On forums and social networking platforms, tourists talk about the reason why Phu Quoc is not the destination of choice due to expensive airfares. In addition, the price of services, especially dining, is many times higher than in other localities.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tuan's family (Hue City) 4 people who have just had a trip to Phu Quoc said that the return air ticket alone costs nearly 40 million VND / 4 people. Eating, sleeping and visiting the islands, using some services, plus traveling in Phu Quoc also cost his family more than 30 million VND for a 4-day 3-night vacation.
Having traveled to many places in the country and Asian countries, Mr. Tuan said that the general spending space in Phu Quoc is quite expensive. As a trip to Thailand 4 days 3 nights of his family only costs about 50 million. Discovering a new land again, eating many delicious and new dishes. With domestic tourist destinations, Mr. Tuan said that there is no other locality that costs as much as Phu Quoc for a similar trip.
That is also the reason why domestic tourists have chosen other localities, including the central provinces, instead of Phu Quoc during the past holiday and are forecasted for this whole summer.
In Hue, the past holiday coincides with the time of Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023, so it has attracted a significant number of visitors. The traditional craft festival alone has attracted about 300.000 visitors. Revenue from the activities of the craft village space and food festival is estimated at about 20 billion VND… At the attractions of the Complex of Hue Monuments on May 1, there were more than 5 visitors. domestic and international to visit, with revenue reaching more than 24.000 billion. Thanks to the good recovery after the pandemic, the number of tourists to Hue has increased, so since the beginning of the year, the revenue of the relic industry is estimated at more than 3,5 billion VND, with about 121 domestic / international visitors.
According to the tourism industry's statistics, the number of visitors to Hue on the last holiday doubled compared to the same period in 2022, equivalent to about 800.000 arrivals, of which 42.000 guests stayed, the room capacity reached over 95%. Some neighboring localities also recorded growth in arrivals and revenue, such as Da Nang welcoming more than 300.000 visitors, up 26,6% over the same period. Quang Nam welcomed more than 155.000 visitors, an increase of more than 6%. Binh Dinh welcomed about 249.700 visitors, an increase of 8,3% over the same period in 2022, with total revenue estimated at more than VND 257 billion, an increase of 13,3% over the same period in 2022.
From the fact that, almost all localities with strong tourism in the country have a growth in number of visitors, revenue... Only Phu Quoc is an exception. Many reasons are analyzed, in addition to the expensive price, there is also a lack of management in letting some individuals and businesses do business in a "tight-and-saw" style that makes visitors once come and never return. . That is also perhaps a common lesson for destinations, if they want to build a friendly and hospitable image, they need stricter management, timely detection and prevention of offensive behaviors and actions. bad tourist image home province.
Hue has also been repeatedly complained by tourists about tourism storks, "chopping off" tourists. Every time I hear a strange voice, I raise the price. For example, a loaf of meat-filled noodles, sold to Hue people for only 10 VND, but listening to Southern or Northern accents, raising the price by 15-20 thousand VND. A bowl of beef noodle soup for Hue customers is only 25-30 thousand, tourists are 40-50 thousand VND... Fortunately, the above situation is no longer common. Restaurants have listed prices. Tourists are also more knowledgeable, ask the price in advance for services to avoid being missed. When using the service, they have accepted the price.
Another advantage that on review sites about Hue visitors commented, the price of services is almost the cheapest in the country. For example, eating and drinking, on average, each breakfast dish plus a cup of coffee is about 100 VND/person, but in Hue it is sometimes less than half. There is a group of tourists when eating mussel rice for only 12.000 VND/bowl, they are surprised because it is so cheap. Then coffee roasted and ground in normal shops costs only about 15.000 VND.
Hue also has many other advantages in terms of landscapes, rivers, mountains, sea, lagoons that cannot be explored in just a day or two. Recently, terminal T2 - Phu Bai International Airport came into operation, which is also a very good condition to attract more flights. Tourism has more opportunities to welcome guests.
The problem is how to make Hue always the number 1 choice of tourists. In order to do that, in addition to not letting incidents such as selling electronic tickets to visit monuments fail, making visitors wait for an hour like last time, it also needs more new programs and festivals; own unique destinations and superior service.
