Guests booked for a holiday in Sa Pa before a month

Although there are about 3 weeks left until the 30/4-1 / 5 holiday season, many tourists have booked rooms in Sa Pa (Lao Cai).
“On this occasion, the guests booked all the rooms, not different from the Lunar New Year period. Many guests booked in advance a month ago. The last Tet holiday canceled a lot due to the epidemic, but the psychology of Vietnamese tourists traveling during holidays and peaks still does not occur. change, “said Ms. Luu Thi Thu Huong, Business Director of BB Hotel Sapa (4 stars).

On this occasion, the hotel increased 20% of the room rate, but guests still booked early. According to Ms. Huong, 4-star hotels in Sa Pa with central locations almost have no existing rooms. Most guests book early to avoid running out of rooms, pushing prices up. “My side has about 60 rooms, so it ends very soon. Hotels with a capacity of 200 rooms are still available but generally few. Guests should book early because if booked close, the price is high, there is no room”, Ms. Huong shared . Pictures of tourists flock to Sa Pa during the New Year. Photo: Thach Thao. As of the afternoon of April 9, the 5-star Pao’s Sapa Leisure hotel has run out of about 70% of the rooms for the occasion of April 30, 1/5. This hotel has a holiday surcharge of 700,000-1 million VND. Mr. Cao Van Thang, hotel representative, said guests have been booked since March 20. Most visitors still choose the normal rooms first. Some high-end rooms are still empty. However, Mr. Thang predicts that all hotel rooms will be sold out by April 20. Share with Zing Mr. Pham Cao Vy, Chairman of Sa Pa Tourism Association, said that the occupancy in Sa Pa is now more than the previous year, meeting the high demand of tourists. “However, tourists need to book early, avoid to close the date,” he said. However, some hotels and motels have price increases on peak occasions. According to Mr. Vy, most hotels in the association had a negligible increase. Many hotels have already started running out of rooms on OTA sites. Screenshots. Surveying more on online booking sites, the reporter found that 3-5 star hotels still have few options. The price for 2 nights (April 29-1 / 5) for a room of 2 people falls between 1.5-2.5 million VND (3 stars) and 3-10 million VND (4-5 stars). Not only retail customers, many tour / combo companies are also trying to “fire alarm”. Mr. Bui Thanh Tu, Marketing Director of Best Price, confirmed that they have already closed about 60% of the tours and combos to Sapa. Expected, the remaining 40% will be filled from April 20. “We will expand more space if the epidemic is under control as at present. Most customers choose combo products to take initiative in schedules and time. Combination products of cars and hotels (3-5 stars) so the selection is relatively diverse, “said Mr. Tu. Representatives of Best Price analyzed couples who tend to choose 3-star hotels. Family guests prefer 4-5 star hotels. In addition to Sapa, customers’ demand for traveling to other destinations in the North is also quite plentiful. Some promising spots are also crowded in the upcoming holidays are Ha Long (Quang Ninh), Cat Ba (Hai Phong), Moc Chau (Son La) …