Thinking about going to Vietnam. A few questions
Aug 20, 2017, 8:43 am
#32
Join Date: Jul 2015
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You are going to love Vietnam!
I have a couple of suggestions.
1) Don't spend all your time in Saigon. Go to Hanoi and/or Hoi An. Hanoi is among the great cities in the world and is very different from Saigon. I wouldn't want to miss it.
2) For travel within Vietnam, use Vietnam Airlines, rather than one of the budget airlines. It will be slightly more expensive, but still very affordable and is much more reliable. You have only two weeks and it would be a shame to lose a bunch of time to save a few $$. As I recall, tickets for SGN-DAD & DAD-HAN were ~$20 more to fly VN instead of VietJet or JetStar.
3) Look into booking a street food tour in Saigon with XO Tours. They aren't cheap ($75), but it was one of the best things we did during our entire time in Vietnam. It is a chance to see a huge chunk of Saigon from the back of a scooter and to eat some great street food.
I have a couple of suggestions.
1) Don't spend all your time in Saigon. Go to Hanoi and/or Hoi An. Hanoi is among the great cities in the world and is very different from Saigon. I wouldn't want to miss it.
2) For travel within Vietnam, use Vietnam Airlines, rather than one of the budget airlines. It will be slightly more expensive, but still very affordable and is much more reliable. You have only two weeks and it would be a shame to lose a bunch of time to save a few $$. As I recall, tickets for SGN-DAD & DAD-HAN were ~$20 more to fly VN instead of VietJet or JetStar.
3) Look into booking a street food tour in Saigon with XO Tours. They aren't cheap ($75), but it was one of the best things we did during our entire time in Vietnam. It is a chance to see a huge chunk of Saigon from the back of a scooter and to eat some great street food.
Aug 22, 2017, 8:37 am
#33
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-1-United...sAAOSwaRhZm6GJ
for $22 for a 3hr layover, I might risk it
You are going to love Vietnam!
I have a couple of suggestions.
1) Don't spend all your time in Saigon. Go to Hanoi and/or Hoi An. Hanoi is among the great cities in the world and is very different from Saigon. I wouldn't want to miss it.
2) For travel within Vietnam, use Vietnam Airlines, rather than one of the budget airlines. It will be slightly more expensive, but still very affordable and is much more reliable. You have only two weeks and it would be a shame to lose a bunch of time to save a few $$. As I recall, tickets for SGN-DAD & DAD-HAN were ~$20 more to fly VN instead of VietJet or JetStar.
3) Look into booking a street food tour in Saigon with XO Tours. They aren't cheap ($75), but it was one of the best things we did during our entire time in Vietnam. It is a chance to see a huge chunk of Saigon from the back of a scooter and to eat some great street food.
I have a couple of suggestions.
1) Don't spend all your time in Saigon. Go to Hanoi and/or Hoi An. Hanoi is among the great cities in the world and is very different from Saigon. I wouldn't want to miss it.
2) For travel within Vietnam, use Vietnam Airlines, rather than one of the budget airlines. It will be slightly more expensive, but still very affordable and is much more reliable. You have only two weeks and it would be a shame to lose a bunch of time to save a few $$. As I recall, tickets for SGN-DAD & DAD-HAN were ~$20 more to fly VN instead of VietJet or JetStar.
3) Look into booking a street food tour in Saigon with XO Tours. They aren't cheap ($75), but it was one of the best things we did during our entire time in Vietnam. It is a chance to see a huge chunk of Saigon from the back of a scooter and to eat some great street food.
Aug 22, 2017, 8:38 am
#34
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Posts: 226
1) hm.. cant see seat selection on united flight 803 on 9/14/17 from iad - nrt @12:30p?
2) also cant see seat selection on united 804 on 9/24 from nrt to iad @4pm?
anyone know if there are aisle seats left on either flight?
and why cant I see it?
edit:
nevermind.. I need to be logged in to see the seat availability.
only 2 aisle seats left on 9/24.
hopefully my visa gets approved soon!!!!!!!!!!
edit2:
visa approved!
but only because I checked the visa website.
they didn't send me an email.
4 days (including weekend) from when I applied.
wonder when it was actually approved?
2) also cant see seat selection on united 804 on 9/24 from nrt to iad @4pm?
anyone know if there are aisle seats left on either flight?
and why cant I see it?
edit:
nevermind.. I need to be logged in to see the seat availability.
only 2 aisle seats left on 9/24.
hopefully my visa gets approved soon!!!!!!!!!!
edit2:
visa approved!
but only because I checked the visa website.
they didn't send me an email.
4 days (including weekend) from when I applied.
wonder when it was actually approved?
Last edited by snail; Aug 22, 2017 at 10:21 am
Aug 23, 2017, 9:51 am
#36
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Omaha
Posts: 1,674
ANA advance seat reservations with UA booking?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/all-n...ick-seats.html
Aug 24, 2017, 8:29 am
#37
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Origin and destination for checked baggage 1st bag 2nd bag Maximum weight
(IAD - SGN) 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 50.0lbs
(SGN - IAD ) 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 50.0lbs
interesting.. no fees for checked bags?
(IAD - SGN) 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 50.0lbs
(SGN - IAD ) 0.00 USD 0.00 USD 50.0lbs
interesting.. no fees for checked bags?
Last edited by snail; Aug 24, 2017 at 10:05 am
Aug 24, 2017, 9:21 am
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Aug 24, 2017, 9:31 am
#39
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Aug 24, 2017, 9:33 am
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Always bring a few days clothes with you. No valuables/electronics in checked bags.
Aug 24, 2017, 10:06 am
#41
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You need your ANA confirmation number, which I think is listed on united.com after you pull up your booking. Then it looks like you can login to ANA's website with your confirmation number and pick your seats. If not, you just call ANA while looking at seatguru.com
ANA advance seat reservations with UA booking?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/all-n...ick-seats.html
ANA advance seat reservations with UA booking?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/all-n...ick-seats.html
reserved my seats on ANA.
I picked aisle in the middle row where 2 of the other seats were occupied.
I'm hoping that they are a couple and the person in middle seat wont bother me when needing to get out
Aug 24, 2017, 10:12 am
#42
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Posts: 226
and wait for luggage after I land. (both going to and coming from Saigon)
Aug 25, 2017, 8:17 am
#43
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 100
I had an amazing stay at Le Meridian and can highly recommend staying there. The lounge view is amazing, no need to do the tower if you have status.
2 weeks is too much you should explore other places. Uber and Grab and the legit taxis are ok. Read the safety recommendations other have given, very valid.
I took cash from a bank atm close to hotel during the day and somehow 2 transactions were reported with more $ taken out. 2 days later 2nd was reversed. Always review your statements. Do not buy sim cards from any place that would not register the card. Ask your friend to help. in 2 weeks you can go souther ot move to the middle, plenty to do.
2 weeks is too much you should explore other places. Uber and Grab and the legit taxis are ok. Read the safety recommendations other have given, very valid.
I took cash from a bank atm close to hotel during the day and somehow 2 transactions were reported with more $ taken out. 2 days later 2nd was reversed. Always review your statements. Do not buy sim cards from any place that would not register the card. Ask your friend to help. in 2 weeks you can go souther ot move to the middle, plenty to do.