With an unusually long Lunar New Year break ahead, Vietnamese families are looking beyond familiar holiday routes, opting instead for longer journeys and far-flung destinations as new flight links and tour offerings reshape Tet travel in 2026.

Vietnam’s domestic tourism market is recording encouraging signs ahead of the 2026 New Year holiday, following the announcement that the public break will last four consecutive days from January 1 to 4.

VOV.VN -Bamboo Airways’ Airbus A320, registration ER-0005, on December 13 landed at Noi Bai International Airport after finalizing its inaugural commercial flight.

Vietnam Railways will begin selling 330,000 train tickets from September 20 for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the company has announced.

VOV.VN - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January rose by 0.98% month on month and by 3.63% year on year due to the rising prices of food and services during the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Party General Secretary To Lam on February 4 requested all agencies, units, and localities to immediately get to work after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, with focus on completing the tasks on schedule for February and the first quarter of 2025.

VOV.VN -During the peak period of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the number of passengers using bus services in Hanoi soared by 300% to 400% to 187,000 daily arrivals, compared to normal days.

The domestic gold market experienced a sharp increase as trading resumed after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday despite a decline in global gold prices.

VOV.VN - A total of 170 people were killed and 309 injured in 364 traffic accidents nationwide during the seven days from January 25 to January 31 of the Lunar New Year or Tet

VOV.VN - Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 146,300 passengers on February 1, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), with 472 departing flights and 473 arriving flights.