Travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City are positive about strong travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) as both domestic and outbound tours are mostly booked fully.
Tourists enjoy a bike tour exploring Hanoi’s Old Quarter. (Photo hanoimoi.com.vn)
HCM City (VNA)✨ - Travel companies in Ho Chi MinhCity are positive about strong travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) asboth domestic and outbound tours are mostly booked fully.
Tour operators like Saigontourist, Vietravel, and TSTTouriston December 26 reported that their tours departing from Ho Chi Minh City to thesouthern provinces of Binh Duong, Long An, and Tien Giang are booked fully. According to a representative from Saigontourist, this LunarNew Year holidays, it offers more than 300 package tours, both domesticand overseas tours, to serve more than 20,000 travellers through the holiday. Besides popular tours to Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, and northernprovinces, overseas tours are also welcomed. The company this year also offerstours to South American countries. Tran Phuong Linh, Marketing Director of BenThanh Tourist, said that the travel company prepares over 100 tours for the Tet holidays andexpects to attract about 10,000 travellers. Until now, 90% of its tours are full, she said. Meanwhile, travel companies in the central province of ThuaThien-Hue offer programmes that take advantage of the spring festival “Springin Ancient Capital” taking place from January to March 2023. Other travel companies have designed new tours based on themeeting of the royal Lunar New Year Celebration and general celebration whichis said to create typical characteristics of the Tet celebration of Hue people. According to Thua Thien-Hue province’s Tourism PromotionCentre, the provincial Department of Tourism and the provincial Tourism Association develop newservices to attract visitors to Hue during the Tet holidays besides traditionalattractions like the royal festival or folk festivals. In the central city of Da Nang, when designing tours, travel companies this year pay more attention to factors that offer touristsopportunities to experience warm family gatherings. They also have tours designated for Chinese-origin peopleliving in Malaysia or Singapore to visit Da Nang city. Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Chairman of the municipal Travel Association, said that thenumber of visitors to Da Nang city from December 2022 to January 2023 is forecast to increase by 30%-40% compared with other months in 2022./.
Offering disadvantaged workers a warm, happy Tet and reuniting their families on the holiday, Vietjet and HD SAISON will give two free flights to bring workers back home to enjoy the Lunar New Year 2023.
Navy Region 4 ships carrying officers, soldiers, journalists as well as New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on December 21 for Truong Sa (Spratly).
The Naval Region 2 High Command on December 26 sent two delegations to visit officers and soldiers on duty on DK1 platforms, ships on duty, and agencies and units stationed in Con Dao district of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, on the occasion of the approaching lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
The HCM City will host its annual floating flower festival in District 8 to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. The “Tren Ben Duoi Thuyen” (On the Wharf - In the Boat) Flower Festival 2023 will be held at Binh Dong Wharf and Nguyen Van Cua street from January 6-21, or 5th-30th of the 12th lunar month.
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Phu Quoc ranks among the top 10 leading tourist islands in Asia. As the largest island in Vietnam, it boasts stunning natural beauty, with expansive coral reefs resting beneath the sea and a number of beautiful, poetic beaches such as Sao, Truong, and Khem, known for their fine white sand and crystal-clear waters.
Vietnam's national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet are among the exhibitors, promoting key destinations such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Phu Quoc, as well as distinctive tourism products.
Alexander Musikhin, Vice President of ATOR and CEO of the Intourist travel agency, highlighted Vietnam as a top destination offering a unique blend of beach holidays and cultural excursions.
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An analysis of accommodation search data based on check-in dates for June and July revealed that Nha Trang surpassed all other destinations in popularity among Korean users.
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After more than three months of operation, the popularity of the free tours in Bac Ninh province shows no signs of cooling down. Many tourists return every week in hopes of experiencing all the tours and visiting every destination.
Typical products of Phu Tho are being showcased at the Lao Cai International Travel Mart 2025, held in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai from June 5-8.
Featuring 130 stalls and delegations from 120 travel agencies representing more than ten countries and territories, the event is expected to provide a platform for establishing partnerships and attracting more visitors to Lao Cai in the future.
Kicking off the festival on the evening of June 7 will be the grand music concert titled “Nha Trang Say Hi”, featuring popular artists from the trending show “Anh Trai Say Hi”. The event will be broadcast live nationwide and conclude with a fireworks display over Nha Trang Bay.
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The northern midland province of Phu Tho has carried out all-round measures to improve tourism infrastructure, services, and offerings, elevating visitor experience and reinforcing the province’s unique cultural identity.
Hanoi has directed lodging providers and tourist destinations to bolster preparations in staffing, service quality, security, and sanitation. Community-based lodging platforms such as Airbnb are also being promoted strongly to expand housing supply during the holiday period.