Hanoi tourism firms adapt after fourth wave of COVID-19

Right after the fourth wave of COVID-19 in the country was put under control at the beginning of March, travel agencies in Hanoi started offering various products at favourable prices to attract tourists.
Hanoi tourism firms adapt after fourth wave of COVID-19 ảnh 1People prepare to join a caravan trip from the National Museum of Vietnamese History to northwestern provinces (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Right after the fourthwave of COVID-19 in the country was put under control at the beginning ofMarch, travel agencies in Hanoi started offering various products at favourableprices to attract tourists.

VGreen Club (of the Hanoi Travel AgentsAssociation) recently launched a driving tour product themed 'Northwest –Season of Orchid Blooms', which has attracted 1,000 people after the first tripkicked off on March 12.

VietSense Tourism Company has hosted a group of100 people for a tour that departed on March 6, while Vietravel branches in thenorth have sold tours to 300 visitors since the beginning of March.

Inside Hanoi, relic sites have seen a surge ofguests in the first days after opening again.

“During the Week of Ao Dai (between March 1 and8), Thang Long Citadel Complex welcomed hundreds of visitors from all over thecountry,” said Nguyen Thi Yen, head of the Guide Department of the Thang Long –Hanoi Heritage Preservation Centre.

The Hanoi Tourism Department is planning promotionpolicies together with airlines and travel agents.

“Promotion policies will not only focus on cuttingprices but more importantly focus on the quality of product, services and bringfresh experiences to tourists,” Dang Huong Giang, director of Hanoi Departmentof Tourism.

Phung Quang Thang, director of HanoitouristCompany, chairman of Hanoi Travel Agents Association, said the association hashosted various training classes for building tourism products with sustainablefeatures.

The VGreen Club established by the associationwill work with the National Museum of Vietnamese History to host a new product– exploring the culture and history of Hanoi and other provinces.

Nguyen Van Tai, director of VietSense Company,said the company is planning more new tours in March and preparing for the peakseason of April 30 - May 1 vacation and summer holidays.

"Our new tours will not only focus on keymarkets in the central and Central Highland regions but will also bring newexperiences to tourists,” Tai said.

In April, the Hanoi Investment, Trade and TourismCentre will run the Hanoi Tourism Promotion Festival.

The Hanoi Tourism Department will work with HoanKiem district, Son Tay town and My Duc district to build tourism productsbearing Hanoi’s features.

The first will be 'Hanoi – 12 Seasons of Flowers'to draw domestic tourists first and then international visitors when internationalair routes resume./.
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