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Bookings for Tet tours on the rise

Ocean liners bustling at ports, bringing thousands of foreign visitors to Vietnam, and bookings for Tet (Lunar New Year) tours on the rise are among the robust uptick for the tourism sector in 2024, according to insiders.
Bookings for Tet tours on the rise ảnh 1HCM City is a favourite destination for foreign visitors. (Photo: sggp.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Ocean liners bustling at ports, bringing thousands offoreign visitors to Vietnam, and bookings for Tet (Lunar New Year) tours on therise are among the robust uptick for the tourism sector in 2024, according toinsiders.

Deputy Director of the Domestic Tourism Division at Saigontourist TravelServices Co.,Ltd Vu Hai Sam said that tours to northern localities, rangingfrom 9-15 million VND (366-610 USD), have been attractive to visitors.

Besides, road trips departing from Ho Chi Minh City to explore suchdestinations as Bao Loc, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Buon Ma Thuot and MangDen have won favour among customers, he added.

Statistics from Saigontourist showed that bookings from the overseas Vietnamese(OVs) have risen dramatically, accounting for up to 80% of the total.

During the peak Tet season, which runs from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month (February 2) to the 10th day of the first Lunar month(February 19), the tour operator will service some 28,000 domestic and foreignvisitors, up 20% from the same time last year.

According to Communications and Marketing Director at TST Tourist Nguyen Minh Man,the OVs are interested in seven to ten-day tour packages to the northern region.

In the run-up to Tet holiday, Ho Chi Minh City has welcomed thousands ofvisitors a day who then continue their trips to the Mekong Delta andneighbouring countries.

The municipal Department of Tourism, some 416,000 foreign visitors and more than2.3 million domestic ones made their trips in the city, helping it generate nearly13 trillion VND in tourism revenue in January, up 57% year-on-year.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport said it hosts 860-900 flights with135,000-140,000 passengers a day from January 26 to February 24. The airport authorityhas penned detailed plans and arrange staff and equipment to prevent congestionand provide the passengers with the best services./.
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