Insider Collection

INSIDER COLLECTION

WELCOME TO THE SAIGON INSIDER COLLECTION

Truly memorable meetings and events with authentic local ﬂavour – that is the inspiration behind the InterContinental Insider Collection. Our network of hotels and resorts is global; our knowledge and expertise local, giving planners guaranteed choice, range and depth to add to any meeting or conference. E selection of services which are ﬁrmly rooted in their location and are responsibly guided by our partnership with National Geographic’s Center for Sustainable Destinations. The options are limitless, the local knowledge rich, the service professional and faultless, the delegate experience enriching and rewarding every time. Sample for yourself some of our wonderful Saigon experiences.

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InterContinental Asiana Saigon

A SIANA SAIG O N Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER COLLECTION

INSIDER LOCATIONS Choose an InterContinental venue for your event and a world of possibilities opens up. As locals, your hotel team holds the key to a side of your locality tourists never see. What and who they know gives you an exclusive mix of authentic venues and experiences to play with. INSIDER SPEAKERS Bring your event to life with an inspirational speaker – someone who can really strike a chord with your delegates and enrich their experience beyond measure. Fascinating and engaging, motivating Insider Speakers range from celebrities and cultural experts to sporting heroes. Whatever their passion, they all have a local connection and you will discover that their unique insights and local know-how make your event one to remember. INSIDER COMMUNITY There’s nothing quite like immersing yourself in the community to gain an added depth and understanding to your experience in a new destination. Insider Community has been designed to beneﬁt local people and create truly memorable and meaningful experiences for your delegates too. INSIDER INTER ACTIONS This team-building experience will help your delegates connect with each other as never before. Using the unique character, heritage or geography of your destination to inspire interaction, each experience, whether based on or o -site o er an original way to engage delegates and motivate them to build e ective working relationships. INSIDER BREAKS With Insider Collection even your breaks are fulﬁlling experiences. From serving up a delicious lunch of provincial dishes for a taste of regional cuisine to spending some quality time with your Concierge team to get their best

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InterContinental Asiana Saigon

A SIAN A SAI G O N Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us

H OTEL S & R E S O RT S

ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR OUR GUESTS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT

We believe that a responsible meeting is not only what you experience in the meeting room but also knowing that your hotel respects the destination around it. We’re proud to partner with the leaders in geotourism, the National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations. Our ambition is that guests enjoy enriching experiences that reveal what makes a place truly special – its heritage, culture and tradition – and the importance of protecting it. At InterContinental we use a holistic approach to being a responsible business: to work from the grass roots up, recognising each individual hotel team as the experts best placed to use their local knowledge for developing community and environmental initiatives that meet the speciﬁc needs of the destination. This Insider Collection gives delegates access to some of these unique experiences, and for those meetings that stay in the meeting room, you can be assured our hotel is working behind the scenes to protect what is special about the place for fellow travellers.

InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER LOCATIONS

FIND INSPIRATION IN A HISTORICAL SETTING

For an unforgettable meeting or dining experience, few venues are more inspiring than the historical Reunification Palace. Formerly known as the Independence Palace, the Reunification Palace is built on the site of the old Norodom Palace and is a world-famous landmark in Ho Chi Minh City. Designed by the eminent Vietnamese architect Ngo Viet Thu, the palace was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam prior to the Vietnam War. On 30th April 1975, the palace became the convergent point of victories for Vietnam. With its historical significance, beautiful, lush green gardens and live entertainment from traditional Vietnamese musical instruments, this magnificent venue promises to leave your guests with unforgettable memories of Saigon. 1 of 2 Contact us for pricing specific to your group.

THE REUNIFICATION PAL ACE InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER LOCATIONS

EMBARK ON A JOURNEY OF SAIGON’S RICH HERITAGE

Situated on the corner of Ly Tu Trong Street and Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street (formerly Independence Palace), Ho Chi Minh City Museum houses priceless artifacts of Saigon’s beautiful culture and tradition. Constructed during the French colonial era, the building was used as a residence for high-ranking French ocers. Called the Gia Long Palace before the fall of Saigon, it was the ocial home of the former Republic of Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem. After the fall of Saigon, the Gia Long Palace was turned into Ho Chi Minh museum. To entertain your guests, we can arrange private cocktail receptions in this historical building, with the option of live entertainment for an unforgettable evening.

HO CHI MINH MUSEUM InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER SPEAKERS

ENJOY AN AUTHENTIC TASTE OF VIETNAM

In spite of being inﬂuenced over the centuries by Chinese and Khmer (Cambodian) cooking, Vietnamese cuisine still retains its own distinctive mix of harmonious ﬂavours, colours and textures. This diversity of Vietnamese food is a real highlight for travelers visiting Saigon. As one of the founders of Mon Ngon Vietnam magazine (Vietnamese Delicacies magazine) and later, Delicious magazine, Vo Quoc is one of the most popular and respected names in contemporary Vietnamese cuisine today. Your guests can enjoy a special session with Vo Quoc, one of our famous insider speakers, in which they can discover and enhance their culinary skills and learn to cook authentic Vietnamese dishes. It’s a session that will leave them with a truly authentic taste of Vietnam.

VO QUOC InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER COMMUNITY

IT’S OUR WORLD, LET’S KEEP IT CLEAN

Today, sustainable development is a key priority for all countries including Vietnam. During your visit to Saigon, we can arrange for your group to participate in the very fulﬁlling activity of cleaning up the 30 April Park. Just a few minutes away from the hotel, the clean-up of this park will give your team the rewarding feeling of contributing to the local community. Your group can wake up early, have a little exercise before savouring a healthy breakfast of local dishes and tropical fruits. Their day will be brightened up before they even attend the meeting!

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30 APRIL PARK InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER COMMUNITY

BOND WITH VIETNAMESE CHILDREN AND AS A TEAM

The Woman’s Charity Association of Ho Chi Minh City (WOCA) seeks to improve the quality of life for underprivileged people in Vietnam. InterContinental Asiana Saigon has partnered with WOCA to sponsor four orphanage centres, namely Lotus, Lighting, Tan Binh and Sun Flower. The hotel has been working with these centres for years, providing volunteer activities for the orphanages. Activities include the preparation and serving of meals, building houses and helping to maintain the facilities. For a truly rewarding experience, we can organise similar events for your group. It will give you and your colleagues the opportunity to bond with some underprivileged children while becoming closer as a team.

SUPPORT TO V IETNAMESE CHILDREN InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER INTER ACTIONS

DISCOVER ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST CUISINES IN THE WORLD

Here’s an exciting opportunity that all Vietnamese food aﬁcionados will not want to miss. Imagine having fun and learning to cook authentic cuisine at a local Vietnamese restaurant? Your culinary journey begins with a visit to the Ben Thanh market with a local chef, where you can marvel at all the ingredients on oer while experiencing the bustle of a real Vietnamese market. Upon your arrival at the Vietnamese restaurant, our expert chef will show you how to prepare Vietnamese dishes with all the ingredients that you bought at the market. Tasting the mouth- watering dishes that you have just learnt to prepare will be the true highlight of your day.

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COOK ING CL ASS InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER INTER ACTIONS

EXPERIENCE A HEALTHIER LIFE WITH YOGA

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that has been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions. Yoga was introduced to the West in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Many studies on yoga have indicated its advantages in

cancer, schizophrenia, asthma, and heart disease. Moreover, yoga also helps reduce risk factors and aids in a patient's psychological healing process.

Yoga classes with our trainers take place at the Pool Terrace (3/F) overlooking the city centre every Monday through Saturday from 6.30 am to 7:00 pm (except Sunday and Vietnam’s Public Holidays). Private classes for your meeting group can also be arranged. This is a truly relaxing, revitalising and inspiring way to fulﬁll your days in Saigon.

YOGA InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER BREAKS

AN AUTHENTIC LOCAL DELICACY – VIETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS

One of Vietnam’s signature delicacies, the Vietnamese spring roll comes in a variety of sizes and ﬁllings including Cha Gio (deep fried spring roll), Goi Cuon (fresh spring roll) and even Bo Bia (same as Goi Cuon but with a di erent ﬁlling). Ingredients to make Cha Gio, the little round, brownie-yellow, crispy rolls include rice paper, minced pork, taro, black fungus, egg, vermicelli and spices. For both Goi Cuon and Bo Bia, the ingredients are fresh vermicelli, boiled shrimp and pork, Chinese sausage and di erent kinds of fresh vegetables. These spring rolls will be especially prepared for your delegates and they can sample these irresistible delicacies during their insider breaks.

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V IETNAMESE SPRING ROLLS InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER BREAKS

SAVOR CAFÉ SUA DA – THE ‘MUST TRY’ DRINK IN VIETNAM

A traditional Vietnamese coee recipe, café sua da literally means “milk coee with ice”. In North Vietnam it is also called café nau da – iced brown coee. Coee was introduced to Vietnam by French colonists in the late 19th century. Vietnam quickly became a strong exporter of coee and ranked second only to Brazil. Because of limitations on the availability of fresh milk at that time, the French and Vietnamese began to use sweetened condensed milk with a dark roast coee. Your delegates can savour this authentic and unique Vietnamese drink, lovingly prepared the traditional way, so they can take back delicious memories of Saigon.

V IETNAM COFFEE InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us INSIDER COLLECTION

THANK YOU

Contact us to learn more about the Saigon Insider Collection and how we can help you create a truly memorable experience with authentic local ﬂavour. Whichever Insider Collection experience is right for you, you can be assured that it reﬂects the best principles of Responsible Business, a commitment demonstrated by our partnership with the National Geographic Center for Sustainable Destinations.

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InterContinental Asiana Saigon Corner Hai Ba Trung St. & Le Duan Blvd. | District 1, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam Go to www.intercontinental.com/meetings or click here to contact us