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 November is always a favorite month for the team at Lotus Travel. It is National Adoption Month and is also a time when we pause to reflect on the past year and look forward as we announce new tours for Spring and Summer 2011. We have some great new offerings this year, including a volunteer work tour in partnership with Habitat for Humanity in the Sichuan province. We recall the many homes that were devastated during the 2008 earthquake.
Also in this issue we are choosing to highlight what Lotus Travel does that is different than most homeland tour providers. In the past couple of months, we have received more inquiries regarding on this topic than ever before. We are proud of our standing as a professional travel agency, as Louie shares in his interview.
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches we recall many thing for which we are thankful. Life, good health and family top our list. In business we are having fun with our 15th anniversary celebration year with a drawing for families who book a tour before year end to win an iPad. We wish you the best during this Thanksgiving season and hope to see you in Asia sometime soon!
Best regards,
Lea Xu
Vice President
Lotus Travel Inc. |
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Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
China & Lotus Travel -- July 2011 |
 Join with Lotus Travel and Habitat for Humanity as we build homes in Sichuan, China. It's a week you'll always remember as you work alongside locals. Click HFH Volunteer Tour for details on this exciting week of building. This volunteer work can make an excellent FCC teen trip and also allows others to support the trip. Click HFH site to see details. Also your volunteer week costs are tax deductible as 100% of airfare costs!
Lotus has arranged flexible culture tours to add on to your volunteer week. One option is a Shanghai excursion; another includes time in Beijing & Xian . There is great flexibility and opportunity for this one tour. For more details or questions contact iris@lotustours.net about this exciting July 2011 experience for your family or teen group! |
Travel Agency status
Clients have inquired more than ever before in the past couple of months regarding Lotus being a professional travel agency. Until recently, most families did not stop to ask. Click Interview with Louie to read the full story and learn why asking this question and knowing the answer can be important to you as you plan your family trip. |
 Sichuan Province
It is one of the most visited provinces in China, and is home to the famous giant panda. Click Sichuan to learn what else you may wish to see and do when visiting this rich province, whose capital is known as the "Valley of Abundance". |
 For Vietnam families there are a wide range of tours that you can take during Spring break before rainy season. It's a great time to visit the North or the South. Click Vietnam tours to see a slate of pre-arranged tours or fill out the inquiry form and design your own tour!
The China "Ultimate Spring Break" trip departs April 15. Or you can choose your own spring break trip schedule from a menu of choices at www.lotustours.net |
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Visiting Vietnam by Lea Xu
A glimpse of Saigon
 Lea Xu writes of a recent visit to different portions of Vietnam. Most recently she writes about spending just a couple of days in Saigon with her husband and friends and observing how this city is growing and changing. Click Saigon visit to read about her experience and observations.
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It's not a tale of two cities, it is simply a city renamed Ho Chi Minh City. However to almost anyone except government employees, it is popularly still called Saigon. 
Complimentary maps of China 