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I made separate thread for tour guides and companions from Siamroads in Vietnam in Vietnamese section of forum, as I did it before for Myanmar in Burmese section. Thread is here: http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/11442-tour-guides-for-gays-in-vietnam-ho-chi-minh-saigon-hanoi-siamroadscom/ Last message about Vietnam in this thread: Siamroads will announce new guide in Vietnam soon: for more photos please click link above

Siamroads will announce new guide in Vietnam soon. For now as usual teasers

Max Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), South and Central Vietnam. Max is working in touristic industry over 5 years. He is easy going, you will never be boring in his company. Max works only by weekends. Languages: English (fluent), Vietnamese. Age: 25 yo Full profile, more photos, messaging and booking are here: http://siamroads.com/max-ho-chi-minh-saigon/

Phi Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), South and Central Vietnam. Professional tour guide, companion and concierge in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), also can to guide tours at South of Vietnam. Languages: English, Vietnamese. Age: 26 yo Full profile, more photos, messaging and booking are here: http://siamroads.com/phi-ho-chi-minh-saigon-vietnam/

Vietnam is one of countries where are working guides and companions for gay-travelers from SiamRoads.com. Posts below will announce each guide. Questions and review from clients are more than welcome.

dreams... dreams... but thank you for advertising of Sawatdee Short report: membership at SGT expanded twice for past 1.5 years, alexa.com ranks SGT higher than any other forums of "our trio"

New photo of Kaung - tour guide in Bagan and Mandalay: Full profile is here http://siamroads.com/kaung-bagan-burma/

Two reviews for Siamroads guiding service. First is about Woody in Chiang Mai: You can read Woody's profile, write message to him and book Woody's service here http://siamroads.com/woody-chiang-mai/ Second one is about Mac in Bangkok: You can read Mac's profile, write message to him and book Mac's service here http://siamroads.com/mac/

false news: samebb is still member and isn't banned (at least: yet) https://sawatdeenetwork.com/v4/member.php?1358-samebb the only ban in October - yesterday frequent has been banned for 1 month for violation of p.3.2.1.3: Negative references to Thailand royal family.

Ohh - guide and companion from Siamroads.com in Bangkok. Ohh's working days: Friday (evening), Saturday and Sunday, $50 per 8 hours tour. Full profile, messaging and booking are here: http://siamroads.com/ohh-bangkok-thailand/

Dani changed his style at time of summer holidays. Here is new style:

Max. Guide and companion in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh/Saigon) at time of the tour to Da Lat. full profile and booking is here: http://siamroads.com/max-ho-chi-minh-saigon/

goldenbanana, I'm very positive to any gay business and if some my replies looks "hard" - it is only by reason of my limited skills in English language. here, in your thread, I just want to say: you are cutting your potential customers by forcing them to write "something to somewhere" just to get prices... it is strange situation... what need guest? - location, room pictures and prices... Wish you good luck and hope we will see published prices soon

Yesterday I got apologies... but not a prices For to get prices I should write email. I think it isn't that enough conservative - real conservative approach is: to ask to write request on the paper, then put paper into envelop and to send by regular mail.

If they will answer to customers like now, then they never will have customers: I'm waiting for answer about price 11 days. In instant chat, from link to FB page published at first post.

Just got from Mac:

Exactly. I pay for that. It's will be 10 years at next February I count it like a charity of hobby (all hobbies cost some money).

By the way, news: from this September we started to ask to pay deposit 20% - because at past season was about 40% of clients "no show". They made booking, guides made them plan of travel, they took plan and then never appears on horizon. It was like a free travel planning advisory (most were from India and Malaysia). Form September'17 guides will not make plan for client until tour is secured by deposit. Deposit is 100% refundable in case of guide's "no show".

business should be profitable, you know....

Oh, about that. It isn't official charity for sure. But it isn't business. As a business private tours are very flexible and scalable - just put more guides, spend some money in advertising and you will have profit. I know sites with hundreds of guides and/or hundreds of tours. On bkktours and siamroads we year by year have max 3-4 guides in city (for example now in Bangkok are only 2 guides + driver).

Sure. When Thailand is 3d country by incoming tourism, then here is market Sill 3 of 4 bookings are about day tours: sightseeing, shopping, entertaining (parks, zoo, exhibitions/museums), adventures and pseudo-adventures (elephant raiding, fishing, zip-lines, quests). Some travelers just don't like to travel solo, some wants to save time and to be supported by experience of locals, some are quite old and need help and a little bit nursing, some just need somebody who will arrange everything around (cars, schedule, plans and so on). Main part of job is guiding, but concierge services and companionship is still in demand: from food delivery to translations at business meetings.

Do you know how for me looks this dialogue? Something like that:

Speaking about licenses: on the photo - Mac in Bangkok at the dinner after receiving his upgraded touristic license at past weekend:

We have great trust within the team. So I already know all "strange" stories. The way how SiamRoads works gives protection to boys: they have licenses and can't be blackmailed, also they can openly report sexual harassment/assaulting to police and don't afraid accusation in prostitution.