Flight tickets from Ho Chi Minh City are 'hotly sold out' and suddenly dropped sharply

Flight tickets from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on February 9 are only 2.8 million VND. Flight tickets from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh (Nghe An) are 3.5 million VND. Notably, the night flight operated by Vietjet Air from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang is discounted to 2.3 million VND.

Meanwhile, according to a survey conducted from February 6-8 (December 27-29) by Tien Phong Newspaper reporters, airfares from Ho Chi Minh City to the northern provinces of our country are all over 3.5 million VND, even over 10 million VND for connecting flights.

Parking prices and festival offerings expected to increase

On February 10 (the first day of Tet), according to Tien Phong, the Price Management Department - Ministry of Finance assessed that major entertainment venues across the country will attract a large number of visitors to visit and have fun. Therefore, services such as parking, food and drink, and offerings for incense burning often increase according to the annual rule. This comes from the people's need to go to the temple at the beginning of the year and sellers have to pay additional costs and labor for workers serving during the Tet holiday.

Some carbonated soft drinks, beer and soft drinks near tourist attractions run by small businesses serving the needs of spring tourists may increase in price.

Tet offering tray service overload

In the days leading up to Tet, online worship service establishments are still busy with hundreds of orders. According to VTV, from fruit trays to New Year's Eve worship packages, despite running at full capacity, many places are still overloaded.

The fruit trays are displayed with prices ranging from a few hundred to nearly ten million VND. All services are available, shopping for Tet in the technology era has never been so simple.

Landing on Tet market, rare cheap high-quality Australian lobster

In recent years, Australian lobster, a high-end seafood product, has appeared in the Vietnamese market. Accordingly, Western Australian lobster usually costs from 1.7-2 million VND/kg; while South Australian lobster costs from 2-2.3 million VND/kg, depending on the time.

This year's Tet holiday, Australian lobsters flooded Vietnamese markets. However, the price of this seafood suddenly dropped sharply.

Mr. Le Anh Tu - owner of a high-end seafood store in Hoang Mai (Hanoi) - admitted that Australian lobsters are at an unprecedentedly low price. "For live Australian lobsters, this is the first time I have sold them for less than 1.5 million VND/kg," Mr. Tu said. However, the amount of lobster consumed is still very slow.

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Australian lobsters are being sold on the market at quite cheap prices. (Photo: Phuc Seafood)

Selling Australian lobsters weighing 1-4 kg/each for only 1.4 million VND/kg, Mr. Bui Huy Phuc, owner of a seafood store in Tay Ho (Hanoi), commented that at this price, Australian lobsters are only more expensive than Alaskan lobsters but much cheaper than other types of lobsters on the market. However, the low price still makes them unsaleable. (See more)

Ca Mau crab cools down

Dong Hung border gate customs (China) closed for Tet holiday, causing the price of Ca Mau crab to cool down after more than a week of record increase.

On February 7 (28th of Lunar New Year), according to the reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong, the price of crab with roe in Ca Mau province was purchased by traders at the people's squares at 800,000 VND/kg, the best crab was 400,000 VND/kg, the fourth crab was 300,000 VND/kg...

Mr. Du Thai Binh, Director of Du Thai Binh Company Limited (Nam Can District, Ca Mau Province), said that in the past days, crab with roe was purchased for more than 1 million VND/kg.

Hoping for prosperity, the price of cheap fruit skyrockets 20 times at Tet market

On normal days, figs are super cheap, only about 10,000 VND/kg. In the countryside, people even give them to each other because selling them is not worth much.

During the Lunar New Year, figs are expensive because many people choose to buy them to display on the Tet fruit tray with the wish that their family will have a prosperous year, just like the name of this fruit.

During the Lunar New Year, this fruit is in high demand and has sky-high prices. Figs at the Tet market are sold in bunches, not by weight like other fruits. A bunch of figs costs from 50,000 to 70,000 VND, equivalent to 200,000 to 250,000 VND/kg. This price is 20-25 times higher than the normal price. (See more)

Gold bar grapefruit, royal grapefruit prices drop sharply to clear losses

In recent years, every Tet holiday, the gold bar grapefruit has appeared on the market with sky-high prices, due to its unique shape. In mid-January, the price of gold bar grapefruit fluctuated from 1.2 to 1.5 million VND/pair.

However, in the days before Lunar New Year, gold bar grapefruits are being sold by traders, shops, and "online markets" at quite cheap prices. Accordingly, VIP gold bar grapefruits are only 650,000 VND/pair, type 2 is priced from 250,000-350,000 VND/pair.

The price of royal pomelos has also cooled down and "dyed" the Lunar New Year market bright red. Specifically, the VIP jar-shaped red pomelo with branches and leaves costs 230,000-350,000 VND/fruit; the type weighing 5-6 taels costs from 100,000-150,000 VND/fruit; some stores even sell it for only 50,000 VND/fruit - equivalent to the price of pomelos usually sold in the market. (See more)
400 thousand VND per fruit, Thai ruby ​​grapefruit is still 'sold out'

Flooding the Tet market, Thai ruby ​​grapefruit has an outer skin quite similar to Vietnamese green-skin grapefruit. However, the price of this grapefruit is up to 400,000 VND/fruit weighing 2kg but is still "sold out". Because this grapefruit is chosen by many people as a gift because of its beautiful appearance and good quality, the somewhat expensive price is still chosen to buy.

On the Tet market, Vietnamese grapefruit prices are quite cheap. For example, green-skin grapefruit costs from 25,000 to 40,000 VND/fruit depending on the type; Dien grapefruit costs from 15,000 to 50,000 VND/fruit, Tan Lac red grapefruit costs from 15,000 to 20,000 VND/fruit; ruby ​​grapefruit costs from 20,000 to 50,000 VND/fruit... (See more)

Special rice costs 1 million VND/grain, 'selling like hotcakes' on Tet holiday

In the days leading up to Lunar New Year, a special type of rice made of 24k gold has appeared on the market. This is also the reason why this type of rice is not sold by weight but by grain.

The price of golden rice depends on each product. Specifically, small-sized smooth rice costs only 600,000 VND/grain; large-sized rice with embossed words Tai - Phuc - Loc - Phat costs 1 million VND/grain. However, this type of rice is still "expensive as hotcakes".
In the “online market”, golden rice is advertised for sale. The price of this special rice depends on the weight and quality of the gold. Therefore, when buying golden rice, you need to be careful and find reputable stores to facilitate future purchases and exchanges. (See more)