Road tour construction
According to the investigation of the Economic and Urban Newspaper reporter, currently the airfares from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong to Phu Quoc during the April 30 holiday and summer are relatively high.
Specifically, on the occasion of April 30 and May 1, round-trip airfare from Hanoi to Phu Quoc and vice versa ranges from 6 to 7.4 million VND/passenger; from Ho Chi Minh City, the fare ranges from 3.5 to 4 million VND/passenger; from Hai Phong, the fare is more than 5.3 million VND/passenger.
Meanwhile, flights from other localities to Phu Quoc such as Da Nang, Can Tho, Vinh, Nha Trang, Da Lat, etc. have stopped operating for many months now. International flights from Northern European and Central Asian markets have also begun to decrease gradually until Phu Quoc enters the rainy season. Flights from South Korea and Taiwan (China) are still operating strongly.
Faced with this situation, many travel service businesses in Phu Quoc have created new tours and offered discount policies to attract visitors to the Pearl Island during the holidays.
Mr. Nguyen Vu Khac Huy - General Director of Vina Phu Quoc Tourism Company Limited said: Faced with the situation of high airfares and the number of domestic tourists booking tours lower than previous years, the company has cooperated with partners to build new tours for markets such as: Central Highlands, Southeast and Western regions.
Typically, the Ho Chi Minh City - Phu Quoc 3 days 3 nights tour with the following itinerary: 8:30 pick up guests at Mien Tay bus station to move to Ha Tien city (Kien Giang), have breakfast the next morning and then take the boat to Phu Quoc. When arriving at Ngoc Island, visitors will explore many places here, have lunch, check in and continue to explore the island. On the second day, visitors can choose to explore the cable car, Vinwonder or island tour; on the third day, have breakfast, check out, visit some places and then go to the pier to return to Ha Tien to move to Saigon. For the Central Highlands - Phu Quoc market, it will last 5 days 4 nights, including full package services.
Ms. Le Thi Hai Chau - General Secretary of Phu Quoc Tourism Development Investment Association said that currently, domestic tourists choosing Phu Quoc as a destination in 2024 have begun to show signs of recovery.
Because the entertainment services of Ngoc Island are relatively numerous, there are many segments of the tourism market for visitors to choose from. At the same time, there are many utilities to serve many different groups of visitors. However, the most difficult thing for domestic tourism is still the flight routes and airfares.
To serve the travel needs of people and tourists during holidays and summer, high-speed ferry companies have planned to increase trips and times for customers to flexibly use when needed.
Mr. Vu Van Khuong - Director of Phu Quoc Express High-speed Ferry Joint Stock Company said that starting from April 25, the shipping company increased the number of trips from Rach Gia, Ha Tien to Phu Quoc and vice versa to 6 trips/day; the earliest departure time is from 7:00 to 14:00 for the Rach Gia - Phu Quoc route and vice versa; and the Ha Tien - Phu Quoc route and vice versa starts at 6:40 and the last trip is at 15:00.
Cost savings
Ms. Le Thi Bich Ngoc - from Dong Nai said that she and her group of friends planned to go to Phu Quoc to play during the April 30 and May 1 holidays. Initially, they planned to go by plane, but the ticket price was too high, so the group decided to go by car to enjoy the beauty of the Mekong Delta and explore the beauty of the sea by speedboat, saving money and exploring freely.
Similar to Ms. Ngoc, Ms. Tran Thi Minh Nguyet - living in Ho Chi Minh City also said that traveling to Phu Quoc by road saves a lot of money compared to traveling by plane, while with economic difficulties, this will be the choice of many people when choosing Phu Quoc as a destination during holidays and summer.
“Phu Quoc is very beautiful, the seafood is fresh and delicious, what I like most is exploring the island tours, fishing, diving to see coral, this holiday, my friends and I plan to move to Rach Gia to Phu Quoc to relax and have fun for a few days”, said Mr. Nguyen Van Nam - from Dong Thap.
Mr. Phan Van Manh - Director of Phu Quoc Golden Dragon Company Limited said that the company and its service providers will not increase surcharges for tourists during the holidays.
Sharing with reporters, Ms. Quang Xuan Lua - Director of the Center for Promotion, Investment, Trade and Tourism of Kien Giang province said: Recently, the locality has participated in tourism fairs in localities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to promote the image of Phu Quoc tourism to domestic and foreign tourists.
Mr. Huynh Quang Hung - Chairman of Phu Quoc City People's Committee said that during the April 30 and May 1 holidays, there will be 28 ferry trips from the mainland to the island every day. The locality will continue to check the price list and strictly handle the problem of price gouging. In particular, businesses, residents and tourists are encouraged to follow the rules of civilized behavior when traveling in the locality.
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