The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2018 kicked off on April 12 at the September 23 Park, offering visitors more than 60,000 promotional domestic and international tour packages for the summer. The festival offers visitors over 60,000 promotional domestic and international tour packages for the summer - Photo: baodulich.net.vn At the opening, more than 20 travel agents in the city announced their decision to offer a discount of 15 to 50 percent on tour prices for customers, with the target of a 20 percent increase in their revenue as compared to the 2017 event. Preferential services are also provided by businesses working in the hotel, restaurant, transport, and entertainment industries for visitors at the event. Under the theme ‘Discovering Summer’, the festival also includes seminars on increasing the efficiency of online tourism activities, performances of Don Ca Tai Tu (traditional musical art form of the south), sport dances, a lucky draw, and art … [Read more...] about HCM City Tourism Festival offers promotional tours for summer
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Aviation fare hikes in Vietnam leave tour agencies scrambling to adapt
By Vy An  April 5, 2018 | 10:27 am GMT+7 An airplane of Vietjet Air is seen before a flight at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo by Reuters/Kham Agencies were only informed of the new prices 11 days before they took effect. The cost of traveling by air on several Vietnamese carriers rose at the start of this month, leaving tour agencies in a quandary. The cost of children's tickets on national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has gone up 20 percent, and budget operator Vietjet Air has announced it has raised fees for changing names, dates and seats on flight tickets. The changes have left tour agencies scrambling to make ends meet, considering how flight tickets account for 50 to 60 percent of tour prices. Le Cong Nang, head of communications for Vietrantour, said his firm is still trying to adjust prices after only receiving word of the new fares on March 20, just 11 days before the actual changes took effect. “For tours that were … [Read more...] about Aviation fare hikes in Vietnam leave tour agencies scrambling to adapt
Domestic tourism gold mine for travel firms
VietNamNet Bridge - While the number of inbound travelers fluctuates unpredictably, the number of domestic travelers has been increasing steadily, bringing high growth to travel firms. ‘Overcrowding’ was the word local newspapers used to describe the wave of people flocking to tourism points in Vung Tau, Da Lat, Ha Long, Sam Son and Sa Pa. A report from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) shows that the number of domestic travelers has been increasing steadily since 2000. While the number of inbound travelers fluctuates unpredictably, the number of domestic travelers has been increasing steadily, bringing high growth to travel firms. In 2000, there were only 11.2 million domestic travelers, while the figure rose to 62 million in 2016 and is expected to soar to 66.7 million this year. Every year, the tourism industry has several million new domestic travelers, while the travelers’ spending is also on the rise. The 2014 report, the latest report … [Read more...] about Domestic tourism gold mine for travel firms
HCM City Tourism Fair to offer 10-50% discounts on tours
VietNamNet Bridge – Travel agents will offer discounts of 10-50 per cent on domestic and foreign tours at HCM City Tourism Fair 2017 to be held from March 23-26 at Le Van Tam Park in District 1. More than 80 tourism firms, travel agents, hotels and tourism promotion agencies from 39 cities and provinces will showcase their products and services at 180 booths. Saigon Tourist is offering discounts on tour packages to visit sites used in the filming of the latest King Kong film, Kong: Skull Island, while Ben Thanh Tourist has launched a “buy one, get one” promotion. Vietnam Airlines is offering discounts on domestic flights with fares of VND299,000 (US$13) per ticket, while a total of 1,000 entrance tickets to Cu Chi Tunnels will be given out to visitors. For the first time, tourism start-ups run by young entrepreneurs will participate in the fair. Tourism start-ups will introduce their business models using the latest technologies and exchange ideas about innovation … [Read more...] about HCM City Tourism Fair to offer 10-50% discounts on tours
Hồ Chí Minh City Tourism Fair to offer 10-50% discounts on tours
Viet Nam News HCM CITY - Travel agents will offer discounts of 10-50 per cent on domestic and foreign tours at HCM City Tourism Fair 2017 to be held from March 23-26 at Lê Văn Tám Park in District 1. More than 80 tourism firms, travel agents, hotels and tourism promotion agencies from 39 cities and provinces will showcase their products and services at 180 booths. Saigon Tourist is offering discounts on tour packages to visit sites used in the filming of the latest King Kong film, Kong: Skull Island, while Bến Thành Tourist has launched a "buy one, get one" promotion. Vietnam Airlines is offering discounts on domestic flights with fares of VNĐ299,000 (US$13) per ticket, while a total of 1,000 entrance tickets to Củ Chi Tunnels will be given out to visitors. For the first time, tourism start-ups run by young entrepreneurs will participate in the fair. Tourism start-ups will introduce their business models using the latest technologies and exchange ideas about innovation with … [Read more...] about Hồ Chí Minh City Tourism Fair to offer 10-50% discounts on tours