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With everything from fairground rides to cultural festivals, Malaysia’s City of Entertainment, Genting Highlands, certainly strives to live up to its reputation – and earlier this month, the star attraction was Vietnam
The Tourism Administration reports that Vietnam has so far this year welcomed nearly 1.7 million foreign tourists, a year-on-year increase of 16.1 percent.
As summer approaches one can feel the calling of the blue-sky sea and the sandy beaches of Vietnam The country has in excess of over 3,000 kilometers of coastlines, providing excellent location for scuba diving and relaxing seaside holidays.
With the two national holidays on April 30 and May 1 falling just before a weekend this year, the domestic tourism market has become red-hot. The southern region saw a huge number of holidaymakers heading for their favourite destinations on April 30.
Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations were overcrowded and dirty during the Reunification holiday this week, said tourists who complained of inflated prices and lousy services.
With the two national holidays on April 30 and May 1 falling just before a weekend this year, the domestic tourism market has become red-hot.
A record of over 10,000 tourists, 80 percent of them are foreigners, visit Ha long bay during these holidays. The sharp increase was attributed to the daily resumption of sea routes to Ha Long Bay from China, including Beihai-Ha Long and the Hainan-Ha Long links. Furthermore, the route from Hong Kong to Ha Long, was conducted weekly.
The restaurants and hotels of Saigontourist in Ho chi minh city will offer many culinary and entertainment programs during the coming Liberation Day and May Day (April 30-May 1) double holiday to serve local and foreign visitors.
The yearly Halong Tourism Festival in Quang Ninh Province ended yesterday, having effectively attracted tourists to the city during the festival and for the Liberation Day and May Day Holidays this week.
According to travel agents, during this year’s Southern Liberation Day and May Day, the price of tours has increased by 20-25 percent due to the rise in transport costs and food even though the number of tourists has risen by 30 percent compared to last year.
Sa Pa to host holiday tourism festival. Pilgrimage tours to celebrate Vesak. Hoi An hosts annual kite competition. Caravan tours grow in popularity. Ha Long greets 3,200 cruise passengers. Mui Ne prepares for Liberation Day.
The northern resort town of Sa Pa is preparing for a colourful festival week of culture and tourism from April 30 to May 5. Visitors will have a chance to explore the culture of the region, with the Festival of Clouds at Ham Rong Mountain , which will introduce the distinctive culture of the minority groups Mong, Dao and Tay.
Although the national holidays of April 30 and May 1 are still a few days away, resorts in the coastal region of Mui ne are almost full booked, promising another good travel season for resorts in the region.
The Vietnam national flag carrier (Vietnam Airlines) said on April 23 it will add 12 more Flights on routes from Hanoi and Ho chi minh city to popular tourist destinations such as Danang Nha trang Da lat Hue and Phu quoc to serve the increased travel demand during the holidays of April 30 and May 1.
The Mekong River Delta city of Can tho is preparing for a festival complete with flower garlands and coloured lanterns at Ninh Kieu Wharf to celebrate Liberation Day on April 30.
Hanoi – The rising cost of travel hasn’t deterred people from making plans for the long weekend that accompanies Vietnam unification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1), even with prices jumping 20 to 50 percent over the holiday, according to domestic tourist agencies.
85% of tourists who have booked tours at Vietravel Tourism Company for the holidays of April 30 and May 1 will travel abroad.
Tourists travelling this April 30 holiday will have to pay 10-15% more for domestic tours and $30-70 more for outbound tours due to high inflation, travel firms say.