This
year Reunification Day and International Labour Day holidays will last up to
five days from April 27 to May 1. Many people have already booked tours for
their families since early April.
Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident
in HCM City, said she was trying to find tickets to Con Dao Island but both
plane tickets to Con Dao from HCM City and Hanoi had all been booked since late
March.
Plane tickets from Hanoi
and HCM City to well-known destinations such as Danang, Nha Trang or Phu Quoc
are also running out quickly. Most people booked tickets early because of
cheaper prices. A Vietnam Airlines' economy class ticket from HCM City to Phu
Quoc is now listed at VND1m (USD43) max. However, the price will increase to
VND1.9m starting from April 26.
In order to meet rising
demand, many airlines have increased flights for the holiday. Vietnam Airlines
will prepare nearly 800,000 seats, an increase of 78,000 seats compared to last
year, for both domestic and international routes from April 26 to May 5.
Tran The Dung, deputy
director of The He Tre Travel, said because of the long holiday, their tours to
the northeast, northwest regions and the Central Highland have all been full.
"This year, more
people choose to travel on their own on short tours from HCM City to Phan Thiet
or Nha Trang," he said.
According to Vietravel,
most popular packages are tours to Buon Ma Thuot, the Mekong Delta or northern
region. Popular outbound tours are packages to travel to Japan, South Korea,
Dubai, Thailand and Singapore.
Head of the Communication
and Marketing Department Truong Thi Thu Trang said the tour packages this
holiday had increased in price by 10% because of rising accommodation and
transportation costs.
Saigon tourist also said
several tours for the Reunification Day and May Day Holiday were full. The
prices of inbound tours increased by 7-10% while the cost of outbound tours
have mostly stayed the same. Prices for tours to Southeast Asia and North East
Asia have increased by 2-5%.
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