Tourism and aviation are bustling in the peak season of Summer 2025

Northwestern destinations always attract southern tourists in the summer.

Early bird, good price

According to reporters from Tin Tuc and Dan Toc newspaper, many travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City have simultaneously implemented preferential policies for customers who book tours early. According to travel agencies, the summer tourism trend in 2025 will continue to see great interest from tourists in products suitable for small groups and families, especially tours combined with conferences (MICE) and team-building programs.

Mr. Pham Anh Vu, Deputy General Director of Viet Travel Company, said that since the beginning of May, the company has launched many attractive stimulus programs, with discounts of up to 3.5 million VND/person depending on the tour route. It is expected that this summer, the number of domestic tourists will increase by 15 - 20% compared to the same period last year. However, what businesses are worried about is that the factor that greatly affects the decision to book a tour is the airfare, which is still high. Specifically, during the peak summer tourist season, airfares tend to increase by about 10 - 20% compared to the low season. Therefore, tourists need to book tours early to get many incentives on prices and good places when traveling.

Tourists will have more experiences when booking summer tours early.

Similarly, a representative of TSTtourist Company, the company is implementing the program "Exciting Summer 2025", lasting from April 25 to July 25 with hundreds of domestic and international tours. Customers who book tours early in groups of 10 will receive a discount of up to VND900,000 and receive more than 1,800 preferential gifts. Buying tours early will help customers take the initiative in their travel schedule and arrange reasonable experience time.

According to Ms. Tran Thi Bao Thu, Marketing and Communications Director of Vietluxtour Company, with the orientation of maintaining service quality along with competitive prices, Vietluxtour also prioritizes a discount policy from 500,000 VND to 3 million VND/person for early booking and group tours. Currently, outbound tour statistics are reaching more than 40% of the summer revenue plan in just the first months of implementation. "Familiar but never out of date" destinations such as: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, China and Taiwan continue to lead the number of registered guests. About 70% of tourists choose to travel to Asia, but long-distance routes such as the US, Europe or Maldives are also receiving many pre-bookings for the fall, when service prices are at their best.

According to Ms. Thu, the 2025 summer business plan has been carefully prepared by Vietluxtour since the end of 2024 with activities of surveying destinations, selecting reputable partners and pre-depositing services in key markets, to ensure maintaining optimal prices and quality for customers.

Airlines increase flights, warn of scams during peak season

Not only the tourism industry, airlines are also ready to enter the peak season of Summer 2025 with a series of plans to increase flights and expand the flight network. Specifically, the entire aviation industry plans to operate 68,558 domestic flights, an average of 745 flights/day, providing nearly 14 million seats, an increase of more than 21% compared to last summer. Of which, Vietnam Airlines plans to operate more than 43,000 flights, equivalent to about 9 million seats, an increase of nearly 14% over the same period. Notably, the airline's domestic flight network will increase by nearly 1.4 million seats, focusing on popular routes such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, Da Lat, Hue, Quy Nhon, Thanh Hoa.

On the international flight network, Vietnam Airlines opened additional routes from Ho Chi Minh City to Bali, Nha Trang to Busan from June; Hanoi to Milan and Da Nang to Osaka from July to meet the growing demand of Vietnamese tourists traveling abroad. Meanwhile, Vietjet continues to attract customers with a series of zero-dong ticket programs (excluding taxes and fees) on its entire domestic and international flight network. The incentives will be implemented throughout the summer to stimulate demand and share cost pressure with passengers.

Airports are crowded during the peak summer tourist season.

To avoid congestion at the airport, airlines recommend that passengers book and issue tickets early, especially on high-demand routes. Passengers are also encouraged to check in online within 24 hours before departure via the website, app or kiosk at the airport. For those who do not have checked baggage and have completed check-in, they can go straight to the security screening area without going through the check-in counter, significantly reducing waiting time.

Currently, in the context of the peak tourist season, online fraud is also showing signs of increasing. Many subjects take advantage of the high demand of customers to launch "too good to be true" promotions, such as unusually cheap tours, fake airline tickets, or fake fanpages of travel companies, hotels, and airlines to appropriate deposits. Some common forms of fraud include: Creating fake websites impersonating reputable companies; organizing virtual tours; receiving hotel bookings and then "disappearing"; issuing fake vouchers; organizing games of "winning free tours" or "shocking discounts" to attract users to provide personal information and deposit money.

Airlines increase flights to ensure service for the summer tourist season.

Mr. Pham Anh Vu, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Tourism, said: "We have increased communication warnings to customers, and closely coordinated with authorities to prevent and handle violations. Customers need to calmly check the origin of the service, only transact through official channels and absolutely do not share sensitive information with unknown third parties."

According to tourism businesses, with careful preparation from the two spearheads of tourism and aviation, summer 2025 is expected to continue to be a golden time to stimulate domestic consumption and expand international market share. However, to have a complete journey, tourists also need to maintain vigilance, choose services from reputable sources and make the most of early promotion programs, so that each trip is not only memorable but also cost-effective.

According to VNA

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/du-lich-hang-khong-ron-rang-vao-mua-cao-diem-he-2025-a421254.html