May 3, 2009

Connections Vietnam going strong

We've had our best couple of months so far since starting up with Connections Vietnam, including a group of 20 (mostly teenagers) from Australia. This was our biggest group so far by some distance! They had a great time.

They went to Chinatown:

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And they had lunch at one of our Chef's houses. Luckily she has an enormous kitchen and we managed to accommodate them all.

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Despite our absence from Vietnam our determination to continue the business has been rewarded. Our guys over in Saigon are all doing a fantastic job, what a great team we have! Through weekly meetings via Skype and our makeshift office (in my mother-in-laws house) things have ticked over nicely. Sometimes I come home and Chi is on the internet phone arranging something whilst suckling Louisa at the same time...

We are currently sub-contracting for two of the biggest tour operators in Vietnam. We haven't really seen bookings drying up which, touch wood, is a good sign considering the economic climate at the moment. Most of all, we can't wait to get back to Saigon and get behind the wheel again, we have many more ideas to expand what we offer.

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1 comment:

K. Tran said...

Hey Jon,
Here's an article about a company that has a similar goal as connection. It's an online interface that connects locals to tourist, but its basically the same idea. Here's a link to the article. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/an-online-guide-for-tourists-by-locals/ Hope you find it helpful/interesting!