Short trips "reign" during the September 2nd holiday

About a month before the September 2nd holiday, the tourism market has started to heat up. According to travel agencies, tourists tend to choose short trips to tourist destinations that are not too far away, have convenient routes, and have suitable entertainment and resort products.

A representative of Saigontourist said that the hottest domestic tours are trips to Phu Quoc or to the beaches in the central region lasting 3-4 days at affordable costs.

In the northern mountainous region, many places are preparing to enter the rice harvest season, so destinations such as Mu Cang Chai, Lai Chau, Sa Pa, Dien Bien, Moc Chau are also chosen by many tourists to both explore the highland culture and take in the beauty of the terraced fields, the poetic and majestic mountains and forests of the Northwest.

The domestic market continues to record an increase in the trend of independent travel, especially for families and groups. Many companies launch attractive combos, combining accommodation, transportation, and entertainment to meet the needs of tourists.

In particular, the majority of tours purchased on September 2 this year are still foreign tours lasting 4-6 days, commonly to Southeast Asian and Northeast Asian countries.

This result is quite close to the statistics of the Booking.com platform based on the number of searches for accommodation from tourists on September 2. Accordingly, the top 10 international destinations that Vietnamese tourists are interested in this time are all in the Asia-Pacific region, with Bangkok (Thailand) at the top, followed by Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (Korea), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore, Hong Kong (China), Taipei (Taiwan, China), Sydney (Australia), Bali (Indonesia), Chiang Mai (Thailand).

Meanwhile, leading the list of most searched domestic destinations is Da Lat, which has a cool, fresh climate and a peaceful, romantic setting. Coastal cities such as Da Nang, Vung Tau, Nha Trang and heritage-rich destinations such as Hoi An, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hue continue to be named. Sa Pa and, for the first time, Phan Thiet are also in the top 10. These names once again confirm that Vietnamese tourists are paying more attention to trips that can meet a variety of experiences, combining exploration and relaxation.

Tourists visit Uncle Ho's fish pond at the President Ho Chi Minh Relic Site at the Presidential Palace.

Experts predict that the tourism market on September 2 will be more vibrant but it will still be difficult to create an explosion, because domestic tourists have just passed the long summer tourist season and are preparing to enter the autumn-winter tourist season, so purchasing power on this occasion will not have much fluctuation.

To increase the competitiveness of the destination, on this occasion, localities are interested in organizing many special events and activities to attract tourists. Typical examples include Da Nang with the Asian Golf Development Tournament - BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2024, VTV8 Cup Traditional Boat Race, "Rong-Rao" Cultural and Art Exhibition, traditional musical instrument concerts, street magic on both sides of the Han River...

Ho Chi Minh City with an artistic fireworks display, street art lighting decoration...; Lao Cai with a series of events in the 2024 Sa Pa Autumn Festival, notably the Mong Village Cultural Festival, the "Fairy Tale Muong Hoa" Circus Art Performance, the "Golden Season of Ban May" Festival, the "Golden Season of Sa Pa" Tennis Tournament...

According to the Hanoi Department of Tourism, there will be nearly 20 events held in the capital during the holiday to attract tourists and serve local people who do not have to travel far, typically: the program "Ao Dai connecting tourism with Hanoi heritage" taking place at the Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center and some streets in Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem, Long Bien districts; free puppetry performance program at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Relic Site, Hanoi; "Fairyland" Festival at Bao Son Paradise...

To serve the travel needs of tourists during the holiday, roads, waterways, railways, and airlines have all increased flights. In particular, tourist routes are very hot despite the sharp increase in airfares. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, it is estimated that during the 4-day National Day holiday this year, Vietnamese airlines will operate a total of 4,257 flights, an average of 840 flights/day, an increase of 3% compared to the week before the holiday and an increase of 3.5% compared to the same period in 2023.

In particular, flights connecting 3 major cities: Hanoi - Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City are being actively exploited by Vietnamese airlines, with an average of 241 flights/day, an increase of 8% compared to the week before the holiday and an increase of 14.9% compared to the same period last year.

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