Mr. Nguyen Vu Khac Huy, Director of Vina Phu Quoc Travel and Permanent Vice President of Phu Quoc Tourism Association, said that tourism in Phu Quoc is very exciting now, on average, there are 60 flights a day, more 20 trains and ferries take guests to Phu Quoc. Each week, the company receives an average of 1,000-1,500 visitors, if on holidays like April 30, the number of visitors is expected to nearly double. Currently, the prices of services in Phu Quoc are stable, with no signs of increase. However, according to Mr. Huy, this time, if guests book services such as hotels for the April 30th holiday, places are almost overloaded. Usually on holidays, the prices of services increase 10-30%, but the number of units does not increase much. Accommodation in Phu Quoc has opened nearly 100% of the total capacity, with the exception of a small percentage of properties that are too difficult to close for repair. Tourists take souvenir photos at the tower of Ponargar (Nha Trang). Photo: TUY UYEN Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Van Khoa, Chairman of Binh Thuan Tourism Association, said that due to the impact of COVID-19 epidemic, the number of tourists coming to Binh Thuan is not much on normal days. It is expected that this April 30, visitors to Binh Thuan will increase. To open the door to welcome guests during the holidays, Binh Thuan currently has about 16,000 rooms including one to five star accommodation types serving tourists. On the occasion of the holiday, the service price increased by 30%, this is normal because businesses have to pay costs, especially the employee’s salary policy when working on holidays as prescribed … Similarly, Mr. Le Van Son – General Manager of Liberty Central Nha Trang Hotel, Vice President of Nha Trang Hotel Association – Khanh Hoa, said that the unit’s room capacity is currently 70%, this April 30 ceremony is sure will reach 100%. “On this occasion, our room rates hardly increase, if any, it is just a small surcharge. Currently, accommodation establishments in Nha Trang have opened 30-40%. The reason is that companies still find the market uncertain. Maybe close to the holiday, some establishments will open the door to save customers to save costs ”- Mr. Son said. Long-distance tours in the North are also chosen by many guests during the April 30 holiday. Photo: HN According to representatives of Saigontourist travel company, realizing the increasing demand of tourists after Tet holiday, from March the company reopened all the itineraries to domestic tourist destinations such as tours to the Northeast, Northwest, Heritage journey in the Central region to Da Nang – Hoi An – Hue – Quang Binh … Currently, all tours 30-4 by plane have been sold out with promotional prices announced by the company. If you want to buy an airline tour, you will have to follow the new price. Tour price is calculated as the service price at the time of booking. In addition, the company continues to book all package tour services, airline tickets, hotels … for guests in need. A representative of the Ben Thanh travel company said that thanks to good control of COVID-19, visitors are now assured of their willingness to travel, a lot of tourists have booked summer tours, planning travel in April. , 5, 6. The most popular tourist destinations are Phu Quoc, Phan Thiet, Vung Tau, Da Lat and Da Nang. In particular, in order to quench the thirst for summer tourism 2021, the company launched a dream-priced Da Nang tour designed with a 5-star standard hotel, super-promotion price … Accordingly, package tours of three, four days only priced from 3,490,000-4,090,000 VND (including round-trip air tickets) … Currently, more than 500 guests have booked Da Nang tours for the months of April and May; more than 400 customers ordered round-trip flight ticket service and tourist hotel service in Phu Quoc. According to the representative of Ben Thanh tourism, Phu Quoc Island has increased its attractiveness thanks to the launch of new entertainment spots, especially the appearance of Grand World – The City of Sleeplessness brings unique experiences for visitors at Pearl Islands. Similarly, Vietnam Travel Company said it has received nearly 6,500 seats for the occasion of April 30. The favorite destinations are the paradise of Phu Quoc Pearl Island, Phan Thiet; Long-term destinations such as the Six-day North Road …. are also chosen by guests on this holiday.

“On April 30, my family wants to go out, a place around the North like Mai Chau, Dia Tibet Pagoda, Sa Pa, or the homestay in the forest”, “This April 30 I want to let my two children go out. 1 day near Hanoi, need location advice “, … is the information posted by members on a travel forum. To avoid overload at famous destinations, many tourists choose desolate places such as mountainous or remote islands, … That is because in fact, up to this point, some tourist destinations such as Ha Long (Quang Ninh), Sa Pa (Lao Cai), Ly Son (Quang Ngai), some provinces in the East – Northwest region .. . Many places have full rooms, sealed service. The director of travel company G., based in Nguyen Luong Bang street (Hanoi), said that visitors rushed to travel on April 30 to May 1, so the company was overloaded, unable to serve. should stop accepting customers. In particular, this year, guests still travel early, go the whole week before the holiday (April 23-27), or after that (from May 2-3), … so the service is full. dozens of days in a row. Da Nang is chosen by many tourists during the holidays of April 30 to May 1 (photo M. Man) For example, this director shared, until now, it is difficult to find a limousine for guests to go from April 30 to May 1 to Sa Pa because the transportation companies have leased out cleanly. In Da Nang, the rush of tourists until April 30 to May 1 heralded the “fire” situation of the hotel room. Up to now, Nui Than Tai Tourist Area has run out of rooms during the peak ceremony. Muong Thanh Luxury Danang Hotel reaches 80% of room capacity, … Also in Ly Son (Quang Ngai), the number of tourists registered to visit the island also increased dramatically, expected over 10,000 people. 133 accommodation establishments on the island – including 8 hotels, 60 guesthouses, and the rest are homestays with over 1,000 rooms – have also run out of rooms. Talking to PV.VietNamNet, representative of Flamingo Redtours said that the company closed the tour book from April 30 to May 1 from last week. During this holiday, the company served more than 10,000 visitors, an increase of about 40% over the same period in 2020. Some resorts such as Flamingo Dai Lai, Flamingo Cat Ba have been full of customers since the beginning of March. Vietravel also recorded the number of tourists booking tours in April up to 35,000, in May 53,000 visitors; in which the number of visitors registered for holiday tourism accounts for about 40%. Compared to the same period in 2019 in the domestic tourism segment (at the time of no translation), an increase of about 10%. Up to now, almost 30 / 4- / 1/5 ceremony tour has been full. This company continues to receive visitors to close to the holiday depending on the status of the tourist routes. In general, this year’s holiday tour price does not increase compared to every year. Saigontourist Travel Company also plans to increase the number of seats for summer tours by more than 20% compared to the same period last year. 7:00 am on April 8, Noi Bai airport was crowded with tourists (photo NH) Opportunities to travel to regain momentum Tourism company director G. analyzed, if the previous year, the flight of up to a hundred people was delayed by Covid-19, it was difficult or impossible to claim money, then this year, the group learned from experience. often choose to go by car. Passengers traveling far by plane are mainly small groups and households. Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Da Nang, … are still “hot” spots chosen by many customers. The representative of Vietravel also said that after the Covid-19 translation, the tourist’s travel trend has changed dramatically, from group travel, available schedules, tourists prefer self-travel. due. For small groups of tourists from 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 guests can easily book flight + hotel services at a saving price of up to 30% compared to booking an odd service. The percentage of visitors who book this combo at the company this year’s holiday is about 65% of the package tour. To date, according to the Airport Corporation (ACV), in Noi Bai alone, on the occasion of April 30 and the summer peak, there will be about 500 domestic flights, with more than 75,000 passengers per day. . This figure is almost on the par with the peak of 2019, when the Covid-19 translation has not yet appeared. The airlines are expected to regain the “performance” of the number of domestic tourists, instead of international tourists. As for the travel companies, this was also the period when the market had a deep differentiation. The market is only really for reputable, potential and passionate companies. While small companies sink with no customers, many still exist and are on a good recovery, the director said. As at G company, it has always been a secret since Tet. Everyone works from 9am to 11pm to meet the needs of inquiring information, booking tours of guests. Last year, in May-June, before the second outbreak broke out, there were so many domestic tourists that “never been so crowded,” commented the female director. The domestic department’s two-month revenue is equal to the whole year revenue. This year, the number of visitors is expected to be even greater. The problem of Covid’s existence requires not only travel companies but also service providers such as hotels, restaurants, transportation, … to have experience and financial potential to maintain operations. move. The occasion of April 30 and May 1 and the peak of this summer is an opportunity for companies to stand firm and break through.