Steep tour discounts at travel festival
Travel firms at the upcoming Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival will offer price discounts of up to 50% on many tour packages to attract customers to buy Reunification Day (April 30) and summer tour programs.
The event takes place from March 26 to 29 at September 23 Park near the landmark Ben Thanh Market in the central business district.
Participating companies will put on many local and outbound tours. Danang tours will be strongly promoted as the central coast city of Danang will host an international fireworks competition on April 28 and 29.
Many tour operators, especially members of the HCMC Tourism Association, have worked with carriers such as Vietnam Airlines and VietJetAir to promote domestic tours by lowering prices by up to 50% compared to normal prices.
For instance, Vietravel will cut prices of many domestic tours by VND700,000 (US$32.6) to VND4.4 million per passenger and those of tours to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and India by VND600,000 per passenger if clients place deposits in advance.
Viet Media Travel offers discounts of 40% for many products and gifts to customers who book tours during the festival.
Saigontourist Travel Service Company will also reduce prices of tours to Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Yen Tu, Halong Bay, Lao Cai, Sapa, Danang, Hoi An, Hue, Thien Duong Cave by VND4.18 million per passenger.
Meanwhile, buyers of tours to Korea, Japan, the US, the Netherlands and other summer tours at Ben Thanh Tourist Service Joint Stock Company will get discounts of 15-30%.
According to the HCMC Department of Tourism, around 150 enterprises, hotels, restaurants, transport firms and domestic and foreign tourism promotion centers will be attending the event.
Visitors to the “Impressive World Heritage in Vietnam” festival can enjoy performances such as Vietnam's royal music (nha nhac), the cultural space of the Gongs in the Central Highlands and Quan Ho Bac Ninh folk songs.