Last year, Kien<\/strong> and Mina<\/strong> traveled to Ho Chi Minh City<\/strong>, where they learned a great deal. After the trip, both had many new stories to share with guests\u2014especially about the cultural differences between the North and South of Vietnam. They also deepened their knowledge of colonial history and the context of the Vietnam War<\/a>, enriching their storytelling on tours.<\/p> This summer, we are still deciding where to go. The top options are Da Nang<\/strong>, Hoi An<\/strong>, or Phu Quoc<\/strong>\u2014each offering exciting learning opportunities.<\/p> Our outstanding operator, Yen<\/strong>, has also grown tremendously and has been awarded a journey of her own. Yen is the hero behind the scenes\u2014gracefully managing all situations and serving as a crucial bridge between guests and hosts.<\/p> We are thrilled to have celebrated over 500 reviews in just three months<\/strong>\u2014a testament to the hard work and passion of our team!<\/p> Summer is typically a quieter period, making it the perfect time for skill development<\/strong>. Through our partnership with Onetripwithlocal<\/a><\/strong>, hosts are encouraged to take online courses on Coursera<\/strong>, with recommended topics such as:<\/p> One of our fastest-growing hosts this quarter is Pinky<\/strong>, also known as Thu Hong<\/strong>. She joined us full of enthusiasm but unsure about what stories to share with guests. After completing her training, her guiding and storytelling skills improved significantly. Guests often describe her as thoughtful and engaging<\/strong> in their reviews.<\/p> >>> Our our Food tour<\/a> and Vegan Food tour<\/a> with Pinky.<\/p> Starting this spring, Thu Hong has also taken on a new role as our photographer<\/strong>, capturing beautiful moments on tour through photos and videos\u2014something she truly enjoys.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OTwL ‘s updates After a busy and rewarding season, our two top hosts have been awarded memorable trips to further develop their skills by exploring other cities and joining different tours. Last year, Kien and Mina traveled to Ho Chi Minh City, where they learned a great deal. After the trip, both had many new stories to share with guests\u2014especially…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7279"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7289,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7279\/revisions\/7289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/7281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/onetripwithlocal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-scaled.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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<\/figure><\/div>\ud83c\udf38 Rising Star: Thu Hong (aka Pinky)<\/h2>
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