654 international passengers on the Azamara Journey ship (owned by Azamara Cruises) from the US, Germany, UK, Canada... docked at Nha Rong - Khanh Hoi port on the morning of April 30 to visit Can Gio, Cu Chi and My Tho - Ben Tre - Photo: BC
On April 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism had a quick report on the entertainment and holiday situation on April 30 and May 1.
During this year's holiday, the number of visitors to tourist and entertainment areas... is estimated at 969,000 , an increase of 2% over the same period in 2023.
Domestic tourists to the city are estimated at about 325,000 , an increase of 1.6% over the same period in 2023.
Notably, international visitors to Ho Chi Minh City are estimated at about 54,000 , an increase of 12.5% over the same period in 2023.
The number of guests staying at accommodation establishments is estimated at about 200,000 , an increase of 11% over the same period in 2023 (180,000 in 2023).
Room occupancy is estimated at about 75%, up 2.7% over the same period in 2023 (73% in 2023).
With the above situation, revenue for the five-day holiday is estimated at VND 3,235 billion, an increase of 3.4% over the same period in 2023.
According to the assessment of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, the long holiday is the basis for the strong increase in tourists on the occasion of April 30 and May 1. Tourists tend to travel independently by personal vehicles. The number of family tourists traveling by road to places around Ho Chi Minh City such as Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Binh Thuan , Ninh Thuan, Tien Giang, Can Tho, Lam Dong... tends to increase.
Due to the high price of air tickets, the trend of using rail transport has increased sharply.
At the same time, due to the hot weather, tourists choose to travel domestically to coastal areas and travel abroad to increase the experience and avoid the harsh weather of Ho Chi Minh City during the holiday. Traditional destinations such as Thailand, Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Europe and the US continue to be chosen.
Ho Chi Minh City has many new products to stimulate tourism.
Catching up with the trend of on-site tourism with new destinations and tourism products. Travel companies have continued to deploy many attractive, diverse and novel tourism products in Ho Chi Minh City associated with the typical tourism products of Thu Duc City and 21 districts. such as District 1 - Night colors, Enjoying Saigon River by double-decker river bus, Watching the city at night on a double-decker open-top bus, Thieng Lieng community tourism, War zone moon; Bicycle tour - Peaceful day on the land of steel...
Stimulating activities of tourist attractions and sightseeing spots in the bustling city such as Cu Chi Tunnels Historical Site reduces entrance fees by 30% on the occasion of the Southern Liberation Day and International Labor Day; Rung Sac Historical Site reduces entrance fees by 30% on the occasion of the Southern Liberation Day and International Labor Day.
Saigon Zoo has many unique performances such as organizing a tug of war with tigers for visitors, checking the teeth, feet, and mouth of elephants; holding a first birthday ceremony for baby giraffe "Thao em"...; a tour of the Quan Nhan Huong historical site; a photo exhibition "Zoo - Full of love", a three-region culinary festival with the theme "Unified Country" with a scale of more than 50 booths, along with 149 traditional cakes...
Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Park launched three new projects to enhance the experience for visitors when having fun here, including: Phong Linh Dieu Canh project - Colorful bird kingdom gathering many rare and unique species; Tinh Tu Thien Ha project - Planet of light for exploring the mysterious universe with a series of adventurous virtual reality games; Mysterious Universe Discovery project - modern VR virtual reality game world.
Dam Sen Cultural Park organizes fireworks display, colorful art program combined with laser water music show; "Colors of the Five Continents" parade; funny show of Sido the Clown; "Lovely Children" show at Dam Sen Circus...
The Ho Chi Minh City tourism stimulus program in 2024 was launched in early April, gathering nearly 100 travel businesses, accommodation establishments, restaurants, shopping, entertainment establishments... to participate in 36 tourism programs with deep discounts from 10 - 60%.
The standard food, shopping, health care, and entertainment establishments serving tourists have deep discount programs with 200,000 vouchers. The total discount value is up to 50 billion VND.
However, according to businesses, hot weather and economic difficulties are causing consumers to consider spending.
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