Revenue of thousands of billions of VND in 5 days
The focus on the tourist map on the occasion of April 30 and 1.5 is Ho Chi Minh City. In just 5 holidays, nearly 2 million visitors, travel, play ... in Ho Chi Minh City. Guests staying at unprecedented hotels and resorts, reaching about 867,000 times - an increase of more than 330% compared to the same period 2024. The room capacity "reached the top", estimated at about 95%, up 26.7% compared to 2024. Ho Chi Minh City earned about 7,138 billion from tourism in 5 holidays, up more than 120% over the same period 2024. In 2024.
Meanwhile, Hanoi welcomed about 875,200 visitors, an increase of 18.64% over the same period in 2024. Revenue reached over VND 3,150 billion, up more than 25% over the same period last year.
"With the April 30 and May 1 holidays off, there are 05 days off, so the demand for rest and travel increases. The high-end apartment complexes and 4-5 star hotels have quite high room occupancy rates, said Mr. Tran Trung Hieu - Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism.
Some provinces and cities with "rich" revenue from holiday tourism include Ninh Binh with more than 1,000 billion VND; Lao Cai earns more than 900 billion VND, Ba Ria - Vung Tau continuously records increased number of visitors and revenue every day during the holidays, on the 4th day of the holiday alone, tourists spent more than 170 billion VND on sightseeing, tourism, resorts, dining activities...
Preliminary statistics over the first 4 days of the holiday, Kien Giang has earned more than 831 billion VND from tourism, serving more than 268,000 visitors. Da Nang welcomed an estimated 610,000 visitors, with an estimated revenue of VND 2,426 billion. Both revenue and revenue increased by more than 50% over the same period in 2024.
According to the National Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), the summer of 2025 is considered the "golden time" for the Vietnamese tourism industry to break through.
Grasp tourism trends for the peak summer season
Vietravel representative assessed that domestic and international tourism demand has exploded thanks to the long holiday, favorable weather and especially the spirit of gratitude and national pride on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day. Businesses recorded a peak holiday season of April 30 and May 1 with strong growth, with more than 30,000 visitors registering for tours, an increase of more than 20% over the same period in 2024.
In addition, during the holiday season, businesses recorded a trend of choosing 3-4-day tours to take the throne.
An internal survey from Vietravel also shows that over 70% of tourists booking tours during this year's holidays choose short-term travel, focusing on the experience of a destination - complete service - utility.
Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh - Marketing Director of Vietravel Tourism Company - said that the trend of traveling by air and road between regions also recorded strong growth, especially in the Central Highlands, Northeast and the southern islands. The company has completed a series of summer tourism products soon with many new itineraries, stable prices and is attracting the attention of many customers.
Meanwhile, Ms. Tran Thi Bao Thu - Marketing - Communications Director of Vietluxtour Travel - shared that tourists tend to register for peak season tours quite early, about one to two months before the departure date to get good prices and choose the most suitable tour for their needs.
