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FFB’s City Bonus Highlight looks at route bonuses to/from a
particular city as well as select bonuses for staying in hotels in or
around that city. This week we look at Vietnam’s largest city formerly known as Saigon: Ho Chi Minh City.
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Route Bonuses for SGN
Ho Chi Minh City, known by its airport code of SGN is a major hub for Vietnam Airlines and the bonuses definitely reflect this although there are a few bonuses to be had from other airlines:
| From/To (or Vice Versa) | Bonus Offer | Airline Program | Validity | Details | |
| Bangkok | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Buon Ma Thuot | Ho Chi Minh | Up to Triple Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Until Nov 30, 12 | |
| Busan | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Dubai | Ho Chi Minh | up to 3,000 Miles |
Emirates Skywards | Until Sep 30, 12 | |
| Dubai | Ho Chi Minh | Double Points |
JetBlue TrueBlue (on EK) | Until Sep 30, 12 | |
| Europe | Ho Chi Minh | up to Double Miles |
Emirates Skywards | Oct 1 – Nov 30, 12 | |
| Frankfurt | Ho Chi Minh | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Abu Dhabi | Double Miles |
Etihad Guest | Oct 1 – 31, 13 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Bangkok | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Buon Ma Thuot | Up to Triple Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Until Nov 30, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Busan | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Dubai | up to 3,000 Miles |
Emirates Skywards | Until Sep 30, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Dubai | Double Points |
JetBlue TrueBlue (on EK) | Until Sep 30, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Frankfurt | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Hong Kong | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Kaohsiung | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Kuala Lumpur | Double Miles |
Malaysia AIrlines Enrich | Until Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Kuala Lumpur | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | London | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Moscow | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Paris | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Pleiku | Up to Triple Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Until Nov 30, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Seoul | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Singapore | up to 2,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Until Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Taipei | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Ho Chi Minh | Yangon | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
May 4 – Aug 31, 12 | |
| Hong Kong | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Kaohsiung | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Ho Chi Minh | Double Miles |
Malaysia AIrlines Enrich | Until Oct 31, 12 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| London | Ho Chi Minh | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Moscow | Ho Chi Minh | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Paris | Ho Chi Minh | up to 3,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 15 – Oct 15, 12 | |
| Pleiku | Ho Chi Minh | Up to Triple Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Until Nov 30, 12 | |
| Singapore | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
| Seoul | Ho Chi Minh | up to 2,000 Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Until Oct 31, 12 | |
| Taipei | Ho Chi Minh | 100% Bonus Miles |
Vietnam Airlines Golden Lotus |
Sep 4 – Oct 31, 12 | |
Hotel Bonuses for the Ho Chi Minh area
Here are some bonus offers for hotel stays in the Ho Chi Minh area:
Accor Hotels
Earn up to 4,500 Bonus Avios Miles for stays of 2 or more consecutive nights at Accor Hotels Worldwide. Be sure to select British Airways Executive Club/Avios as your earning preference.
Bonuses as follows:
1,000 Avios for your 1st stay
1,500 Avios for your 2nd stay
2,000 Avios for your 3rd stay
Full Details and Online Booking Until Sep 30, 12
Global Hotels Alliance Discovery
Double Avios Points for stays at any participating GHA Hotel Worldwide. You must be a member of the the GHA Discovery Program to earn Avios. Full Details Until Sep 15, 12
Hyatt
Earn
up to 65,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points
for stays at Hyatt properties Worldwide. Earn 5,000 Hyatt Gold
Passport bonus points after your first five eligible nights and
10,000 more for every five nights after that.
Stay Earn Total Bonus Points Earned
5 Nights + 5,000 bonus points = 5,000
10 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 15,000
15 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 25,000
20 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 35,000
25 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 45,000
30 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 55,000
35 Nights + 10,000 bonus points = 65,000
Plus, if you’re a Hyatt Credit Card member, you’ll earn
20% more bonus points – an additional 1,000 after your first
five nights and 2,000 additional for every five nights after that.
Register Online
(Registration is required) Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 1 – Nov 30,
12
InterContinental Hotels Group
Double Priority Club Points for
stays at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon Full
details and online booking Until Oct 31, 12
Marriott
Marriott MegaBonus: Earn a Free Night or Bonus Rewards Points
for stays at any participating Marriott
Hotel Worldwide. Full Details, online registration and booking
(Registration is required)
Register by Oct 31 for stays Sep 15, 12 – Jan
15, 13
Some of the Offer Variations:
– Earn a free night after every second qualifying stay A maximum
of three free nights can be earned and then used at Category 1-4
hotels.
– Earn 35,000 points after 20 paid nights + 15,000 points after
25 paid nights—up to 50,000 bonus points
– Earn 25,000 points after 15 paid nights + 15,000 points after
20 paid nights—up to 40,000 bonus points
Marriott MegaBonus: Triple Airline Miles for
all stays starting with your second stay at any participating Marriott
Hotel Worldwide.
Full
Details, online registration and booking
(Registration is required) Until Oct 31, 12
Starwood
SPG Better by the Night: Earn up to Triple Starpoints + an online
booking bonus for stays at more
than 1,000 participating Starwood Hotels Worldwide.
Bonuses as follows:
– Double Starpoints® on eligible stays of 1 or 2 nights
– Triple Starpoints on eligible stays of 3 or more nights
– 250 Starpoints for eligible stays booked at spg.com
– 500 Starpoints for eligible stays booked through the SPG app for
iPhone®
Full
Details, Online Registration and Booking. (Registration is
not open yet) or simply book online at SPG.com
after you register to ensure you get your online booking bonus.
Click here
for a list of hotels not participating in the up to Triple Starpoints
bonus
Online booking bonus is available for all Starwood Hotels worldwide.
Register by Nov 30 for stays Oct 1 – Dec 20,
12
Third Night Free
with any 3-night stay at participating Starwood Hotels in Cambodia,
Thailand or Vietnam. Full
details & Online booking Until Dec 31, 12
SPG Nice Choice: Various Bonus Offers/Free Nights
for stays at any Starwood Hotels Worldwide.
SPG members picks the ‘bonus’ and the timeframe they want to have
their stays count. Registration is now closed, however if
you did register you can still book your stays online at SPG.com Register by Jun 30 for stays: May 1 – Jul 31, 12 or Jun 1 – Aug 31, 12 or Jul 1 – Sep 30, 12
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