The number of tourists bookings for both outbound and inbound toursduring the holidays of April 30 and May Day shot up despite economicdifficulties such as high inflation.
According to travelagencies, the number of tourists booking tours during the four-dayholidays increased by 20-30 percent compared to the last year’s sameperiod.
With more than 250 in- and out-bound tours coupled withpromotion programmes during the Hung Kings festival, which falls onApril 12, and the April 30 holiday, the Saigontourist travel agency hasto date attracted over 14,000 holidaymakers.
The number oftourists going on tours of Fiditour Tourism Company is estimated at22,000 during this year’s April 30 holiday, up nearly 30 percent, saidDeputy Director Dang Trung Nghia.
Sea tourism destinations likeNha Trang, Phan Thiet, Da Nang, Con Dao and Phu Quoc remain themost attractive places, luring 60 percent of the total number oftourists booking inbound tours.
The fireworks festival in DaNang city, the Ha Long tourism week in Quang Ninh province and theinternational kite festival in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province all taking placeduring the April-30 holiday, are said to help boost tourist movement.
Inaddition to sea tours, tours to the Cai Be floating market in theMekong delta city of Can Tho, or the Central Highlands are alsopopular.
Outbound tours focus on Australia, Europe, the UnitedStates, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Malaysiaand Singapore./.
According to travelagencies, the number of tourists booking tours during the four-dayholidays increased by 20-30 percent compared to the last year’s sameperiod.
With more than 250 in- and out-bound tours coupled withpromotion programmes during the Hung Kings festival, which falls onApril 12, and the April 30 holiday, the Saigontourist travel agency hasto date attracted over 14,000 holidaymakers.
The number oftourists going on tours of Fiditour Tourism Company is estimated at22,000 during this year’s April 30 holiday, up nearly 30 percent, saidDeputy Director Dang Trung Nghia.
Sea tourism destinations likeNha Trang, Phan Thiet, Da Nang, Con Dao and Phu Quoc remain themost attractive places, luring 60 percent of the total number oftourists booking inbound tours.
The fireworks festival in DaNang city, the Ha Long tourism week in Quang Ninh province and theinternational kite festival in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province all taking placeduring the April-30 holiday, are said to help boost tourist movement.
Inaddition to sea tours, tours to the Cai Be floating market in theMekong delta city of Can Tho, or the Central Highlands are alsopopular.
Outbound tours focus on Australia, Europe, the UnitedStates, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Malaysiaand Singapore./.
