New boat tours to Trang An Complex to open at Tet

New boat tours to Trang An Complex to open at Tet

New boat tours to recently-studied routes deep inside the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh will be open to tourists during Tet, on February 17, to meet higher travel demand during the country’s biggest holiday and provide a new experience to tourists.
Travel firms design new tours to avoid crisis

Travel firms design new tours to avoid crisis

As the number of tourists has been decreasing dramatically in the economic crisis, travel firms have opened a lot of new routes to stimulate the demand.
City to launch new river tours

City to launch new river tours

In Ho Chi Minh City, home to a diverse system of canals and rivers, officials are focusing on developing seven new river routes to meet the demand of both domestic and foreign visitors, a Phap Luat (Law) newspaper report says.
Bonanza for tourism industry

Bonanza for tourism industry

This year’s nine-day Lunar New Year holiday has helped drive large numbers of local and foreign visitors to tourist destinations across the country, raising hopes of a successful year for the tourism industry.
Travel agencies benefit from long Tet holiday

Travel agencies benefit from long Tet holiday

Having almost finished selling tours for the New Year holiday, local travel agencies have started to sell tours of the Tet holiday, this time with a much higher buying power thanks to the long holiday which was informed early.
Summer promotions fail to ignite tourism

Summer promotions fail to ignite tourism

Tour operators have said sales growth in this year’s summer travel season is dismal and not even worth their efforts to stimulate demand through numerous promotion programs.
Tour prices seen stable in upcoming national holiday

Tour prices seen stable in upcoming national holiday

Many travel firms in Ho Chi Minh City have launched tours on Vietnam’s National Day, September 2, with prices staying stable or a little bit lower than on normal days.
Travel companies offer discount packages to lure tourists

Travel companies offer discount packages to lure tourists

Many travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City are offering various promotional schemes on domestic and international tours to lure customers, whose numbers have dropped sharply after a substantial increase in airfares and other service charges.
Travel agents offer huge discounts on domestic tours

Travel agents offer huge discounts on domestic tours

Travel agents in Vietnam are making a concerted effort to market domestic tourism, offering huge discounts and promotional programmes since the beginning of the year.
‘Free & Easy’ tour service popular in Vietnam

‘Free & Easy’ tour service popular in Vietnam

‘Free & Easy’ tour service which arranges air travel tickets and hotel bookings without tour itineraries and tour guides is gaining popularity in Vietnam due to escalating prices in domestic travel.
Travel agencies launch new tours for coming holidays

Travel agencies launch new tours for coming holidays

Travel companies have rolled out several new tours during the upcoming Liberation Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holidays.
Tourism firms pleading poor

Tourism firms pleading poor

Travel firms claim their profits are dropping despite a 10-15 per cent growth in tour prices and a 30 per cent growth in visitor numbers.
Holiday tours see strong rise despite economic woes

Holiday tours see strong rise despite economic woes

The number of tourists bookings for both outbound and inbound tours during the holidays of April 30 and May Day shot up despite economic difficulties such as high inflation.