Visitors book tours to southern resorts for upcoming national holiday
VOV.VN - Recent days has seen the representatives of many domestic travel agencies busy arranging a large number of tours to famous sites throughout the southern region, including Nha Trang city and Phu Quoc island ahead of the April 30 and May 1 holiday, a positive indicator for the recovery of the domestic tourism industry.
Vo Quang Hoang, manager of Ariyana SmartCondotel Nha Trang hotel, shares that some major travel agencies, including Saigontourist and Vietravel, have plans to book 100 rooms each for the upcoming national holiday.
The Seahorse resort in Mui Ne of Phan Thiet city is nearly fully booked for the April 30 to May 1 period. Indeed, as this holiday coincides with the weekend, the room occupancy rate is anticipated to reach 75%, according to Tran Anh Thi, the director of the resort.
Other hotels and resorts have also shown positive signs following the third wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Pham Tuan Binh, owner of Ann hotel on Phu Quoc island, says the average occupancy rate has now reached roughly 70%, with some days even being fully booked, such as March 11 & 12.
At present, four-star and five-star hotels and resorts are viewed as the most attractive locations due to the launch of discount programmes.
According to a representative of Binh Thuan province’s Department of Culture and Sports, tourists need only to spend between VND850,000 and VND1.5 million, equivalent to between US$36.9 - 65.2, on staying one night at a luxury accommodation, meaning that they are fully booked these days.
Along with lodging establishments enjoying a boost in business, travel agencies have also seen an increasing number of tourists in recent times. Khanh from Vietravel agency points out that the number of tourists between February 22 and February 28 increased three times in comparison to the previous week.
Nguyen Minh Man from TST Tourist travel agency also says his agency would organise tours for over 800 travelers in March and April, with the number of tourists keeping increasing.
Phu Quoc island, Con Dao, Quy Nhon, and Da Nang are among the most popular holiday destinations at present.
Man explain that a combo deal including air tickets, hotels, and breakfast would serve to attract customers. When traveling tourists often gather in groups of families and friends at weekends, with a tendency to travel to places which are far from city centres and have few guests, large green space, and high-quality services.