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Introduction and Information
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Vietnam
23 Cambodia 35 Laos 47 Thailand 63 Multi Country 71 Volunteer and Educational Travel 73 Thien Minh Group 78 The Buffalo Team
Dear partners and industry colleagues, In 2012 Buffalo Tours welcomed over 60,000 passengers to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, adding to the half a million guests carried over the company’s 19 year lifetime. Our mission for 2012-13 is to continue to work closely with our partners to provide the highest quality and best value holiday experiences. In order to achieve this mission, we have been focusing on basic activities to make sure all details are carefully looked at and to improve our efficiency level across the board. If you look deeper into our recommended programmes in this brochure, each of the day tours has been carefully redeveloped and while they still cover the main sights and attractions they always include some special touches which are unique to Buffalo Tours. We are very fortunate to be working in a part of the world which is stable and fast-growing. Despite a challenging environment over the last 12 months, we have seen substantial increases in international arrivals from all of our source countries. I expect to see this trend continue in the years to come. The challenge is how to sustain this growth and make sure tourism will bring positive impacts to the communities and our environment. Buffalo Tours is working hard with communities, governments, industry and NGO partners to get the best possible outcomes. We look forward to working with our partners next year to achieve great and sustainable growth through the best holiday experiences available in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
Tran Trong Kien CEO kien@buffalotours.com