Asia - multi-flight family holiday

[5potTurbo]

Good morning all,

I wonder if someone may be able to help me with flight bookings for a multi centre family holiday. I've looked at Star Alliance (frequent flyer with Lufthansa/Swiss) and Expedia, but the myriad of options is rather confusing. It may simply be that I'm useless at using Expedia! Is it worth engaging the help of a long-haul travel "specialist" like Trailfinders?

It's a special trip for us - my wife's and daughters' first trip to Asia (Ive been may 6 times for business over the years and 1 holiday) and also just before a milestone birthday for my wife. Given that we live in Luxembourg we need to do a short hop usually to a major airport hub for long haul connections. Expedia, for example, gives a mix-match flight selection which doesn't always give the best options, e.g. a 24 1/2 hour return journey when other, cheaper, shorter flight options are available. I'm confused to say the least.

My initial thoughts on the itinerary were:

03/04/14
LUX to HKG
via....
Frankfurt
Munich
Zurich
Istanbul

08/04/14
HKG to Ha Noi

2-3 days in Ha Noi & Halong Bay
then a short flight down to Da Nang to visit Hoi An

15/04/14
Da Nang-Ha Noi-Singapore


18/04/14
Singapore to Luxembourg
via....
Frankfurt
Munich
Zurich
Istanbul

Aside from the internal flights to/from Da Nang, the others are coming to £880-£1,100 per person, but it's considered a peak holiday period in the region so not really a surprise there.

I'd appreciate a few pointers, please, dear PHers.

Thanks in advance!

Russell

[5potTurbo]

Many thanks, both.
I'll be in Canary Wharf on Monday so will pay Trailfinders a visit for a chat and see what they can come up with.

[5potTurbo]

Thanks John.
A Singaporean colleague of mine, who happened to be in Lux last week, commented similarly for the budget/regional carriers.
Much appreciated.

[5potTurbo]

Yep, Hoi An's definitely to visit .... there's bugger all in Da Nang city worth seeing!