Monthly Archives: September 2012

Business

FRA Welcomes Australian Carbon Forest EU Link-Up

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FRA have welcomed news that Australia’s carbon forests are being linked to the EU’s ETS to help encourage investment in the carbon offsetting tool.

Seattle, United States, September 4, 2012 — Forestry Research Associates (FRA) have welcomed news that Australia’s carbon forests are being linked to the EU’s ETS to help encourage investment in the carbon offsetting tool.

The move is also being greeted warmly by the country’s carbon offsetting pioneer, Greenfleet, which said that the change will bring plenty of credibility to its carbon forest scheme. Greenfleet CEO, Sarah Gipton, explained, “It brings greater simplicity to the scheme; and linking to the more established market means Australia will benefit from the EU experience and Australian carbon project developers can tap into a larger market.”

She went on to add: “We are confident that investment in Australian carbon forests that offer additional biodiversity benefits will continue to rise as liable parties build their carbon management portfolios.”

Ms Gipton issued a statement talking about the relatively new asset class of investing in carbon offsetting. She explained that most savvy investors will take the ‘portfolio approach when making investments to deal with the risks. This is the same as any other asset class – it’s always a good idea to hedge your bets with a diverse portfolio, claims FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins.

Greenfleet is a forest abatement organization that helps businesses to offset their carbon emissions by planting trees. FRA supports this kind of project and also investment in forestry via sustainable plantations, which can also help to businesses and individual investors to offset their carbon emissions – while making healthy returns.

“Investing in plantations through forestry managers like Greenwood Management, which runs plantations in Brazil and Canada, is a great way to give a little back while making your cash work harder for you.”

Forestry investment tend to perform better than stocks and bonds and the demand for timber and charcoal products is rising off the back of growing economies of India, China and Japan.

About Forestry Research Associates

Forestry Research Associates is a research and advisory consultancy that focuses on forestry management, sustainability issues and forestry investment around the globe.

Media Contact:
Peter Collins
Forestry Research Associates
620 Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 316 8394
info@forestry-research.com
http://www.forestry-research.com

Business

Investing in Student Town Condos is a Money Spinner, claims AAA

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AAA is recommending that those parents of college students who can afford it should invest in real estate in college towns to make a healthy return and save some cash through the college years.

Boston, MA, USA, September 4, 2012 — Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) is recommending that those parents of college students who can afford it should invest in real estate in college towns to make a healthy return and save some cash through the college years.

The alternative investment advocacy group is not the only one encouraging parents to buy student digs to make a profit. In fact mortgage and housing expert, Ken Harney, recently wrote about the issue in an article for Forbes. He described how soaring rents are making sending kids to college even more expensive. Buying a property can solve the short-term problem while making a buck or two over the long term.

AAA says that people without children in college can also benefit from the boom in college town real estate by buying up a modest property and renting it out to students. Now is the time to swoop, claims AAA’s analysis partner, Anthony Johnson. He said “The housing market has bottomed out and is slowly on its way back up. Buy now and you’re likely to make money over the medium to long-term.”

In many of the US’s largest college towns, the average rents of properties are now several times the average mortgage repayments due each month, so investing in a student property makes sense now and in the future.

Although some college towns, like Boston and Washington DC are not cheap places to buy property, others, like Pittsburgh and Atlanta remain much more affordable and rents are still high compared with mortgage repayments. “The model works almost everywhere,” added Mr Johnson.

As well as advocating real estate investment, AAA also promotes ethical investments, such as sustainable timberland investments through firms like Greenwood Management that run plantations in Brazil and Canada. “Forestry is another asset class that gives investors something tangible, with intrinsic value, in exchange for their dollars,” said Johnson.

About Alternative Asset Analysis:
The remit of Alternative Asset Analysis is to analyse and provide news on the global performance of a wide range of alternative asset classes including, but not restricted to, commodities, real estate, forestry, foreign exchange, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital.

Media Contact:
Anthony Johnson
Alternative Asset Analysis
71 Commercial St
Boston, MA 02109-1320
617-939-9596
info@alternativeassetanalysis.com
http://www.alternativeassetanalysis.com

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd Has Launched a Two Day Luxury Biking Trip to Mai Chau

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Luxury Travel Ltd Promotes Mai Chau Valley on Your Bike, Hike and Dine in Style.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 4, 2012 — Luxury Travel Ltd Has Launched a Two Day Luxury Biking Trip to Mai Chau.

The ride passes through many villages, across lush rice paddies and above a valley for stunning views. You will get to know the local hill tribe people – the White Thai – and their culture better when you overnight in local home stay. They can opt to stay at the Mai Chau Lodge. After a day of remote cycling, you will be rewarded and spoilt with dinner and a night at the Mai Chau Lodge http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Adventures/Cycling-Trip-To-Mai-Chau-2days.htm.

“Taking this biking tour, travelers discover Vietnam’s village life in a remote setting. Mountain bikers will love this biking trip for the variety of trails – from good single track paths, undulating rough jeep trails, to some climbs that are rewarded with ultimate descents,” said Huong Pham, Operations Manager of Luxury Travel Company.

The next day is cycling in Hang Kia, a downhill ride to Hoa Binh Town. Drive to Cao Phong, travelers cycle from Cao Phong to the Giang Mo village of Muong Minority (2 hours). Visit Giang Mo Village before transferring back to Hanoi.

Tour cost at 257 USD per person for a private party of 2 people, including private pick up and drop off service, professional bike, helmet, drinking water, all meals, accommodation and English speaking tour guide. This offer is valid until 30 Dec 2013.

“This biking trip offers you a great opportunity to explore the outstanding nature beauty and culture richness of Mai Chau area, the gateway to the impressive Northwestern area of Vietnam. This biking tour offers you both physical activity and the opportunities to observe a lifestyle of local people that has changed little over the centuries. As you cycle in many places in Hoa Binh, you see the beautiful valleys, you encounter Flower H’mong, Muong and White Thai minorities and are guests in their traditional stilt-houses allowing you to see first-hand how these minority people live. This cycling trip is the highest quality of those offered to Mai Chau, including imported bicycles, well-trained English speaking cycling guides with experience, mechanical support and routes chosen for maximum enjoyment and sightseeing on the bike,” said Pham Ha, CEO and Founder of Luxury Travel Vietnam Company.

For Mai Chau biking tours, visit http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com/EN/Vietnam_tours/Adventures/Cycling-Trip-To-Mai-Chau-2days.htm or email to bike@luxurytravelvietnam.com.

About Luxury Travel Ltd
Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator/DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) based in Hanoi with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, Luxury Travel is exceptional in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and representative offices in California, London, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd won numerous travel awards for excellent performance including the most recent Guide Award 2012: “a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel and serves today’s most sophisticated travelers with luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays.”

Media Contact:
Doan Hong Linh (Ms.)
Marketing Executive
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
+ 84.4.39274120 Ext 122
marketing3@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Business

FRA welcomes The Campbell Group’s purchase of Australia timber

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A US timber investment manager is leading a buyout of a large amount of harvested timber in South Australia, in a move that has been welcomed by FRA.

Bainbridge Island, WA, September 04, 2012 – A US timber investment manager is leading a buyout of a large amount of harvested timber in South Australia, in a move that has been welcomed by Forestry Research Associates (FRA).

The research and analysis consultancy claims that the Campbell Group (TCG), a US-based investment management firm, is offering a good price for the timber that will be harvested in the region in the future.

South Australian government treasurer, Jack Snelling, said that the offer of the future timber investment attracted some very good offers from investors all over the world. Mr Snelling explained that although there were several good offers, TGC’s was the winner. He said, “TCG put forward the best proposal which included a very strong price.”

TCG controls some three million acres of timberland around the world, making it one of the world’s largest timber investment companies. Its chairman, John Gilleland, said that it would remain committed to safeguarding the forestry industry in South Australia. He said, “We are very pleased to have secured the rights to manage what is one of the highest-quality timber plantations in Australasia.”

The move underlines the ongoing demand for sustainably produced timber, according to FRA’s analysis partner, Peter Collins. He said, “Here at FRA, we are keen to promote forestry investment – through buying up plantation land – to those who night be looking for a more tangible investment option in response to the economic crisis.”

FRA claims that investing in plantations that are managed by a forestry management company, like Greenwood Management, for example, is a good option for people who want to try out timberland investment. “Investing in managed plantations means investors get all the rewards and benefits of a low-risk asset class, without the hassle or cost of having to buy their own plot of forest and manage it themselves,” added Mr Collins.

Contact:
Peter Collins
Forestry Research Associates
620 Vineyard Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 316 8394
info@forestry-research.com
http://www.forestry-research.com

Business

Now is the time to Invest in Brazil, claims AAA

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The analysts at alternative investment advocacy group AAA claim that this is the perfect time to invest in Brazil, with the economy still growing and major sporting events heading its way.

Boston, MA, September 04, 2012 – The analysts at alternative investment advocacy group, Alternative Asset Analysis (AAA) claim that this is the perfect time to invest in Brazil, with the economy still growing and major sporting events heading its way.

“There are a million and one ways to invest in Brazil and cash in on the country’s impressive growth,” claimed AAA’s analysis partner, Anthony Johnson.

He said that Brazil is having an exciting period, with the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup due to be hosted in Rio and elsewhere in 2014 and 2016. As a result of these major events. The country is investing considerable cash into improving its infrastructure – so construction is booming.

Real estate is certainly an asset class that’s worth considering, according to Mr Johnson. Inner cities and beach resorts are set to grow in popularity with tourists who will be flocking to Brazil to enjoy the sport. Rio, in particular is likely to invest huge amounts in improving accommodation over the coming years as the Olympic Committee rated the city very poorly for accommodation and infrastructure – suggesting that there is serious room for growth.

Steel is a booming industry ins response to major infrastructure expansion – including airport construction and expansion as well as bridges, railways and roads. “ the steel industry needs charcoal to operate, “claimed Mr Johnson. He added, “going back a few years, they would have got their charcoal form the native rainforests but this is now frowned upon by the authorities and plantation timber tends top be used instead.

As a result of this, AAA claims that investing in plantations, which are sustainably managed by firms like Greenwood Management, may be a wise move and could generate some very healthy returns for investors. “It’s also very low risk”, added Johnson.

Contact:
Anthony Johnson
Alternative Asset Analysis
71 Commercial St
Boston, MA 02109-1320
617-939-9596
info@alternativeassetanalysis.com
http://www.alternativeassetanalysis.com

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd Features a Luxury Resort in Inle Lake in the Company Brochure 2013 for High End Travelers to Myanmar

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Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) Recommends Pristine Lotus Resort and Spa Inle as a must stay resort in Inle Lake in Myanmar and features the resort in the newest brochures 2012-2013 in English, German and French.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 03, 2012 – Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com ) is a long established Asian specialist in luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

Pristine Lotus Resort and Spa Inle http://www.pristinelotus.com/

Pristine Lotus Resort is located at Khaung Daing village on the west bank of Inle Lake, 20-minute fascinating boat-ride from Nyang Shwe or 45-minute interesting drive from the Heho airport.

The 53-rooms Pristine Lotus Spa Resort at Inle Lake will feature a natural spa (hot spring) and high-quality designer accommodation affording great views of the Lake. Positioned at a rare vantage point.

Pristine Lotus Spa Resort’s main facilities and villas are gracefully laid out over a landscaped hillside that gently slopes into the lake, offering great views of the lake and the Shan hills beyond.

Bi-lingual local staff welcomes guests from the canopied lobby that rests on an island connected by teak-wood bridges over cascading swifts and landscaped gardens.

“Just a short flight from Yangon or Mandalay, in the cool green highlands of Shan State, and yet seemingly worlds apart from the rest of Myanmar, lies Inle Lake, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The lake itself sits at a pleasant 2,900 feet above sea level and is famous for its leg rowers, floating markets and prolific birdlife. In this unique wetland environment, whole villages sit on floating islands on the lake. Colorful hill tribes inhabit the surrounding fertile valleys and forested mountaintops, and their hand-woven silks are a specialty of the region. Pristine Lotus Resort and Spa Inle is our pick for discerning holidaymakers in Inle Lalke. You should stay at least 3 nights to absorb this beautiful destination,” said Pham Ha, Founder and CEO of Luxury Travel.

Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator and DMC (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) based in Hanoi with its offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, Luxury Travel is excellent in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Etablished in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices in Indochina, Myanmar and Thailand, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors and representative offices in the USA, UK, France, Germany and Australia. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill the most sophisticated traveler’s expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd won numerous travel awards for excellent performance including the most recent award: Best Luxury Tour Operator.

Contact:
Link Doan
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
marketing12@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Business

How to Land your Hedge Fund Dream Job at Golden Networking’s Alternative Investments Conference

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Building off of the momentum of past conferences, Golden Networking brings back Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, “Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016”, now in New York, Chicago and London (www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com).

New York City, NY, USA (September 3, 2012) — Forbes’ Susan Adams had good news for the significant proportion of undergraduate and graduate population who chose alternative investments: Hedge funds are indeed hiring right now. How to get to know where to go? The key is networking at Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, “Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016” (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com).

The first step in considering a hedge fund job is to think long and hard about whether your personality is suited to the pressure-cooker environment of most funds. “The competition to keep the edge and to outperform is very high”. Consider not only whether you truly thrive under pressure but also whether you’re good at synthesizing and evaluating a lot of data quickly.

If you’re ready to make the leap, get ready to be aggressive about networking, says Roy Cohen, a career and executive coach and author of The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide. “Hedge fund types have short attention spans, and they are not very comfortable networking,” he observes. That means you have to push hard yourself and avoid taking rejection personally.

“Leverage whatever contacts you have”. Because hedge funds are unregulated and tend to keep their business under wraps, they don’t hold events that are open to the public. “You can’t just walk into a hedge fund conference and sign up”.

How to make those contacts? On September 25 in New York, October 9 in Chicago and December 12 in London, hundreds of the most important players in alternative investments will gather for all-star agendas at Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, “Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016” (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com). A virtual who’s who will soon follow as one legendary manager after another will take the stage. Billions of investable assets will be represented by influential local and international investors who will listen with rapt attention as star managers and analysts discuss and debate the biggest issues facing the industry today.

Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012, “Getting Ready to Manage $5 Trillion by 2016” will provide attendees in New York, Chicago and London with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands and how regulatory and alpha expectation s will impact it. Recognized managers, investors, experts, regulators, and strategists will return to Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012 to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.

Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2012 is produced by Golden Networking (http://www.goldennetworking.net), the premier networking community for business executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Panelists, speakers and sponsors are invited to contact Golden Networking by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.net.

Media Contact:
Yifang Chu
Media Relations Coordinator
Golden Networking
516-761-4712
ychu@goldennetworking.net
http://www.goldennetworking.net

Technology

Sphere 10 Software Releases Auto Mouse 1.0

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Sphere 10 Software today announced the release of Auto Mouse 1.0, an innovative software utility that helps computer users avoid the physical pain associated with overuse of a computer mouse.

Queensland, Australia, September 03, 2012 — Sphere 10 Software today announced the release of Auto Mouse 1.0 ( http://www.sphere10.com/AutoMouse ), an innovative software utility that helps computer users avoid the physical pain associated with overuse of a computer mouse.

What is Auto Mouse?
Auto Mouse is a background utility that allows you to operate your mouse using your other hand and to click the mouse automatically when it stops moving. It is designed to alleviate the strain associated with operating a computer mouse and suitable for users with carpal tunnel, trigger finger, RSI, finger arthritis, tendonitius and general hand disorders.

With Auto Mouse you can move the mouse using the keyboard arrows, click the mouse using hotkeys and let the mouse click automatically when you stop moving the mouse. Left-handed users can also switch the mouse buttons around for consistency. The innovative design allows you to make complex mouse gestures such as drag-and-drop without actually clicking the mouse buttons.

The application runs in the background and unintrusively shows audio-visual cues when a click is being simulated. All options are configurable and installation is seamless requiring no configuration. Just download, intall and enjoy! Try it free for 30 days and decide if this is the right solution for you.

Features:
* Move the mouse using the keyboard arrows
* Click the mouse using hotkeys
* Let the mouse click automatically when you stop moving it
* Switch mouse buttons for left-handed users
* Perform complex mouse gestures like drag-n-drop and paint strokes without the mouse

Availability:
Auto Mouse 1.0 is available now, and may be downloaded through our web site at http://www.sphere10.com/AutoMouse

About Sphere 10 Software:
Sphere 10 Software is an independent software vendor publishing shareware products. For further information, please contact us at US office +1 (562) 661 8263 or AU office +61 (7) 3188 6009.

Press & Media Contact:
Herman Schoenfeld
Sphere 10 Software
3 Oates Ave
Woodridge, QLD – Australia 4114
+61 (7) 3188 6009
press@sphere10.com
http://www.sphere10.com

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd Features a Luxury Resort in Inle Lake in the Company Brochure 2013 for High End Travelers to Myanmar

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Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) Recommends Pristine Lotus Resort and Spa Inle as a must stay resort in Inle Lake in Myanmar and features the resort in the newest brochures 2012-2013 in English, German and French.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 3, 2012 — Luxury Travel Ltd is a long established Asian specialist in luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

Pristine Lotus Resort and Spa Inle http://www.pristinelotus.com/

Pristine Lotus Resort is located at Khaung Daing village on the west bank of Inle Lake, 20-minute fascinating boat-ride from Nyang Shwe or 45-minute interesting drive from the Heho airport.

The 53-rooms Pristine Lotus Spa Resort at Inle Lake will feature a natural spa (hot spring) and high-quality designer accommodation affording great views of the Lake. Positioned at a rare vantage point.

Pristine Lotus Spa Resort’s main facilities and villas are gracefully laid out over a landscaped hillside that gently slopes into the lake, offering great views of the lake and the Shan hills beyond.

Bi-lingual local staff welcomes guests from the canopied lobby that rests on an island connected by teak-wood bridges over cascading swifts and landscaped gardens.

“Just a short flight from Yangon or Mandalay, in the cool green highlands of Shan State, and yet seemingly worlds apart from the rest of Myanmar, lies Inle Lake, an area of outstanding natural beauty. The lake itself sits at a pleasant 2,900 feet above sea level and is famous for its leg rowers, floating markets and prolific birdlife. In this unique wetland environment, whole villages sit on floating islands on the lake. Colorful hill tribes inhabit the surrounding fertile valleys and forested mountaintops, and their hand-woven silks are a specialty of the region. Pristine Lotus Resort and Spa Inle is our pick for discerning holidaymakers in Inle Lalke. You should stay at least 3 nights to absorb this beautiful destination,” said Pham Ha, Founder and CEO of Luxury Travel.

About Luxury Travel Ltd
Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator and DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) based in Hanoi with its offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, Luxury Travel is excellent in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Established in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices in Indochina, Myanmar and Thailand, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors and representative offices in the USA, UK, France, Germany and Australia. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill the most sophisticated traveler’s expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd won numerous travel awards for excellent performance including the most recent award: Best Luxury Tour Operator.

Media Contact:
Doan Hong Linh (Ms.)
Marketing Executive
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
+ 84.4.39274120 Ext 122
marketing3@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Travel

Luxury Travel Ltd, Vietnam First Luxury Tour Operator and DMC, To Launch Luxury Vietnam Villa Collection

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Luxury Travel Ltd ‘s hand-picked Vietnam Luxury Villa collection features a range of exclusive properties that offer the personalized services of a luxury resort coupled with the independence of renting a private villa.

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 03, 2012 – Luxury Travel Ltd ‘s hand-picked Vietnam Luxury Villa collection features a range of exclusive properties that offer the personalized services of a luxury resort coupled with the independence of renting a private villa.

Luxury Travel Ltd. (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com ) has served the luxury travel industry for many years, and their staff has acquired first-hand knowledge about the luxury travel market in Vietnam. They have visited their recommended destinations, and have personally checked out the finest villas designed for discriminating travelers.

“This unique collection of luxury villas was carefully chosen to represent the absolute best Vietnam has to offer. Focusing on destination, location, style and size our selection offers choices from exotic modern beachside villas to the casual elegance of a Vietnam villa amid rice fields. Luxury Travel Ltd’s Vietnam’s Villas collection has the perfect property to suit your personal tastes and travel style and family holidays.

” Said David Nguyen, Sales and Marketing Manager of Luxury Travel Ltd.

Vietnam-based Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) is a long established Asian specialist in the art of travel and serves today’s most sophisticated travelers with luxury privately guided and fully bespoke holidays in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel excels in designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences to fulfill the most sophisticated traveler’s expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd. has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance, including the most recent award: Best Luxury Tour Operator.

Contact:
Link Doan
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
marketing12@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com