The tourism market is preparing to enter the peak summer season, which is considered the season that attracts the most visitors of the year. This year, when domestic airfares tend to increase sharply, many tourists tend to choose nearby destinations or travel to neighboring countries.
Grasping this demand, travel businesses are offering a series of foreign tours with costs of less than 10 million VND.
Ms. Hoang Thu Trang, an employee of Vitamintours agency (Hanoi) said that currently, tours to tourist destinations in China, Thailand, Cambodia, etc. are very popular with tourists because of the cheap price and attractive itinerary, it is possible to choose convenient and cost-saving car tours.
Some tours that are booked by many guests include Bình Biên – Kiến Thủy – Khai Viễn – Mông Tự (China) tour for 3 days and 3 nights, departing from Hanoi, traveling by car with a price of only 3.9 million VND/person; Nanning – Taiping ancient town tour for 3 days and 2 nights by car with a price of 4.5 million VND/person; Hanoi – Thailand tour for 5 days and 4 nights, traveling by plane with a price of 9.9 million VND/person…
Enterprises promote a series of foreign tours under 10 million VND. (Screenshot)
Having just booked a tour to Nanning – Taiping ancient town (China) for her family’s upcoming summer vacation, Ms. Nguyen Bich Thuy said that her family of 4 only had to pay nearly 18 million VND for a full package of all services in 3 days and 2 nights.
“At the end of last year, my family visited Jiuzhaigou (China) through such all-inclusive tours. This year, seeing that domestic airfares have increased, traveling to destinations in the country is not much cheaper, so the whole family decided to go to another destination in China during the summer”, said Ms. Thuy.
Having just booked a tour to Thailand, Ms. Nguyen Thu Trang (Hanoi) said that this was a choice that her group of friends changed at the last minute.
Initially, Ms. Trang’s group of 5 planned to travel domestically together, with Nha Trang as the chosen destination. But when they found out that airfares were up to 7 million VND/person, accounting for more than half of the trip’s planned expenses, the group discussed and recalculated.
Ms. Trang was then offered to buy a 5-day, 4-night Thailand tour for over 10 million VND/person for the whole package. The whole group quickly agreed to this cost.
” With more than 10 million VND, if we go to Nha Trang, we have to spend more than half on airfare. The remaining small amount may not be enough to rent a hotel, experience the food and have fun because during the holidays, all expenses are more expensive. But with the same amount, the Thailand tour is a full package, and we get to visit another country, so this option is more reasonable and economical “, said Ms. Trang.
Speaking with VTC News , Mr. Tran Van Xuan, Director of Travelive Vietnam Trading and Service Joint Stock Company, said that recently, the demand of Vietnamese people for foreign travel has increased dramatically, in which, Chinese tours are always in a state of “sold out”.
“China has many destinations, and it is close to Vietnam, so many tours cost only a few million VND. Therefore, many guests choose to spend money to experience and admire new scenic spots. Currently, my company has had a few hundred guests book tours to China in early June”, said Mr. Xuan.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tran Dang Thanh, CEO of Orion Travel, said that currently, many foreign tours for the summer have been “sold out”, and travel businesses are continuously opening more tours to meet the demand.
“The most popular market is China, with a series of road tours in 5 days and 4 nights costing only from 4 to 10 million VND, and tours to Thailand by plane also cost less than 10 million VND. These tours are in high demand, and every time they open, they are full. We have to work with partners to open many more tours”, said Mr. Thanh.
According to Mr. Thanh, the peak season is expected to start from the end of May when students start their summer break. Currently, many foreign tours at the end of May and early June are fully booked.
