PASSPORT N e w Ye a r Ed i t i o n 2 0 1 2
WELCOME
Dear Partners,
Happy 2012, we hope you had a great start to the New Year. We have been searching for some exciting offers to be able to share with you. Looking to the immediate future, Winter 2011/12 and valid until 31st March 2012, we start with the ever popular winter beach destinations. Here we have negotiated offers in Koh Samui and Krabi in Thailand, in Tioman, Malaysia and the Maldives. Looking further ahead to Summer 2012, we have been working closely with our key partners around the Region to come up with some great offers during, what is often called the “Green� season in Thailand and Malaysia. Contrary to popular belief it does not rain all the time during the monsoon and for many, this is the best time to come to Asia. Additionally we have included some creative and fun ideas for unique sightseeing around the region. We hope PASSPORT inspires you and would like to wish all of you a successful 2012.
Best regards, Victoria Sertic Chief Sales Officer
INDEX
For navigating your way around this Edition, we have created the index below to guide through each section: LATE BEACH DEALS 2011/12 THAILAND MALAYSIA MALDIVES
SUMMER DEALS 2012 CAMBODIA MYANMAR THAILAND MALAYSIA MALDIVES
MEKONG TOURING CHINA
INDIA & SRI LANKA
SUMMER SUN 2011
LATE BEACH DEALS 2011/12
The dark and cold winter is in full force and now is the time when customers decide to book that impromptu break to the sun dreaming of tropical beaches, warm weather and clear blue skies. Let us help you with some inspirational ideas. Working with our close partners, we have searched for the best hotel offers in Asiaâ€&#x;s top beach locations; ranging across Thailand, Malaysia, and the Maldives. Plan your customerâ€&#x;s winter getaway now and take advantage of great savings, for stays from now until March 2012. As always, all offers can be booked by sending your reservation inquiry directly to passport@diethelmtravel.com and we will be happy to assist with your booking.
THAILAND SHERATON KRABI BEACH RESORT Stay in a Superior room for THB 3,080 per person per night including daily breakfast. Stay a minimum of 5 nights and receive 1 complimentary set dinner for two. Validity: • Stays from now to 15 Apr 2012
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MOVENPICK BANGTAO BEACH, PHUKET Benefit from 20% discount off Diethelm Travel rates for Deluxe Suite One-Bedroom accommodation and up.
Validity: • Stays from 12 Jan 2012 to 31 Mar 2012
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INTERCONTINENTAL SAMUI BAAN TALING NGAM RESORT Stay in an Ocean View room for THB 3,452 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Validity: • Stays from now to 31 Mar 2012
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ANANTARA RASANANDA KOH PHANGAN VILLA RESORT & SPA Benefit from 20% discount off Diethelm Travel rates for all room types.
Validity: • Stays from now to 31 Mar 2012
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MALAYSIA THE RITZ-CARLTON, KUALA LUMPUR Stay in a Deluxe room for USD 77 per person per night including daily breakfast. A minimum stay of 2 nights is required. Validity: • Stays from now to 30 Apr 2012 (except 23 to 25 Mar 2012 inclusive) Click here for the details on terms & conditions
FOUR SEASONS RESORT, LANGKAWI Stay 4 nights / pay 3 (all room types) Stay 6 nights / pay 4 (Lower and Upper Melaleuca Pavilion only) Validity: • Stays from now to 20 Jan 2012 & 27 Jan 2012 to 31 Mar 2012
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BERJAYA TIOMAN RESORT, PULAU TIOMAN
Free Half Board!
Receive daily complimentary set/buffet dinner for 2 persons per room. Validity: • Stays from now to 29 Feb 2012 (except 23 to 24 Jan 2012 inclusive) Click here for the details on terms & conditions
THE MAGELLAN SUTERA, SABAH
Stay 7 nights / pay 6
Validity: • Stays from now to 31 Mar 2012 (except 22 to 28 Jan 2012 inclusive)
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MALDIVES ZITAHLI RESORT & SPA KUDA-FUNAFARU Stay 7 nights / pay 5 (this offer is applicable for Super Deluxe Aqua Villas only) Validity: • Stays from now to 21 Jan 2012 inclusive and 29 Jan 2012 to 30 Apr 2012 inclusive Click here for the details on terms & conditions
SHERATON FULL MOON Stay 4 nights / pay 3 Stay 7 nights / pay 6 Stay 14 nights / pay 10 Stay 21 nights / pay 14 Validity: • Stays from now to 31 Mar 2012 (except 20 to 27 Jan 2012 inclusive)
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KANUHURA MALDIVES Stay 5 nights / pay 4 Stay 8 nights / pay 7 Stay 12 nights / pay 10
Validity: • Stays from now to 01 April 2012
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MEDHUFUSHI ISLAND RESORT
Stay 7 nights / pay 6 Stay 14 nights / pay 12
Validity: • Stays from now to 30 Apr 2012
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Hilton HuaHua HinHilton Resort & Spa – –Hua HinHin Pattaya Hilton Hin Resort & Spa –Pattaya Hua
SUMMER DEALS 2012
Summer in Asia is often dismissed as a region due to the perception of incessant rain and monsoon clouds. However the reality is very different and often this is a time of wonderfully clear blue skies in-between the odd rain shower and dramatic light. Moreover this is the time of the year to take advantage of special offers and to avoid the crowds around the major sites. From cycling around the „dryzone‟ of Myanmar, which sees little of the monsoon rains, to avoiding the masses at Angkor and highlights of Indo-China, there is plenty of choice on offer. For Borneo, this is the perfect time to visit and in South India, the lull in the monsoon fortunately occurs during school holidays. We have tracked down the best destinations for this season and over the next few pages are happy to share with you, our offers and ideas for your customers. As always, all offers can be booked by sending your reservation inquiry directly to passport@diethelmtravel.com.
CAMBODIA
SOFITEL ANGKOR PHOKEETHRA GOLF & SPA RESORT
VICTORIA ANGKOR RESORT & SPA
Stay 3 nights / pay 2
Stay 3 nights / pay 2 Stay 4 nights / pay 3 Stay 5 nights / pay 4
Validity: • Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
Validity: • Stays from 01 April 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
Click here for the details on terms & conditions
Click here for the details on terms & conditions
SOKHA BEACH RESORT
ANGKOR VILLAGE HOTEL & ANGKOR VILLAGE RESORT
Stay 2 nights and receive 1 complimentary 30-minute foot massage Stay 4 nights / pay 3, Stay 5 nights / …
Stay 4 nights / pay 3 nights
Validity: • Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
Validity: • Stays from 15 Apr 2012 to 15 Oct 2012
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
MYANMAR 10 DAYS SUMMER CYCLING TOUR • In upcountry Myanmar the most popular forms of transport are bullock carts and bicycles. There is simply no better way to explore upper Myanmar than by bicycle! • Enjoy empty roads, a phenomenon rarely encountered in any other country. It is a real joy to peddle peacefully past the rural villages and fields whilst enjoying some stunning landscape. • The tour includes the major highlights; Yangon, Inle Lake, Bagan and Mandalay, yet by cycling you experience the less visited areas from Pindaya to Heho and around Mt Popa. Validity: Stays from 01 May 2012 to 30 Sep 2012 Click here for the full itinerary & pricing.
07 DAYS SUMMER YANGON, BAGAN & INLE • Enjoy an extended visit to Shwedagon Pagoda, one of the world‟s most spectacular religious monuments, covered with 60 tons of pure gold. • Go local and discover the temples of Bagan either by bicycle or by horse cart. • For the energetic there is time to climb the 777 steps to the top of Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with a shrine dedicated to animist spirits known as “nats”. • Visit Inle Lake – a photographer‟s dream and get insight into the life-style of the ethnic Pa-O, Danu and Intha inhabitants.
Validity: Stays from 01 May 2012 to 30 Sep 2012 Click here for the details on terms & conditions
THAILAND
ALL SEASONS, PATTAYA
DOLPHIN BAY, HUA HIN
Stay in a Superior room for THB 699 per person per night including breakfast. Stay 5 nights / pay 4
Stay in a Standard room for THB 699 per person per night (room only). Stay a min of 5 nights and receive complimentary breakfast.
Validity: • Stays from 01 May 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
Validity: • Stays from 18 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
KOH CHANG CLIFF BEACH, KOH CHANG
HAADLAD PRESTIGE RESORT & SPA, KOH PHANGAN
Stay in a Sea View “Pool Side” room for THB 1,060 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Stay in a Superior room for THB 595 per person including daily breakfast. Stay 6 nights / pay 5
Validity: • Stays from 01 Jun 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
Validity: • Stays from 01 May 2012 to 15 Jul 2012 & 16 Sep 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
KHAO LAK PALM BEACH, PHANGNGA
BEST WESTERN PHUKET OCEAN RESORT
Stay in a Deluxe Mountain room for THB 595 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Stay in a Superior room for THB 620 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Validity: • Stays from 01 May 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
Validity: • Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
NAI YANG BEACH RESORT, PHUKET
PINNACLE SAMUI RESORT & SPA, KOH SAMUI
Stay in a Tropical Wing room for THB 810 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Stay in a Standard Bungalow from THB 929 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Validity: • Stays from 01 May 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
Validity: • Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 15 Jul 2012
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
MALAYSIA
TANJUNG RHU RESORT, LANGKAWI
FOUR SEASONS RESORT, LANGKAWI
Stay 7 nights / pay 6
Book 48 days prior to arrival and receive complimentary daily half board dining for up to two persons per booking.
Validity: • Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
Validity: • Stays from now to 20 Dec 2012 (except 22 to 26 Jan 2012 inclusive)
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
02 DAYS MALACCA WALKING TOUR WITH SERGE
SABAH HANDICRAFT & SPICE MARKET EXCURSION
Serge, a Frenchmen, takes you on a walking tour passing on his rich knowledge about the history of Malacca. Stay at his old, traditional Peranakan house right in the centre of Malacca.
Wander around stalls of exotic fruit and taste the refreshing “The Tarik”. This half-day market tour is a really fun and an authentic experience not to be missed in Sabah!
Validity: • From 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
Validity: • From 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
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Click here for the full itinerary & pricing
04 DAYS MINI SARAWAK EXPLORER • Sleep in a traditional Iban longhouse and join the Iban family in the evening with their daily chores. Do try their home brewed rice wine “tuak”! • On a short nature walk into the jungle you will learn why the locals also call the jungle their supermarket and pharmacy. • The “White Rajahs”, or Englishmen, once ruled Sarawak. Go on a discovery tour through Kuching with its many colonial buildings dating back to this period. Validity: Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012 Click here for the full itinerary & pricing.
05 DAYS NATURE EXPLORATION ESCAPADE • Visit a tea plantation in the Cameron Highlands and watch the tea making process first hand. Enjoy the stunning view whilst having a cup of tea. • Do a balancing act on the canopy walk, for an aerial view of the beautiful Taman Negara National Park, known as the oldest rainforest in the world. • Later proceed on a night jungle walk to listen to the orchestra of jungle noises by cicadas and other night insects and animals. Validity: Stays from 01 April 2012 to 31 Oct 2012 Click here for the details on terms & conditions
MALDIVES FILITHEYO ISLAND RESORT
Summer Surprise!
Book before 29 Feb 2012 and stay in a Superior Villa from USD 152 per person per night on an all inclusive meal basis. Book by: • 29 Feb 2012 Validity: • Stays from 01 May 2012 to 31 Oct 2012 Click here for the details on price & conditions
ZITAHLI RESORTS & SPA KUDA-FUNAFARU
Sizzling Summer Offer!
Book before 29 Feb 2012 and stay in a Deluxe Beach Villa from USD 171 per person per night including a half board meal basis.
Book by: • 29 Feb 2012 Validity: • Stays from 01 May 2012 to 31 Oct 2012 Click here for the details on price & conditions
MEKONG TOURING
03 DAYS A TASTE OF LAOS
06 DAYS CAMBODIA COLONIAL TOUR
Get an insight into coffee production in Laos and stay overnight at lovely plantation lodges. Our experts will teach everything you need to know about Lao tea & coffee varieties. A must for coffee and tea lovers!
Discover Phnom Penh‟s colonial architectural gems by cyclo and opt for a vintage Mercedes Benz to visit Angkor‟s temples in style. Top these experiences off by staying at the legendary Raffles.
Validity: • From 01 May 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
Validity: • From 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Oct 2012
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Click here for the full itinerary & pricing
08 DAYS / 10 DAYS VIETNAM CLASSIC SEAT-IN-COACH Take advantage of this special offer and get to know Vietnam from the north to the south! • Sail through the dramatic Halong Bay on a wooden junk and enjoy lunch at one of the most beautiful local Vietnamese restaurants in Hanoi. • Visit the two charming World Heritage Sites of Hoi An and Hue. • Dive through the bustling streets of Saigon and join an excursion to the Chu Chi Tunnels. • Visit the Mekong Delta with its canals, boats and rural life scenes. Validity: From 04 April 2012 to 31 Oct 2012 For the details on terms & conditions, click here: 8 Days Vietnam Classic / 10 Days Vietnam Classic
CHINA
PENINSULA BEIJING HOTEL
GRAND PARK HOTEL, KUNMING
Stay in a Deluxe room from USD 124 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Stay in a Superior room for USD 68 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Validity: • Stays from 01 Apr 2012 to 30 Nov 2012
Validity: • Stays from 04 Apr 2012 to 31 Dec 2012
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Click here for the details on terms & conditions
ANDAZ, SHANGHAI
PENINSULA SHANGHAI HOTEL
Stay in an Andaz room from USD 160 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Stay in a Superior room for USD 190 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Validity: • From 01 Apr 2012 to 30 Nov 2012
Validity: • From 01 Apr 2012 to 31 Dec 2012
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Click here for the full itinerary & pricing
INDIA & SRI LANKA
7 NIGHTS SUPER SAVER PACKAGE @ CGH EARTH HOTELS, INDIA
SERENE PAVILIONS, SRI LANKA
Enjoy a 7-night stay with any one or a combination of CGH Earth Hotels for USD 52 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Stay in a Ocean Pavilion for USD 271 per person per night including daily breakfast.
Validity: • From 01 May 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
Validity: • From 01 May 2012 to 31 Jul 2012
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Click here for the full itinerary & pricing
16 DAYS TEMPLE, TEA & TRIBES IN INDIA
03 DAYS CEYLON CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Discover the diverse south of India. Relax on a rice barge cruise on the Alleppey backwaters and witness the spectacular Kathakali dance. Kerala & Karnataka offer it all!
Visit Sigiriya – the “Fortress in the Sky” and stay a night at the charming hill capital Kandy, surrounded by nature and the island‟s famous tea plantations. A must-see while in Sri Lanka!
Validity: • From 01 May 2012 to 30 Sep 2012
Validity: • From 01 May 2012 to 31 Jul 2012
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Click here for the full itinerary & pricing
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