Air tickets to the central city of Da Nang have recently becomescarce as increasing numbers of people opt to enjoy the local fun andsunshine.
Tourane Hotel, which is located along theMy Khe coast, said its 60 rooms had been fully occupied during the pastmonth, with 90 percent of its guests coming from Hanoi .
The Vietnam Airlines representative office in the central regionsaid the airline has been forced to add 180 seats every Thursday andSaturday on the Hanoi – Da Nang route since the beginning of June,in addition to the regular 1,550 seats per day.
Asimilar number of seats were also added to Friday and Sunday flights onthe HCM City – Da Nang route.
The officesaid the passenger increase was due to a 30-40 percent rise in thenumber of tourists choosing to spend their holidays in Da Nangcompared to the same period last year.
The airlinewill continue to offer the supplementary seats until the end of Augustwhen the domestic tourism season ends.
The airlinewill consider adding even more seats if demand surpasses currentcapacity, especially for flights to and from Hanoi .
Travel agencies said it was very hard to manage air tickets at thistime.
"We have booked tickets for clients at 2million VND (108.1 USD) each way and they end up refusing to buy them,"said Dinh Van Loc, director of the Viet Da Tourism Co.
He said some small companies have faced significant difficultiesbecause they are required to buy tickets from larger firms at asurcharge of about 100,000 VND (5.4 USD) per ticket. Several groups havecancelled tours with his company due to high prices.
Trinh Hoai Nguyen, director of the business department ofSaigontourist Co's Da Nang branch, said excessively high air fareswere making tour travel companies less competitive.
He said his company might have to sell air tickets separately from theprice of the tours on busy flight days. "If the situation becomes toodifficult, we may have to change flight times or arrange trains for ourclients."
The new Da Nang – Da Lat flight route,which launched on June 30, shows no available seats until nextThursday, according to the Vietnam Airlines office.
"As a major partner of Vietnam Airlines, we are given a priority inbuying tickets; but it just means that we have the opportunity to buyseats on busy days, it doesn't mean that we can buy seats at favourableprices," said Nguyen.
He added that the lowestpossible price of 500,000 VND (27 USD) for a flight on this route was nolonger available. The current low price is around VND1.2 million VND(64.9 USD).
Nguyen said since the route launched,tours to Da Lat have sold much better. "I believe a larger number oftourists will fly this route in the future," he said./.
Tourane Hotel, which is located along theMy Khe coast, said its 60 rooms had been fully occupied during the pastmonth, with 90 percent of its guests coming from Hanoi .
The Vietnam Airlines representative office in the central regionsaid the airline has been forced to add 180 seats every Thursday andSaturday on the Hanoi – Da Nang route since the beginning of June,in addition to the regular 1,550 seats per day.
Asimilar number of seats were also added to Friday and Sunday flights onthe HCM City – Da Nang route.
The officesaid the passenger increase was due to a 30-40 percent rise in thenumber of tourists choosing to spend their holidays in Da Nangcompared to the same period last year.
The airlinewill continue to offer the supplementary seats until the end of Augustwhen the domestic tourism season ends.
The airlinewill consider adding even more seats if demand surpasses currentcapacity, especially for flights to and from Hanoi .
Travel agencies said it was very hard to manage air tickets at thistime.
"We have booked tickets for clients at 2million VND (108.1 USD) each way and they end up refusing to buy them,"said Dinh Van Loc, director of the Viet Da Tourism Co.
He said some small companies have faced significant difficultiesbecause they are required to buy tickets from larger firms at asurcharge of about 100,000 VND (5.4 USD) per ticket. Several groups havecancelled tours with his company due to high prices.
Trinh Hoai Nguyen, director of the business department ofSaigontourist Co's Da Nang branch, said excessively high air fareswere making tour travel companies less competitive.
He said his company might have to sell air tickets separately from theprice of the tours on busy flight days. "If the situation becomes toodifficult, we may have to change flight times or arrange trains for ourclients."
The new Da Nang – Da Lat flight route,which launched on June 30, shows no available seats until nextThursday, according to the Vietnam Airlines office.
"As a major partner of Vietnam Airlines, we are given a priority inbuying tickets; but it just means that we have the opportunity to buyseats on busy days, it doesn't mean that we can buy seats at favourableprices," said Nguyen.
He added that the lowestpossible price of 500,000 VND (27 USD) for a flight on this route was nolonger available. The current low price is around VND1.2 million VND(64.9 USD).
Nguyen said since the route launched,tours to Da Lat have sold much better. "I believe a larger number oftourists will fly this route in the future," he said./.
