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) …

Families tend to travel for long holidays … (Photo: Phuong Anh)

Closing schedule for the whole family to go away on the upcoming April 30 holiday, Ms. Hoang Thu Giang (Thanh Xuan – Hanoi) chose Ba Ria Vung Tau as the place for the whole family to rest, explore, and by the way. visit relatives too.

But the decision is a bit late, so the selection of hotel rooms is limited. Ms. Giang said that 3-4 star hotels are in the central location, convenient to the sea, almost full of rooms, after many phone calls to ask for rooms, Ms. Giang decided to stay in a hotel slightly far from the sea.

Not only Ms. Giang, up to this point, many families planning to travel on the next 30/4 holiday said that it is a bit difficult to book a hotel room because of the beautiful locations, near the center. The number of guests has booked almost.

Exchange with PV InfonetMr. Pham Van Quy – Director of Holiday Inn Travel Company, said that on the occasion of the 30/4 holiday this year, users of the service at the company are mainly family guests who order odd combos, but the number of guests. follow less. In which, Phu Quoc, Quy Nhon, Ha Long … are the places chosen by many tourists.

According to Mr. Quy, up to now, the number of retail customers booking tours at the company has reached over 80% of the plan. Compared to the time before the translation, the number of visitors is now about 50%.

“4-star hotels in Phu Quoc, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Da Nang … most of their rooms were sold out during the holidays of April 30 and May 1. At this time, new guests booking to travel during the holiday season will no longer have the opportunity to use the service because there is no room. Guests can only choose another day, deviate from the holidays, ”Mr. Quy said.

Tourists traveling on the occasion of April 30 to May 1 rumble, many places run out of hotel rooms.

According to this director, with the current growth momentum and if from now until the summer time, students are allowed to leave school, no matter how much it affects the movement of tourists, domestic tourism. will recover about 80-90%.

The rate of tourists booking tours for the holidays of April 30 at Vietravel as of April 14 is about 80% of the plan, Ms. Le Hong Viet Thao, Department of Communication – Marketing (Vietravel Tourism Company) said, The tourism situation since the beginning of March has flourished and has been bustling again.

“Every day, the number of tourists registering tours at the Company is about 2,000 visitors. Before that positive signal, the company also introduced tours to serve tourists on the holidays April 30 and May 1. Expected holiday this year, Vietravel will serve about 15,000 retail passengers with the most selected destinations such as Sapa, Ha Long, Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Da Lat ”, Ms. Thao informed.

Also according to Ms. Thao, this year’s tour prices are quite good compared to previous years because service providers, transportation, and attractions all join hands with tour operators to offer stimulus prices.

For example, package travel products by car to the West, Vung Tau, Phan Thiet, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, Nha Trang have time from 1-5 days … priced from only 699,000 VND to more than 6 million VND. VND / person. Package tours travel by plane to East – Northwest, Hanoi, Ha Long, Sa Pa, Ninh Binh, Hue, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Da Lat or Phu Quoc, … priced from 4.39 million – 9.9 million VND / person.

In addition, visitors can get more new experiences with family car tours. This is a form of travel by private car and self-drive with itineraries to Nha Trang, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot or the West with prices from 5.49 million to 7.59 million.

Mrs. Thao said that in previous years, package tours selected by customers accounted for 90-95%; Only 5-10% of customers choose travel combos, so far the number of guests choosing combos accounts for 20%, sometimes up to 40-50% compared to package tours. Guests who book combo usually only include airline tickets and hotels, and travel and dining schedules are self-planning for themselves.

Before the news that many hotels had ‘burned’ rooms for the holidays of April 30 and May 1, Ms. Thao said that normally, travel agencies had to plan hotel and restaurant reservations many months ago. Therefore, at the peak time, when the retail customers call the hotel to book directly, they often will not be there because the hotel always gives priority to room funds for travel agencies.

Therefore, at peak, when customers want to use the service, they can still book through travel agencies, there is still room fund in the hotel.

Mr. Le Tan Thanh Tung – Deputy General Director of Vietnam Tourism Joint Stock Company (Vitours) said that the company’s visitors during the upcoming holidays increased 5-6 times compared to last year, equivalent to the peak time. Pick-up point on the occasion of 30/4 of 2019. For guests booking package tours, there are about 2,000 guests, while there are many retail customers. But according to Mr. Tung, retail customers come close to the new holiday because they fear that the disease might break out. In addition, this year’s trend mainly follows relatives and family groups; Therefore, the company provides a private car tour.

Many hotel and resort owners in Da Nang city said that the room capacity at this time reached 80%, many establishments were full. In addition to family and retail tourists, travel businesses in Da Nang have recorded many MICE delegations from 100 to 500 guests during the upcoming holidays.

Da Nang is ready to welcome visitors back on the occasion of April 30 – May 1.

Currently, most travel companies in Da Nang have restored tourism products that have attracted a great deal of attraction to domestic tourists. In which, focusing on 4 main product groups are the tour “Heritage Journey, Central Paradise”; new tours with high quality from 4-5 days but the price is only around 3 million VND / person; MICE tourism products for corporations and large enterprises; Finally, the group of products to partially stimulate demand, for example accommodation services, shuttle buses, destinations, daily tours, … including products with deep discounts or improving service quality.

Mr. Cao Tri Dung – Chairman of Da Nang City Tourism Association, said that up to this time, tours on the occasion of April 30 to May 1 have been almost confirmed and with very good signals, increased strongly compared with 2020 and nearly recovering compared to 2019, reaching about 80 – 90%. Last year, this time only about 10-20% of businesses reopened, but this year it increased to 70%.

“The annual capacity of welcoming tourists is about 30 million. So, from a business perspective, we affirm that Danang’s resources completely meet the needs of tourists, even with a larger number than today. Even when the international market fully recovers, Da Nang still has the resources and capacity to welcome and best serve tourists “- Mr. Cao Tri Dung said.