Recently, the phrase “memorial feast on the island” has become a trend, originating from the social media videos of male TikToker Le Tuan Khang (22 years old, Soc Trang province). The young man is famous for his humorous situation videos about the West, the most famous of which is the series “memorial feast on the island”.
Catching the new trend called "death anniversary on the island", many tourists coming to the West are currently prioritizing choosing island tours, which has led to many services becoming popular, adding opportunities to increase revenue at the end of the year.
Sharing with Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Vo Thanh Tan - a tour guide in Can Tho City - said that since the trend of "death anniversary on the islet" appeared, he has continuously received tours from groups of tourists visiting Con Son tourist area, in Binh Thuy district, Can Tho City.
“On December 14, I also led a group of tourists to visit, have fun and experience Con Son. Many tourists were very excited to immerse themselves in the garden and river space here,” Mr. Tan said excitedly.
The male tour guide said that while leading the tour group, he always received many questions from tourists such as: Why is there a place called islet, how is it different from an island, what is interesting about the death anniversary on the islet... This created even more excitement for him when he could share and answer questions from tourists, and have more interesting stories about the characteristics of the islets in the West.
Con Son is famous for its community tourism model. Currently, the trend of "death anniversary on the islet" is still "hot", and households here also have additional income from welcoming many tourists every day.
Among them, Bay Bon fish raft is known to tourists for its many unique fish species on the raft, the experience of foot massage with fish... In recent days, this destination has always been bustling with visitors.
Mr. Ly Hau - manager of Bay Bon fish raft (Con Son) - said that the number of tourists visiting the fish raft is high at the end of the year, thanks to which the income of the fish raft is more stable. However, Bay Bon fish raft still maintains its normal price, without increasing the price, tourists can choose to buy individual tour packages or join a tour here.
At other tourist attractions such as Mrs. Sau's star apple, Tin Hoai flying snakehead fish, Huong civet farm, Con Son popped rice, etc., the number of visitors also increased, contributing to improving the economy at the end of the year for local people.
In addition, services such as traditional costume business, selling or renting Ao Ba Ba, accessories, conical hats... at locations near the sandbank area also have new customers.
Mr. Tan said that at this time, the number of visitors has doubled compared to the same period last year. Every day, he leads groups of visitors to visit and experience Con Son from 9am to 2pm, with an average of 4-20 visitors per group. And other colleagues also lead similar tours to the island. This is a good sign for tour guides as well as people working in tourism here.
According to some tour guides, the trend of “death anniversary on the islet” is expected to attract more attention and continue to be “hot” next year. They are also preparing to welcome a large number of visitors during the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year.
