. I know where I want to go and need some assistance in booking internal flights and hotels in Yangon, Bagan and Mandalay. Can you assist with this please? Would you like me to send through my required itinerary to you?

Thanks

Name 

EMAIL REPLY FROM DESIGN TRAVEL DATED OCT 5, 2012

I am David Sing. Thank you for your email. It is good to know you have proper planning for the tour.

I can assist you in booking the hotels and internal flights. Pl let me have your specific requirements as regards hotels (e.g. must be 4-star and above). Please send the itinerary for further discussion.

89. Airline ticket quotation in Myanmar

The quotation valid for the next 3 days, is as follows:








Kindly see flight fare and hotel price as follow:



9-Oct-2012 Yangon-Mandalay-134 USD/Pax

10-Octo-2012 Mandalay-Yangon 134 USD/pax



Ayarwaddy River View Hotel (Deluxe 50 USD/r/n,)

Royal City Hotel (Superior 50 USD/r/n)

Royal Guest House (Standard 35 USD)



Payment is in US$ to us in Singapore. In addition to the above, an administrative fee of S$80 is charged by Design Travel. Pl phone 9668 6468 if you need more clarification. Thank you