On the evening of January 2, the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) ended with a 2-1 victory for Vietnam.
Immediately after the match, many fans rushed to book tours and plane tickets to Thailand to watch the second leg of the final. The match will take place at 8pm on January 5 at Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok.
Mr. Cong Hau (32 years old, Hanoi) said: "I waited until Vietnam won the first leg before I decided to book a ticket to Thailand to watch the second leg of the final. At this time, football tickets are very difficult to buy, or are priced high, there are only a few Thailand tours that include football tickets left."
Mr. Pham Van Bay, Deputy Director of Vietravel Hanoi branch, said that the company is expected to serve more than 1,000 guests, equivalent to 30 groups departing from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand to participate in the second leg of the final match on January 5, 2025.
According to the update as of the morning of January 3, the company's tour from Hanoi to Thailand has been "sold out". The number of remaining tickets for customers departing from Ho Chi Minh City is also very limited and is expected to sell out quickly.
Before the first leg, Vietravel coordinated with service providers such as air tickets, hotels, transportation, and accommodation to organize about 10 groups of tourists departing to Thailand to cheer for the Vietnamese team. In particular, a series of charters (whole-trip charters) departing from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with a total of 420 seats. Today and tomorrow, the company will open more than 100 more seats to serve the needs of tourists.
Speaking to Lao Dong, Mr. Pham Anh Vu - Communications Director of Vietnam Tourism said that after the victory of the Vietnamese team, the company recorded 300-500 interested customers through communication channels, an increase of about 40-50% compared to before the match. Last night and this morning, the sales department closed nearly 50 more customers, the largest group was 35 customers.
Tours and combos are expected to sell out this afternoon, as demand increases sharply, customers can easily decide to travel in large groups of friends, families, etc. However, stadium tickets are the key factor, the unit is trying to coordinate with partners to meet the needs that arose last night and this morning.
Travel agencies organize tours to Thailand to watch the 2024 ASEAN Cup final with quite diverse schedules, including package tours of 2 days 1 night, 3 days 2 nights or 4 days 3 nights. Departures are scheduled from January 3 to 7, tour prices range from 11.9 million to 14.99 million VND. The free & easy package, cheaper, from 9.9 million VND, includes airfare, hotel and football tickets.
Besides the football cheering program, the package tours take visitors to explore famous tourist destinations in the capital Bangkok - Thailand such as: Jomtien Beach, 4-region floating market, Buddha Mountain, Four-faced Buddha, Wat Arun, Wat Yanawa...
Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines has increased flights to serve passengers to Thailand during this time with round-trip fares of about 4.8 million VND, departures from January 3 to 6. The airline has put into operation wide-body aircraft Airbus A350 and Boeing 787, on the route between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok on January 3, 5 and 6.
Because of the worry of not being able to buy tickets to the stadium to watch football, many people still choose to book package tours from travel agencies.
All 47,000 tickets for the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand were sold out by noon on January 3, two days before the match at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.
Rajamangala Stadium has a capacity of about 51,500 people. The organizers released 47,000 tickets for sale online and in person from 10am this morning, January 3. In less than two hours, the organizers announced that all tickets were sold out.
