Welcoming 1 million visitors on September 2nd holiday, Ho Chi Minh City earned nearly 3,000 billion VND

On September 3, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism said that the September 2 holiday lasts 4 days, so tourists tend to travel for 3-5 days, with domestic destinations such as Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Da Nang, the North and Central Highlands...

In Ho Chi Minh City, the city's tourism industry has deployed measures to tourist accommodation establishments and tourism businesses to ensure security and safety for tourists, and improve the quality of tourism services to contribute to "retaining" tourists.

In particular, travel companies continue to deploy attractive and diverse tourism products associated with typical tourism products of Thu Duc City and 21 districts.

The tours all connect neighboring localities with traditional tour products, eco-tourism products, community tourism, green tourism, high-end resort tourism; resort tourism combined with health training programs, sports, meditation, detox, spa, etc.

picture 1.jpg — Many tourists enjoy exploring the "National architectural and artistic relic tour of the headquarters of the People's Council and People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City". Photo: TK

As a result, the city welcomed 1 million domestic and foreign visitors to visit tourist and entertainment areas. The figure increased by more than 2% compared to the same period in 2023 (in 2023, it was 960,000).

Of which, domestic tourists are estimated at about 425,000, up 1.2% over the same period in 2023. International visitors are estimated at about 38,800, up 3.2% over the same period in 2023.

On the occasion of the September 2 holiday, the number of guests staying at accommodation establishments in the city recorded a sharp increase, estimated at 214,630, an increase of 32.5% over the same period in 2023 (162,000 in 2023). Room occupancy rate is estimated at about 85%, an increase of 6.3% over the same period in 2023 (80% in 2023).

Outstanding tourism products such as “The program to visit the national architectural and artistic relic of the headquarters of the People’s Council and People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City”. After two days of organization, it attracted nearly 2,000 visitors.

Activities at tourist attractions and sightseeing spots in the city are quite vibrant, such as Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Site; Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Park; Dam Sen Cultural Park, Zoo and Botanical Garden...

Ecotourism, community tourism, and green tourism products in Ho Chi Minh City attract visitors and visitors on the occasion of September 2nd holiday. Photo: Tuan Kiet.

On the occasion of the holiday, the Sky Garden commercial and culinary street (District 7) officially opened with a series of cultural and sports activities, instructions on practicing handicrafts, cuisine, and commerce with many community-oriented programs to attract visitors.

For tourism accommodation activities, hotels have announced many preferential product packages of up to 60% to stimulate demand for accommodation; increased introduction of room rate incentives for long-term guests, additional products such as discounts on spa services, bars, shuttle buses, etc.

In addition, the company also introduces new, rich and attractive culinary menus and conference room rental packages with prices 10-20% off the listed price from now until the end of September 2024.

The entire resort uses solar power for its own use, rarely needing grid power.

The owner of this resort proudly boasts that the rooftop solar power system is enough to supply electricity for the entire area, rarely having to use the national grid.

Close-up of Starbucks coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City with rent of 8.4 billion VND/year about to close

Starbucks Reserve Han Thuyen at 11-13 Han Thuyen, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1 includes 1 ground floor and 2 upper floors with a total area of 212.5m2, with a frontage of 8.5m. The reason for the closure is that Starbucks Vietnam could not reach an agreement to extend the lease with the landlord.