Vietnam at a discount
Price leader in Asian tours is charging only $999 for a week in Vietnam, including airfare from U.S. cities
To enjoy a travel miracle — a memorable tour to an exotic nation, for less than the cost of airfare alone — is to lend excitement to life. Several months ago, we described an awesome Chinese-American named Wilson Wu, who operates twoweek tours of Vietnam for as little as $1,599 per person, including round-trip airfare from the U.S. West Coast. Now the same Mr. Wu, through his company, called World Spree, is offering an even cheaper adventure of one week’s duration to Vietnam for only $999. I have no vested interest whatever in World Spree, his company. And thus I have no compunction against loudly proclaiming that this is one of the travel industry’s most remarkable bargains. Wu, who called his company China Spree some 14 years ago, when he operated one-weekers to Beijing and Shanghai for $999, is an outstanding figure in travel. What’s the catch to his “Exotic Vietnam” for $999? It’s that he offers it only to early-bird bookers for departures in May and September of 2019. Plan your departure for that time, and you’ll receive, for $999, round-trip airfare to Vietnam from either Los Angeles or San Francisco (from New York City for only $100 more), seven nights of deluxe hotel accommodations (four-star hotels) with three nights in Saigon and four nights in Hanoi, ground transportation from Saigon to Hanoi, daily American breakfasts in your hotel, and sightseeing tours in both Saigon and Hanoi. And your hotels are airconditioned, with restaurants, fitness centres and Wi-Fi. Saigon’s hotel even has a rooftop swimming pool. (The same tour costs $1,099 to $1,299 for March to April departures.) For more information from World Spree, visit www.worldspree.com or phone (toll-free) 866-652-5656. But hurry, as this program is bound to sell fast. Note to the reader: Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip. The information in this column was accurate when it was released, but prices are competitive, sometimes limited and can always change without notice. Arthur Frommer is the pioneering founder of the Frommer’s Travel Guide book series. He co-hosts the radio program, The Travel Show, with his travel correspondent daughter Pauline Frommer. Find more destinations online and read Arthur Frommer’s blog at frommers.com.