Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City. The upcoming Tet holiday will see high demand for international flights. (Photo: laodong.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - International flights duringthe upcoming Tet (Lunar NewYear) holiday season should prosper, an official from theMinistry of Transport has said.
A representative of Vietnam Airlines said that Tet tickets for some internationalroutes have been sold out, with the total number of flights expectedto double from normal.
Tourists have shown high demand to visit Australia andNortheast Asia, along with familiar destinations such as Thailand andSingapore, he said.
More direct flights between Vietnam and the US will be organisedduring the peak period of Christmas and New Year, he added.
According to Vietjet Air, Bodh Gaya in India is a populardestination among Buddhists in the early spring. Other attractive routesinclude Seoul, Busan, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Taipei, and Kaohsiung.
For Bamboo Airways, routes to Germany, the UK, Australia, Japan, theRepublic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Singapore and Thailand aretourist favourites.
The demand from Vietnamese people living abroad to come hometo celebrate Tet will increase,a representative of Vietravel Airlines said, adding that the airline willofficially open the Hanoi - Bangkok route on December 16 and the HCM City -Bangkok route in January 2023 to better serve tourists.
During the first 11 months of 2022, the city welcomed 3 millioninternational visitors and nearly 28 million domestic tourists, reaching morethan 117 trillion (4.96 billion USD) in total revenue.
There are many cultural, culinary and tourism events at theend of the year to promote HCM City’s tourism during the upcoming Tet holiday season.
The ongoing HCM City Tourism Week provides a significantopportunity for tourism agencies to conduct tours from HCM City toprovinces and cities in the Mekong Delta during the upcoming Tet holiday, said Pham Ngoc Ha, DeputyGeneral Director of Saco Travel, adding that the company has introducedmultiple tourism products for Tet and next year.
Other tourism companies are offering tours in HCM Citywith combo tickets for flights, hotels and other attractive offers./.
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Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City. The upcoming Tet holiday will see high demand for international flights. (Photo: laodong.vn) 
