Road tourism is on the rise
Domestic airfares increase by about 20% during peak season, affecting tourists’ travel decisions . According to Lao Dong’s records at businesses, tourists tend to travel by car, train, choose nearby destinations…
Ms. Dang Huong Giang, Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism, commented that this year the majority of tourists choosing to stay and travel in tourist areas and destinations around the outskirts of Hanoi capital has tended to increase dramatically.
In addition, after a series of highways came into operation, the trend of independent travel by private car has become increasingly strong. This is reflected in the number of visitors to Binh Thuan increasing 3 times during the recent holiday. The number of vehicles moving onto the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay highway was very crowded, causing traffic jams that lasted for a long time on the first day of the holiday.
In particular, the trend of taking foreign tours by land continues to be popular. Lao Cai border gate recorded thousands of visitors, with about 3,000 departures on the first day of the holiday alone, of which 1,000 were visitors taking tours through travel agencies.
Businesses recorded that the number of tours with air tickets is not much, domestic tourists mainly travel by road to save costs.
Mr. Bui Thanh Tu - Marketing Director of BestPrice Travel Company - said that many tourists tend to book their own air tickets and hotels during their vacations, and domestic tourists tend to be more careful in their spending, prioritizing high-value and affordable services.
Exciting holidays in many localities
According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the top localities welcoming the most visitors in the country include Ho Chi Minh City, estimated to welcome 980,000 visitors (up 2% over the same period in 2023); Hanoi: 672,900 visitors (up 5%); Hai Phong: 580,000 visitors; Khanh Hoa: 578,219 visitors (up 2%); Ba Ria - Vung Tau: 555,984 visitors (up 4.0%); Quang Ninh: 455,000 visitors (up 19%); Thanh Hoa: 395,700 visitors (up 20.4%); Binh Thuan: 385,000 visitors (up 3.3 times); Nghe An: 320,000 visitors (up 19%); Da Nang: 308,000 visitors (up 21.2%)...
Localities with high revenue include Ho Chi Minh City with an estimated revenue of VND2,940 billion, Hanoi with about VND2,180 billion, Da Nang with VND1,200 billion, and Quang Ninh with revenue of VND870 billion.
Khanh Hoa province recorded total tourism revenue of over 756 billion VND, up 14% over the same period. Ninh Binh in particular saw a sharp increase in tourism revenue - estimated at nearly 650 billion VND, up more than 180% over the same period last year. Binh Thuan reached 510 billion VND, Ba Ria - Vung Tau earned 333.6 billion VND from tourism during the holiday.
According to the assessment of the leaders of the Vietnam National Tourism Administration, localities have coordinated with local tourism businesses to proactively innovate and build diverse and attractive tourism products, while organizing many cultural events, festivals, arts, promotional programs, accompanying service packages, etc. to attract and increase spending and length of stay of tourists.
In tourist centers, tourism activities are very vibrant and bustling with many new attractive products such as: Experience cruising on the Han River, experience paragliding to see Da Nang from above, cyclo tour to explore the beauty of Da Nang at night; Ho Chi Minh City opens a new sightseeing route by double-decker bus and opens Sky Garden Commercial - Food Street...
High-end tourist accommodation systems in famous tourist destinations such as Ha Long , Da Nang, and Binh Thuan have offered many promotions and no holiday surcharges to attract tourists.
