Apr 7, 2013 From Design Travel Pte Ltd, Singapore

Please quote and reply within 2 days the following:


DT_Jun 18-22, 2013 Myanmar Ygn_Bagan_Inle

*Jun 16 2013  9.20 am Yangon from Singapore. Meet client at airport and send to hotel.
Park Royal Hotel booked by client. No need for agent to book hotel..

*Jun 17, 2013   Yangon city tour, market, colonial buildings, Little India, Chinatown.    Park Royal Hotel booked by client. No need for agent to book hotel.

*Jun 18, 2013   Morning flight to Bagan. Tour of Bagan.  3-star hotel in Bagan + English-speaking experienced tour guide..

*Jun 19, 2013.  Morning flight to Inle Lake. Boat tour. 3-star hotel in Inle Lake +   English-speaking experienced tour guide..

*Jun 20, 2013   Inle Lake & Indein Lake boat tours. Trek behind Golden Island Cottages, near Inle Lake to see farms, schools and villages. Cat monastery. Cheeroot factory. Markets. Watch sunset.            

          3-star hotel in Inle Lake preferred villas over the lake e.g. GIC.

*Jun 21, 2013  Morning flight from Inle Lake via Heho Airport to Yangon. Hotel in Yangon. Book a 3-star hotel.

*Jun 22, 2012 10.25 am flight from Yangon to Singapore. Send to airport.

A family. 2 adults and 2 children aged 7 and 10 years old.
Hotel - 3-star, 2 adults (double room), 2 children (single bed, 1 room). Include breakfast. If there is adjoining room, it will be good.
Domestic airfares (morning flights from Yangon, Bagan & Inle Lake Heho).
An experienced English-speaking station guide in Inle Lake and Bagan.

185. Feedback from a client

Kong Yuen Sing <99pups gmail.com="">	Apr 6 (1 day ago)
to Mary, ling, bcc: me, bcc: daniel, bcc: jasonxll

April 6, 2013   4.31 am

Hi
From the feedback from my Myanmar agent, there was no plane for your scheduled morning flight but all 4 of you had been given the seats on the evening flight. The agent wishes me to inform you that it is not her fault in not booking the flights as alleged by the Heho Airport officers.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused and I hope the children had a most memorable holiday in Myanmar. .

Best wishes.  

David Sing
Design Travel Pte Ltd
+65 9668 6468.

REPLY FROM CLIENT APRIL 7, 2013         Mary	8:12 AM (0 minutes ago)
to me

Hi David

We are back in Singapore and had a great trip. The 8 hours spent at Heho airport was a low point and thanks for your help then. We understand these things happen- the travel agents blamed the airline and the airline blamed the travel agents – who knows where the truth lies.  I will write a full report about the whole trip  but overall we thought it was excellent.

Thank you

Mary

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MY COMMENTS
Most likely it would be the cancellation of the morning flight at Heho by Yangon Airlines (plane not operational etc.). So, the passengers had to be given the 5 pm flight but there would be over-booking in the sense that the airline had evening passengers. The clients were given 2 tickets initially (a family of 4) and the husband phoned me as the airline officers at Heho said it was the agent's fault for not putting their names in the passenger list.

If the agent is at fault, where will the client receive original air tickets for a family of 4  and be given boarding passes initially when they arrived at Heho in the morning?  My travel agent had sent them to the airport and made sure they had the boarding passes before he left.

I am glad that all ended well for the expatriate family.

After he left, the problem started.     

184. Myanmar's tourism aborted

Cherie <@gmail.com>	12:25 PM (19 hours ago)
to judy

Hi there,

Thanks for speaking to me yesterday, as discussed, please let me know if you require additional details from me. Will await your quotation in the meantime, appreciate if you could share the breakdown of the costs as well given this is a full tour package. Many thanks!

Tour detail,
- 5 adults, all Singaporean
- Travel dates are 23 May (Thur) - 27 May (Mon)
- Require 2 twin-share rooms with extra bed in one of the rooms, budget is SGD 100 per pax per night and preferably 4 or 5 star hotel

What we will need your help to book,
- Tourist visas to Myanmar
- Domestic flights from Yangon to Mandalay
- Private charter bus/van and local English speaking guide
- Passes to the tourist attractions

This is the rough itinerary we've shortlisted, appreciate your advice if we have missed any must sees or if any of the attractions are too far to travel to given we don't have much time,

Mandalay (Day 1 - 2, 23 - 24 May)
- Mandalay Hill
- Mandalay Fort
- Mandalay Marionettes theatre

Yangon (Day 3 - 4, 25 - 26 May)
- Shwedagon pagoda
- Yangon circular train
- Inle lake
- Aung San Suu Kyi's house

We will settle the Singapore-Yangon flights - plan to arrive before 10am in Yangon on the 23rd and head off to Mandalay from there before we come back to Yangon and depart on 27 May. Given the flight schedules, we will probably not be able to do any sight seeing on 27th as the flight departs Yangon pretty early.

You can contact me on my mobile at 90300828, look forward to hearing from you soon, thank you!

Best,
Cherie

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Cherie>	2:43 PM (17 hours ago)
to judy

Hi there,

Apologies but we're hearing that the situation on ground is very tense so we don't want to take the risk and will postpone the trip to later this year. Will reach out to you again at that time!

Best,
Cherie

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Kong Yuen Sing <99pups gmail.com="">	8:00 AM (0 minutes ago)
to jasonxll, daniel, Cherie

OK. Thanks for the email.

183. Further queries about 6D/5N tour in Jun 16, 2013 to Myanmar

EMAIL REPLY FROM DESIGN TRAVEL DATED APRIL 2, 2013

With reference to your query for customised tour to Myanmar from June 16 to 22, please let me know whether the following is OK with you and your family:

Jun 16 2013  9.20 am Yangon from Singapore. Park Royal Hotel booked by you.
Jun 17, 2013                                                 Park Royal Hotel booked by you
Jun 18, 2013   Morning flight to Bagan. 3-star hotel in Bagan.
Jun 19, 2013.  Morning flight to Inle Lake. 3-star hotel in Inle Lake. 
Jun 20, 2013   Inle Lake.                                   3-star hotel in Inle Lake
Jun 21, 2013  Morning flight from Inle Lake via Heho Airport to Yangon. Hotel in Yangon*
Jun 22, 2012 10.25 am flight from Yangon to Singapore


* As regards which hotel to stay on Jun 21, 2013, much depends on your budget and your internet research. Hotel prices have shot up in Yangon and therefore, please let me know which one your want to stay in or book directly yourself.

May I suggest the following:

I will quote the package for the  domestic flights to Bagan and Inle Lake, meet at local airport and transport to your hotel, boat travel in Inle Lake and tour guide and 3-star hotel accommodation. Breakfast will be included but other meals are with the tour guide at your own requests and preferences in Bagan and Inle Lake. There are many eating places the tour guide can bring you to. Visas and travel insurance will be your responsibility.

Pl let me know if the above suggestion is OK and let me know the number of bedrooms required in the hotels (single beds, double beds etc) in your reply. .
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On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:40 AM, aa <yahoo.com> wrote:

David

Flights below:

SQ998

Singapore Airlines 

Boeing 777-200ER

Singapore

07:55 AM(16Jun)

Changi Intl Terminal 2

Yangon

09:20 AM(16Jun) 

Yangon Intl

SQ997

Singapore Airlines 

Boeing 777-200

Yangon

10:25 AM(22Jun)

Yangon Intl

Singapore

14:45 PM(22Jun)

Changi Int

Staying in Park Royal on 16 and 17 night. 

3 star in Bagan and Inle would be fine. 

I have not booked last night in Yangon yet. 

What would you recommend?

Thanks,

aa

 

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On Apr 1, 2013, at 5:20 AM, Kong Yuen Sing <99pups@gmail.com> wrote:

Please let me have the flight times, dates of the nights you will be in Yangon and the other nights you wish to be in Inle and Bagan for my planning and also whether you want 3- or 4-star or 2-star hotels in Inle and Bagan. 

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 11:38 AM, aa <com> wrote:

Actually 16-22 june, I have 6 nights. 

Arrival followed by 2 nights in Yangon

2 nights in Inle.

1 night in Bagan. 

1 night in Yangon followed by departure. 

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On Mar 31, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Kong Yuen Sing <99pups@gmail.com> wrote:

I am David Sing from Design Travel. Thank you for your email.

For 6 days, 2 nights will be at Yangon (arrival day (lst day) and departure night (5th day) to catch flight on the 6th day). You have 3 out of 5 nights left. 1 night in Bagan. Then 2 nights in Inle Lake which is more beautiful depending on whether you love history or lake to spend the 2 nights. Pl decide with the family and let me know. If you want to visit other places, it will be so hectic that your family will not enjoy it as there is waiting time at 3 domestic airports (Bagan, Inle and Yangon) taking up some time. The 6 days are just sufficient to enjoy and explore Yangon, Inle and Bagan. Best wishes.

Best wishes.
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On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:49 AM, aa <@yahoo.com> wrote:

Judy

Am traveling to Myanmar 2 adults 2 kids(7 & 11) from june 16 to june 22.
Have booked the flight to and from Yangon.
Also booked first 2 nights in Park Royal in Yangon, but that can be cancelled.
Wanted to see if you could help arrange something for my family while we are there.
I would like to visit Inle lake and also Bagan if possible.
Pretty open about the rest of the places.
Let me know your thoughts?

aa

182. Advice on 6days/5nights tour to Myanmar

On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:49 AM, aa <8@yahoo.com> wrote:

Judy

Am traveling to Myanmar 2 adults 2 kids(7 & 11) from june 16 to june 22.
Have booked the flight to and from Yangon.
Also booked first 2 nights in Park Royal in Yangon, but that can be cancelled.
Wanted to see if you could help arrange something for my family while we are there.
I would like to visit Inle lake and also Bagan if possible.
Pretty open about the rest of the places.
Let me know your thoughts?









EMAIL REPLY DATED MAR 31, 2013
I am David Sing from Design Travel. Thank you for your email.

For 6 days, 2 nights will be at Yangon (arrival day (lst day) and departure night (5th day) to catch flight on the 6th day). You have 3 out of 5 nights left. 1 night in Bagan. Then 2 nights in Inle Lake which is more beautiful depending on whether you love history or lake to spend the 2 nights.

Pl decide with the family and let me know. If you want to visit other places, it will be so hectic that your family will not enjoy it as there is waiting time at 3 domestic airports (Bagan, Inle and Yangon) taking up some time. The 6 days are just sufficient to enjoy and explore Yangon, Inle and Bagan. Best wishes.

Best wishes.

181. Quotation for air tickets and Bagan hotel

HI

i am planning my trip to Myanmar ,

i have booked for Sing Yangon -Yangon sing 

i need to booking  for  Yangon to Bagan

On 13 April afternoon flight ( non stop )

return from bagan to  Yangon 15th  April  late evening flight ( non stop )

we need hotel booking in Bagan .

 

pl send some details

neela

my contact no is XXX

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QUOTATION ON MAR 20, 2013 BY EMAIL
Services Include :
Yangon-Bagan-Yangon air tickets.
2 nights accommodation in Bagan Thande Hotel   (www.hotelbaganthande.com).

USD 492 net per person.

180. Final itinerary for family of 4 to Myanmar from Mar 29, 2013

DETAIL PROGRAM  (8 N/9 D)
YGN-BGN-INLE-YGN

29 March 2013          Arrival Yangon                        (3K 585,10:40/by car)          (_,_,_)
                                   
Upon arrival at Yangon international airport.Then transfer to hotel and check-in at hotel.
Overnight at Savoy Hotel in Yangon.

30 March 2013           Yangon-Bagan                        (K7 222,06:30-07:50/by car)                (B,_,_)

    After breakfast at hotel,morning transfer to airport for flight to Bagan.Tour highlights: Nyaung Oo Market, Shwezigon Pagoda, Wetkyi-in Gubyaukgyi Temple, Htilominlo Temple, Gawdaupalin and the Tharabar Gate.
    Overnight at Tharbar Gate Hotel   in Bagan.

31 March 2013          Bagan sightseeing                     (by car)                                (B,_,_)

,Sightseeing include : Myazedi Pagoda, Shwegugyi Temple, Shwesandaw Pagoda, Dhammayangyi Temple, Thatbyinnyu Temple,Ananda Temple and Bupaya to enjoy the beautiful sunset in Ayeyarwaddy River by boat.
Overnight at Tharabar Gate Hotel in Bagan.

01 April 2013     Bagan sightseeing                   (by car)                                  (B,_,_)

After breakfast at hotel.Sightseeing in Bagan tour highlight and visit lacquer ware workshop.
Overnight at Tharabar Gate hotel in Bagan.

02 April 2013            Bagan-Heho-Inle  (K7 222,08:05-09:30 Via Mandalay/by car/by boat)       (B,_,_)

After breakfast at hotel,transfer to airport for flight to Heho.Sightseeing       Include: Phaungdaw Oo Pagoda, wonderful floating gardens,Ngaphechaung Monastery,silversmith workshops, traditional weaving industry, blacksmith and cigar making factory.
            Overnight at Golden Island Cottage (I)in Inle Lake.
 
03 April 2013      Inle-Indein-Inle                      (by boat)             (B,_,_)

After breakfast at hotel,morning visit to Shwe Indein Pagoda Complex and visit the ruined 17th century stupas include beautifully carved mythical and celestial beings of stucco.Moreover you can see the leg rower and fisher man in Inle Lake.
Overnight at  Golden Island Cottage (I) in Inle Lake.

04 April 2013           Inle-Minetauk-Inle               (Trekking)          (B,L,D)

After breakfast at hotel,take  a walk through to Eastern part of Inle Lake.Then      visit Htat Eain village which has famous for natural lime stone cave and near by monastery.Visit Lwekin village and see the cheroot plantation (which for traditional cigar leaves) corn and beans and study the ways of the villager in the farms.And then you can visit one of the hill tribe village called Kone Sone (Actually Pa-Oo and Taungyoe are living there).And Have a lunch.On the way back to Nyaung,you can see the Red mountain wine garden & vineyard which produce famous wine.Then arrive to Nyaung Shwe (Inle Lake).
            Overnight at Golden Island Cottage (I) in Inle Lake.

05 April  2013    Inle-Heho-Yangon                  (YH 918 ,09:15-10:25/by car)      (B,_,_)     

Breakfast at hotel,transfer to airport and flight to Yangon.Sightseeing Include : Sule Zone and Maharbandoola park. You will see many watch-repairers workshop,photo-shop  and Astrologer Palmist Shop at  sule surrounding.And then you shouldn’t fail to enjoy the attraction of City Hall and other colonial buildings .The proceed to Botahtaung Jetty and then shopping to Scott’s market (Bokyoke market).Special evening visit to Shwedagon Pagoda,to enjoy the beautiful sunset.
Overnight at Savoy Hotel in Yangon.

06 April 2013             Yangon departure                (3K-586,11:30 am)                   (B,_,_)

After breakfast at hotel or transfer to international airport for your departure flight.


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Note      :    For your  Lunch ,Dinner Time and any other requirement,pls do the adjustment with  your tour guide.