Tourism and aviation welcome the “wave” of the holiday season

There are only nearly 2 weeks left until the 30/4 – 1/5 holiday season and also the beginning of the peak summer tourist season, which is considered a boom in demand for the tourism and aviation industry after more than 2 weeks. 1 year of freezing because of the epidemic. This year, the target will be about 65 million domestic and international tourists.

According to records at travel companies, the number of registered tours for the holiday April 30 to May 1 has increased dramatically. Room funds in beautiful locations such as Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, or Quang Ninh have also gradually dried up.

“The first trend is that customers go freely, book through travel agencies with combo products. The second is customers who book package tours, this year go more,” said Pham Van Bay, Deputy Director of Travel Company. schedule Vietravel Hanoi Branch, said.

The holiday season of April 30 – May 1 is considered a boom time in demand for the tourism and aviation industries after more than a year of freezing because of the epidemic. (Artwork – Photo: Newspaper)

“The number of guests booked for the company and family to go this summer is very large. This year is expected to be a boom year for both international tourism and domestic tourism,” said Ms. Dang Hoai Phuong, Deputy Chief Director Vietrans tour sales department, said.

Tourism boom. The policy of issuing vaccine passports to people has been implemented. Along with the complete reopening of international aviation are favorable conditions for the aviation industry to recover.

Airfares during the holidays are reported to be increasing day by day. Airlines have also come up with plans to increase flights. As with Vietnam Airlines, 450,000 seats will be provided in 7 days from April 28 to May 4, an increase of 13% over the same period in 2019. The increase in load also requires the airline to improve flight safety conditions to meet the needs of passengers.

“During this peak holiday season, in addition to ensuring safety, we must prepare all resources to meet the growing demand during the holiday of April 30 – May 1, from pilot resources, Flight attendants and aircraft engineers to ensure that flights after a period of non-flying due to the COVID-19 epidemic will be ready for all operating conditions when they return, ensuring absolute safety for passengers. passengers during this peak period,” said Mr. Le Hong Ha, General Director of Vietnam Airlines.

The domestic flights that airlines focus on increasing the load to attract tourists are the connections between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with famous tourist destinations such as Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Da Lat, and Nha. Trang, Phu Quoc, Con Dao…

For international routes, the frequency of exploitation of the entire existing network has also been increased, in addition to a number of new routes opening to New Delhi (India) and Singapore.

According to Duc Chung