Swiss‘ subsidiary Edelweiss Air offers cheap Business Class tickets to Ho-Chi-Minh-City. A roundtrip starting and ending in Paris is available at €1,347. The flights require a short layover in Zurich. Edelweiss’ Business Class product is basically the same as parent company Swiss’ premium cabin. Economy class tickets on the same flights start at €392, including board service and a checked bag up to 23kg.
Swiss’ short-haul Airbus aircraft will take you from Paris to Zurich. An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 will take you onwards to southern Vietnam.
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According to fare rules, this deal will expire on September 30, 2019. Further restrictions are a minimum stay of three days or at least one Saturday or Sunday. Your maximum stay may not exceed three months. This fare is valid for all flights leaving Europe before August 31st, 2020.
The earliest available travel dates start in November 2019. Availability in business class is great during the entire travel period. While cheap economy tickets are not as common, you’ll still find plenty of travel dates.
We recommend checking Google Flights to find out which dates’ prices are lowest (instructions). You’ll be able to score slightly cheaper tickets using the same dates in our flight search. When booking premium tickets, we still recommend booking directly via swiss.com. This way, you get better customer service in case anything goes wrong.
Mileage
Business class tickets are issued in booking class P. Since Edelweiss is not a member of Star Alliance, you can only earn miles in Miles&More and United’s MileagePlus for long haul flights.
- Miles&More:
- 100% status miles (125% with executive bonus)
- turnover based award mileage
- United MileagePlus:
- 100% status miles
- 100% bis 200% award miles (depending on your status)
Information & Tips for Vietnam
Vietnam is a country in South Eastern Asia. Hanoi in the north of the country is the capital, while southern Ho-Chi-Minh-City (HCMC) is the most populous city. Vietnam is famous for its vast natural jungles, beautiful beaches and the famous Ha-Long-Bay, just outside of Hanoi. The country’s name has become a trope in pop-culture, mainly because of many American movies and TV series dealing with the USA’s military intervention in the country in the late 1960s.
Best Time to Travel
Best seasons for tourists visiting Vietnam are spring (February through April) and fall (August through October). At this time, precipitation is at a yearly low and temperatures are enjoyable. Because of the large north-south distance covered by the country, best travel times can be regionally different.
Visa & Immigration
Most EU-Citizens can get a visa-free entry for stays up to fifteen days. All they need is a passport valid for more than six months. After leaving Vietnam, you have to wait 30 days to apply for another visa-free entry. If you’re planning to stay longer than fifteen days, you need to apply for a regular visa.
Currency
Vietnam’s official curreny is the Vietnamese Dong. 1€ buys roughy 26,000 Dong. International credit cards are accepted in most major cities throughout the country. Getting cash via ATMs is no problem in major cities, as well. Please inform yourself about possible comission fees before travelling to Vietnam.
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