Airfares increase
On the morning of June 11, the fan community in Vietnam was stirred up when Big Bang officially announced the 2026 world tour schedule on the occasion of their 20th anniversary of debut. Accordingly, the group will hold two concert nights at My Dinh Stadium (Hanoi) on October 24 and 25. 2026.
Immediately after the performance schedule was announced, the air ticket and accommodation market recorded notable fluctuations. Many fans from other provinces and cities quickly booked travel and accommodation tickets even though concert tickets had not yet officially opened for sale.
On Vietjet Air's website, Eco class tickets for the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route on October 23rd initially cost about 400,000 VND to nearly 1.5 million VND/segment (excluding taxes and fees). Many flights only have a few empty seats left.
Meanwhile, the ticket price for the same route of Vietnam Airlines ranges from 2 million VND to nearly 10 million VND depending on the ticket type and is constantly fluctuating. Bamboo Airways also has limited remaining seats, with Economy Smart ticket prices ranging from 2 million VND to 2.8 million VND.
Comparing the prices on Google Flight, the price of round-trip air tickets Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi flying on June 23-26. 10 ranges from 3.6-4.7 million VND/person, an increase of 20-50% compared to other periods of the month.
Not only the HCM - Hanoi route, other routes to Hanoi also have quite significant price increases. Accordingly, round-trip tickets Da Nang - Hanoi on June 23-26. 10 range from 2.6-4.1 million VND/person, Nha Trang - Hanoi from 2.8-4.4 million VND/person, Quy Nhon - Hanoi from 2.6-4.9 million VND/person... all are about 10-30% higher than on normal days of the month.
However, due to being quite far from the event date, most routes still have many empty seats and flexible flight times for customers to choose from.
Customers learn to book early
Not only air tickets, accommodation demand in Hanoi is also increasing sharply. Records on Agoda show that many hotels and homestays near My Dinh stadium area only have 1-2 rooms available for the 24-25. October 2026 days. Some accommodation establishments have run out of rooms in many room classes, reflecting the heat of the two nights of concerts even though event tickets have not been officially sold.
Not only aviation, the accommodation market in Hanoi is also becoming vibrant. On online booking platforms, many hotels and homestays around My Dinh or the city center are only 1-2 rooms available for the end of October 2026, and some accommodation establishments have even recorded room shortages in some room classes.
On the Booking.com platform, the number of rooms booked around My Dinh area is still quite large, with a variety of different price levels. However, the number of rooms priced under 1 million VND/room is still quite limited.
Direct surveys at hotels also show that the market is heating up after Big Bang announced their concert in Hanoi.
A representative of a 3-star hotel in the My Dinh area said: "This afternoon, we started receiving many text messages and calls to survey prices and book rooms from tourists coming to see the Big Bang concert.
Because it is still quite far from the event, the hotel's room fund is still relatively large. However, due to the high demand during this occasion, tourists should actively book early to have convenient rooms at affordable prices.
Although the concert is still more than 4 months away and tickets have not been sold, the wave of hunting for air tickets and booking hotel rooms early shows the great attraction of the Korean group. This development is also expected to create more momentum for the tourism, accommodation and service industries of the Capital in the last months of the year.
