Holiday tour bookings grow 10-25% Chi Thinh By Chi Thinh - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Local tour operators have reported year-on-year growth of 10-25% in tour bookings during the upcoming Vietnam Reunification Day (April 30) and Labor Day (May 1) holidays. More bookings for five days of the holidays this year have caused prices of domestic tours and hotel rooms to increase by up to 20% compared to the same period of last year, according to tour operators. The tours of two to four days have attracted customers and their destinations of choice are the Central Highlands and key tourist destinations, including Dalat, Nha Trang, Phan Thiet, Phu Quoc and Con Dao. Tran Thi Bao Thu, director of marketing and communications of Fiditour, said the company had realized more than 95% of the bookings for domestic and overseas tours. Many travel companies have stopped receiving new bookings for next week when people have five days off, particularly group bookings. However, a number of firms … [Read more...] about Holiday tour bookings grow 10-25%
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New tours from Vietnam to Cambodia opened
Saigontourist has opened a new tour to Cambodia, "One journey, two countries", to connect destinations in the Mekong River Delta to many destinations in Cambodia, based on tourism cooperation between two countries. The collection of tours has two routes, including Sa Dec-Ha Tien-Phnom Penh and Sa Dec-Ha Tien-Sihanouk Ville-Phnom Penh with a cost of nearly VND 4 million and over VND 4.8 million respectively. These tours completely follow new routes with beautiful and wild natural scenery along the Gulf of Thailand. Also, travellers can visit several southern provinces of Vietnam and Cambodia. Besides, travelers can visit a series of famous relic sites, such as the Huynh Thuy Le's ancient house, Mac Cuu Tombs, Kien An Cung Pagoda in Ha Tien and Sa Dec; Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda, Bon Mat square, Independence Square, the Friendship Monument of Vietnam-Cambodia in Phnom Penh. Notably, tourists can swim in seas or visit the Golden Lion monument in Sihanouk Ville. In addition to these … [Read more...] about New tours from Vietnam to Cambodia opened
Local firms urged to further tap Cambodia market
By Binh Nguyen - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - The HCMC Mechanical Association and Dang Khoa Trade Promotion Co. are working with the Cambodian government over an industry exhibition in Phnom Penh from December 15 to 18, and call for Vietnamese enterprises to further explore business opportunities in Cambodia. Speaking at a news briefing in HCMC last week, Dang Khoa’s director Nguyen Dang Vuong said the Vietnam-Cambodia International Industry Exhibition would have some 350 booths divided into separate areas for enterprises from Cambodia, Vietnam and other parts of Asia including Japan, Singapore, China and Thailand. Vuong said 100 booths of the total number would be reserved for Vietnamese enterprises to showcase their products at the event at Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center. The organizers target manufacturers of mechanical tools and equipment for light industries. The Vietnamese-made goods to be on show include machines and equipment for mining, rubber … [Read more...] about Local firms urged to further tap Cambodia market
Travel firms upbeat about holiday tours
Travel firms upbeat about holiday tours Ngoc Trai By Ngoc Trai - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Travel agencies in HCMC are optimistic that their tours for the upcoming holidays, particularly the New Year, will sell well when there are four days off. Preliminary statistics of travel companies in the city showed bookings of domestic and overseas tours during the New Year holiday are at least 10% higher than the same period last year. Tran Thi Bao Thu, marketing and communications director of Fiditour Joint Stock Company, told the Daily that bookings of the company’s New Year tour programs have gone up 25-28% year-on-year. The best-selling tours take in coastal areas such as Phu Quoc and Nha Trang and northern destinations Hanoi and Sapa, as well as Singapore and Thailand. A number of tour operators have stopped receiving new bookings of Sapa tours on certain days. Thu said Fiditour has sold out HCMC-Sapa tours which cost nearly VND7 million per person. Huynh Thanh Viet, … [Read more...] about Travel firms upbeat about holiday tours
Public holiday tour ideas
Have you got plans for the upcoming South Liberation Day holiday on April 30 and International Labor Day on May 1? If not, local tourist operators have much to offer you. Charming beauties of the north … [Read more...] about Public holiday tour ideas