Helen Wong’s Tours Celebrates 21st Birthday
A festive mood and jazzy music greeted a select group of travel industry personnel and media partners as they arrived at L’Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney late last week for the 21st birthday celebrations of Helen Wong’s Tours.
Managing Director Helen Wong who said she has lost count of the number of times she has travelled between Australia and China noted it was appropriate that during an Olympic year where Beijing is to host the world’s biggest sporting event, the Sydney-based company celebrates its ‘coming of age’.
Pictured: Helen Wong thanks the industry for 21 years at a gala birthday celebration in Sydney last week.
During the evening Ms Wong who paid tribute to the role her staff in Australia and China has made in establisiing the company as “The China Specialist” said she was optimistic of an even brighter future for China.
Twenty-one travel agents will especially remember this year of company celebrations. As a thank you for selling Helen Wong’s Tours, 21 agents will be selected from a draw to participate in an exclusive tour of China personally escorted by Helen Wong.
Full details are available by contacting [email protected]
More product has been added during the company’s 21st year. In addition to the new 66 page 2008/2009 China brochure and the 18 page Hong Kong & Macau brochure is the company’s first ever Vietnam programme.
Among the options in the 2008/2009 programme that includes Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar is an 11 day Vietnam Discovery tour.
Priced from $3340, this tour includes the delta town of Can Tho, Saigon, Hoi An, Hanoi and an excursion to Halong Bay.
A 26 day Ancient Kingdoms tour priced from $7765 includes 13 days of sightseeing in Vietnam plus a visit to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. As well, more than a week is spent in Myanmar with visits to Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake.
A series of 4 – 8 day encounters in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar designed for independent travellers is also included in the new brochure.
John Alwyn-Jones
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