According to TAB’s analysis, Lam Dong with 33% of the votes is the destination that always attracts tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. Southern provinces and seas are popular because it is suitable for family groups. Some northern provinces also appear in the top 10 of Lao Cai, Hanoi and Ha Giang. This is usually the spot chosen by a group of friends or tour travelers. Top destinations for tourists in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: TAB. Comparing between 2 surveys in September 2020 and March 2021, TAB found that the top 9 destinations of Ho Chi Minh City people did not change. However, the location of the points had a relatively large change. Hanoi dropped to 9th place from 2nd place. Meanwhile, Ha Giang also dropped from 6th to 8th place. The TAB side identified the shift related to destination promotion. The solution they offer is to focus more on promotion. Travel time of tourists in Ho Chi Minh City usually lasts about 2-3 days or 4-5 days, depending on the point. For example, Lam Dong, on a 20% scale, the most chosen time is 2-3 days with 17.6%. The result is similar to Kien Giang when the number of tourists choosing to go 2-3 days accounts for 17.3%. However, with a destination as far away as Lao Cai, the number of tourists choosing to go 4-5 days is slightly higher than that of 2-3 days (10.2% versus 9.3%). The main forms of travel chosen are traveling with family, group of friends and tour company. Quite a few people choose to travel alone. The number of visitors going with the company is not high. Sea tourism and nature are still the top trends. Photo: Foodholic. Also in this survey, the TAB pointed out that the trend of ocean and nature tourism is still dominant. Compared to last September’s survey, the ranking of travel trends has not changed. Sea resort tourism, cuisine, nature, and mountain resort are still ranked the highest. Trends like spiritual tourism, shopping or sports are at the bottom. Since the appearance of the Covid-19 translation, the trend to book online has also increased dramatically. Survey from TAB showed that 47.1% of tourists in Ho Chi Minh City use online booking services. The number of people booked directly or through a major travel agency was 29.1% and 17.7%, respectively. The survey was coordinated by TAB with a number of units from March 15 to 29 with 3,755 responses. Through this survey, the TAB shows the travel needs and trends of each Covid-19 tourist group.

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.