Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

History of Ho Chi Minh City

When introducing Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), everyone must be proud of the largest city in Vietnam in terms of population and economy, second in area. This land was originally called Prey Nokor, then formed thanks to the exploration of the South by the Nguyen Dynasty. In 1698, Nguyen Huu Canh established Gia Dinh Palace, marking the birth of the city. When the French entered Indochina, to serve the colonial exploitation, Saigon City was established.

The city gradually developed rapidly, becoming one of the two most important cities in Vietnam. Along with Phnom Penh of Cambodia, Saigon was named by the French as the Pearl of the Far East, the most prominent among the colonies of the French colonialists. Saigon was also the capital of the Indochina Federation in the period of 1887 – 1901 (later the French moved the capital of the Indochina Federation outside of Hanoi).

In 1949, Saigon became the capital of the State of Vietnam – a political entity under the Indochina Federation, later the capital of the Republic of Vietnam. In 1955, the Republic of Vietnam was established, Saigon, then the largest city in South Vietnam, was chosen as the capital with the official name of Saigon Capital. Since then, this city has become one of the important urban areas of South Vietnam.

After the collapse of the Republic of Vietnam in the event of April 30, 1975, the territory of Vietnam was completely unified. On July 2, 1976, the National Assembly of the unified Vietnam decided to change the name of Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), after the first President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

 

Ho Chi Minh City Of Modern

In terms of geopolitical location, Ho Chi Minh City has a total area of ​​2,056 km2, including 1 city and 21 districts (16 districts and 5 counties), the city’s population is over 8.99 million people. The geographical location is favorable with the North bordering Binh Duong province, the Northwest bordering Tay Ninh province, the East and Northeast bordering Dong Nai province, the Southeast bordering Ba Ria – Vung Tau province, the West and Southwest bordering Long An and Tien Giang provinces, and a part of the South bordering the sea. The city has a very favorable geopolitical position in all aspects of the Southern region and international trade, with a relatively complete and developed infrastructure system such as:

• Road traffic system: National Highway 1A runs from North to South connecting the Western provinces, National Highway 13 connects Ho Chi Minh City with the Southeast and Central Highlands provinces, National Highway 22 connects the Northwest provinces with Cambodia, National Highway 50 connects some Southwest provinces and out to sea.

 

• Ho Chi Minh City’s seaport system is part of the group 5 seaport system including Cat Lai, Saigon, Nha Be and Hiep Phuoc ports, which are important sea freight trading points for the entire Southern key economic region. The port system can receive 58,000 DWT container ships (equivalent to 4,500 TEU) with the volume of goods passing through the port in 2016 being more than 100 million tons. It is expected that by 2030, the City’s seaport system will be able to receive more than 150 million tons of cargo. The seaport system contributes greatly to creating advantages to attract businesses to invest in production and business in the City.

 

• Tan Son Nhat Airport is an important traffic hub of the South in particular and the whole country in general, the gateway for trade between Ho Chi Minh City and other economies in the world. In addition to being an airport serving the transportation of people and equipment for different fields quickly and conveniently, in recent years, the transportation of goods by air has increased and has great potential in the future. This is one of the largest airports in Vietnam in terms of area and capacity, the scale of transportation in 2018 reached more than 38.5 million passengers and about 500,000 tons of goods. In addition, the City has also proposed that the Central Government approve the city to use the western land (about 21 hectares) to invest in improving the capacity of the parking lot, aircraft, taxiways and terminals to increase the capacity of Tan Son Nhat International Airport to about 50 million passengers/year in the period from now to 2025.

Regarding the economic center position, Ho Chi Minh City is the key economic center in the South and the leading one in the country, with an area of ​​0.6% and a population of 6.6% compared to the whole country, with the highest economic growth rate in the country, Ho Chi Minh City has the most dynamic economy, leading in economic growth rate increasing annually, with the largest GDP contribution in the country with the city’s GDP accounting for 1/3 of the country’s GDP.

 

Regarding trade and services, the city is the largest import-export center in the country. The city’s import-export turnover increasingly accounts for a large proportion of the total import-export turnover of the whole country. The commercial infrastructure has been strengthened with about 238 markets (including 3 wholesale markets), 206 supermarkets, 49 shopping malls and 2,656 convenience stores. The service sector has grown beyond the plan, increasingly meeting the needs of production – business and serving the people’s lives.

Ho Chi Minh City is the largest financial and banking center in Vietnam, leading the country in the number of banks and financial and credit relations turnover. The revenue of the city’s banking system accounts for about 1/3 of the total revenue of the whole country.

In addition to the above-mentioned infrastructure conditions, Ho Chi Minh City also has other advantages such as: abundant labor resources, quality knowledge, intelligence, infrastructure, developed services and a large consumer market, etc. Moreover, Ho Chi Minh City is the center of the Southern Key Economic Zone, which has many advantages in many aspects compared to other regions of Vietnam such as infrastructure, international trade hub location will be the foundation, basis, supporting and complementing each other between provinces and cities and is a bridge for economic trade between provinces and cities in the Southern region with the Region and the World. Ho Chi Minh City is one of the important industrial centers of the country and of the Southern Key Economic Zone, the first locality to develop Export Processing Zones and Industrial Parks with a focus on developing the household mechanical engineering industry, manufacturing of means of transport, machinery manufacturing, manufacturing of technological equipment, electronics and other high-tech industries both in breadth and depth, creating a growth rate in the value of product output in both quantity and quality.

In addition, the City is a place that attracts strong foreign investment capital compared to the whole country, the number of investment projects in the city accounts for about 1/3 of the total number of foreign investment projects in the country. The City always accounts for the highest proportion of the country’s total budget revenue.

 

 

Vietnam-based Private Jet & Business Jet Charter Company

 

At present JetVina’s aircrafts are based at Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN), Vietnam and Seletar Airport (WSSL) (XSP), Singapore which enables JetVina to provide the best private jet solutions for guests within South-east Asia.

Guests within Vietnam, Singapore or abroad can book the Private Jet Flight and use our Fast Track Services at Tan San Nhat International Airport as well as luxury ground transfer in Ho Chi Minh by contacting JetVina via Whatsapp or Telephone +84 396.919.611 or E reservations flights@jetvina.com 24-hour notice is required within Vietnam, while regional travelers are required to provide 72-hour notice.

 

JetVina has been operating private jet flights on these routes:

Vietnam Domestic Private Jet Flight Routes with Tan San Nhat International Airport:

• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Noi Bai International Airport (VVNB) (HAN), Hanoi
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Cat Bi International Airport (VVCI) (HPH), Hai Phong
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Phu Bai International Airport (VVPB) (HUI), Hue
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Cam Ranh Airport (VVCR) (CXR), Khanh Hoa
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Da Nang International Airport (VVDN) (VVDN), Danang
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Chu Lai Airport (VVCA) (VCL), Quang Nam
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Phu Cat Airport (VVPC) (UIH), Binh Dinh
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Tuy Hoa Airport  (VVTH) (TBB), Phu Yen
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Con Son Airport/Con Dao Airport (VVPQ) (PQC), Con Dao
• Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) – Phu Quoc International Airport (VVPQ) (PQC), Phu Quoc
• ….

 

International Private Jet Flight Routes with Singapore:

• Singapore 
  • Seletar Airport (WSSL) (XSP) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Seletar Airport (WSSL) (XSP) – Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), Bangkok, Thailand
  • ….

 

International Private Jet Flight Routes with Tan San Nhat International Airport:

• Cambodia: 
  • Phnom Penh International Airport (VDPP) (PNH) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Siem Reap International Airport (VDSR) (REP) – Tan San Nhat International Airport  (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Sihanoukville International Airport (VDSV) (KOS) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Techo International Airport (VDTI) (KTI) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN) (2025)

• Laos:
  • Wattay International Airport (VLVT) (VTE) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Luang Prabang International Airport (VLLB) (LPQ) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Nathong Airport (VLSN) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Pakse International Airport (VLPS) (PKZ) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Savannakhet Airport (VLSK) (ZVK) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Ban Huoeisay Airport (VLHS) (HOE) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Xieng Khouang Airport (VLXK) (XKH) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Oudomsay Airport (VLOS) (ODY) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Louangnamtha Airport (VLLN) (LXG) – Tan San Nhat International Airport (VVTS) (SGN)

• Thailand
  • Don Mueang International Airport (VTBD) (DMK) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Phuket International Airport (VTSP) (HKT) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Chiang Mai International Airport (VTCC) (CNX) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) (VTCT) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • …….
• Philippine
  • Ninoy Aquino International Airport (RPLL) (MNL) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Clark International Airport (RPLC) (CRK) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Francisco Bangoy International Airport (RPMD) (DVO) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Iloilo International Airport (RPVI) (ILO) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Kalibo International Airport (RPVK) (KLO) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Laoag International Airport (RPLI) (LAO) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Mactan–Cebu International Airport (RPVM) (CEB) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Puerto Princesa International Airport (RPVP) (PPS) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)

• Indonesia

• • Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (WADD) (DPS), Bali – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN): 3.5 hours by Embraer Legacy 600

• Timor-Leste
• South Korea

• China Mainland – Hong Kong – Macao
  • Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) (HKG) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Macau International Airport (VMMC) (MFM) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Shanghai Pudong International Airport (ZSPD) (PVG) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA) (PEK) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Beijing Daxing International Airport (ZBAD) (PKX) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)
  • Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (ZGSZ) (SZX) – Tan San Nhat (VVTS) (SGN)

• Australia