How are flight tickets and hotels in Ho Chi Minh City one week before April 30?

Showing flight tickets from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on April 29. Ticket prices do not include taxes and fees.

A week before the April 30 and May 1 holidays, Ms. Thu Huyen's family in Hanoi had just finalized the holiday schedule for their family members. They wanted to go to Ho Chi Minh City, but were worried "how can I buy tickets now" because they had heard a lot of information that the flights and hotels were fully booked. However, when she was instructed to book tickets herself on the airline's website, Ms. Huyen found that there were still many tickets and booked easily.

Currently, airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways all have many tickets left for the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route on April 28 and 29. Ticket prices are more expensive than the average on weekdays from VND500,000 to VND1 million one way. Return flights from Ho Chi Minh City, depending on the travel needs of customers, also have many tickets left for scattered days from May 1 to 4. The number of tickets on the website changes daily, can increase or decrease.

Specifically, on the Vietjet Air ticket booking website on the morning of April 23, on April 28 and 29, the airline has nearly 30 flights from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City each day. Half of the total flights still have seats available with all prices from Eco to SkyBoss. The lowest one-way price is 3 million VND (April 28) and 3.6 million VND (April 29), including taxes and fees.

Similarly, Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines operate 21 flights from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. Some flights on April 29 have the lowest fare from 3.7 million VND one way. On April 28, there are 27 flights, with the lowest fare from 2.95 million VND one way. Tickets include taxes and fees.

Bamboo Airways has fewer flights, from 3 to 6 flights on April 28 and 29. Tickets cost 4.3 million VND one way and are still available.

In addition to the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route, other flights such as Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City cost 2 million VND (Vietnam Airlines) or 1.7 million VND (Vietjet Air) one way and there are many tickets and many time slots.

People and soldiers during the parade rehearsal on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of national reunification, afternoon of April 22

Media representatives of some large travel companies such as Vietravel, Redtours or Vietluxtour said they do not organize tours or Free & Easy programs (air tickets and hotels) from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on this occasion because most customers can buy their own air tickets and arrange programs in Ho Chi Minh City according to their own needs.

Flights to Ho Chi Minh City are expected to not be "full" when on April 21, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam sent a document to Vietnamese airlines about increasing flight frequency to serve the 50th anniversary of national reunification, especially in the period from April 21 to May 5, with flights to/from Ho Chi Minh City. Airlines are also required to meet travel demand, while increasing the exploitation of off-peak hours with the highest quality and efficiency.

Vietnamese airlines are expected to operate 7,536 domestic flights during the April 30 and May 1 holidays (from April 25 to May 5), up 21% over the same period last year, providing about 1.5 million seats, up 22%.

Similar to air tickets, there are still many hotels available for tourists who want to travel to Ho Chi Minh City to attend the festival at the last minute. On famous booking websites such as Agoda, Booking, iVivu, Traveloka, Trip, tourists can easily choose hotels in the center of Ho Chi Minh City (District 1 and District 3).

With the keywords "District 1", "hotel", "lowest price", tourists can choose from hundreds of 2 to 4 star hotels, homestays with prices ranging from 600,000 VND to about 3 million VND per night. Hotels are located on streets such as Bui Vien, Thai Van Lung, Le Thi Rieng, Ho Hao Hon, Nguyen Trai.

In addition, there are still many hotels in other areas of the city such as Binh Thanh, Phu Nhuan, and Tan Binh districts, with prices starting from 300,000 VND per night.

Le Duan Street is the central area where the parade took place on the morning of April 30.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, said at a meeting on the afternoon of April 21 that most of the high-end hotels in the center of District 1, which have views of the parade sites, have reached maximum capacity. But at other locations, "the city does not lack accommodation to serve tourists."

Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry is expected to "explode" during the April 30 and May 1 holidays this year, hoping to bring in "huge" revenue during the 5-day holiday. The city will organize a series of major events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification, of which the main events will be a military parade on the morning of April 30 in the city center and a fireworks display on the evening of the same day.

TH (according to VnExpress)

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