Hotel rooms are fully booked for the DIFF 2025 finals.

Ahead of the final round of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2025 (DIFF 2025), most hotels near the viewing stands along Bach Dang and Tran Hung Dao streets and the Da Nang coastline are fully booked, with many hotels reaching 100% occupancy.

Hotels near the grandstands and along the coast of Da Nang were fully booked for the final night of DIFF 2025. (In the photo: A hotel along Vo Nguyen Giap road. Photo: THU HA)

The room occupancy rate was high.

According to reports at this time, hotels and resorts in the city are fully booked. Many hotels had their rooms reserved for the final night half a month in advance.

Strategically located near the international fireworks display area, the Melia Vinpearl Danang Riverfront Hotel (Tran Hung Dao Street) has 864 rooms. On the final night of DIFF 2025, its occupancy rate reached 80-90%, with 70-80% of guests booking well in advance to choose spacious rooms with views of the fireworks. Similarly, on the nights of DIFF, the Hadana Boutique Hotel (Pham Van Dong Street) also achieved very good occupancy rates.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, Managing Director of Hadana Boutique Hotel, said that Hadana has two hotels in Da Nang (52 rooms) and Hoi An. On the night of the fireworks finale, the hotel's occupancy rate in Da Nang (95 rooms) reached 92-95%, while in Hoi An it was approximately 70-80%.

Hotels along the Han River, near the DIFF 2025 performance area, are fully booked well in advance. Photo: THU HA

According to Ms. Lien, during the DIFF (Da Nang International Festival) in June and July, the number of visitors to Da Nang was very promising, both domestic and international. The city's continuous organization of major cultural events and tourism festivals, including DIFF, demonstrates its proactive approach in connecting with and reaching both existing and new tourist markets. This shows that the city has clear goals and directions in attracting tourists to Da Nang, especially from key markets.

Sharing the same view, Mr. Pham Xuan Thang, Managing Director of Hai An RiverFront Hotel (Bach Dang Street), assessed that on nights with fireworks displays, the hotel's occupancy rate was very good, often reaching 90%. On the final night alone, all 86 rooms of the hotel were booked well in advance.

“The major events and festivals organized in Da Nang have contributed to attracting a large number of tourists to visit and stay in the city. Based on this foundation, tourism service businesses hope that the city's tourism industry will have more activities and festivals spread throughout the year. New, suitable tourism products are needed to increase the length of stay of tourists in Da Nang, not only during the summer but also in other months of the year,” Mr. Thang expressed.

The boost from the festival event.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Quynh, Chairman of the Da Nang Hotel Association and General Director of Furama Resort Da Nang, beachfront resorts and 5-star hotels, including Furama Resort, were fully booked well in advance for the DIFF final night.

Hotels along the Han River are often booked well in advance by tourists to secure a good view of the fireworks. Photo: THU HA

Explaining this, Mr. Quynh said that over 17 years and 13 editions, DIFF has become a unique brand of Da Nang, and the fireworks displays are highly anticipated by tourists every summer.

Thanks to major events and festivals such as DIFF, the Da Nang Asian Film Festival, the Summer Enjoyment Festival, and the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival, which are regularly organized, the experiences of locals and tourists are enhanced. At the same time, this increases the competitiveness of the destination domestically and regionally, and creates a boost to attract domestic and international tourists.

According to information from the Department of Culture , Sports and Tourism, the total number of guests served by accommodation establishments during the month-long DIFF 2025 qualifying round (from May 31st to June 30th) reached approximately 1.17 million, an increase of nearly 10.3% compared to the same period in 2024. The first five nights of fireworks alone attracted nearly 400,000 visitors, equivalent to the total number of visitors for the entire DIFF season last year.

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On the night of the DIFF 2025 final, the overall hotel occupancy rate across the city is expected to reach approximately 95% (a 3% increase compared to the night of the DIFF 2024 final), with 4-5 star hotels and equivalent achieving around 90-95%; and 3-star hotels and below achieving around 95-100%.

The occupancy rate for hotel rooms on the final night reached its highest level among all the nights of DIFF 2025 (20% higher than the opening night). In addition to hotels, Da Nang currently has 23 tourist boats with 2,512 seats, and ticket sales have already reached nearly 100%.

The International Fireworks Festival has significantly contributed to service revenue for Da Nang city. In June 2025, revenue from accommodation, food and beverage, and travel services across the city is estimated to reach approximately VND 3,869 billion, an increase of 22% compared to the same period in 2024.

According to the City Statistics Department, in the first six months of 2025, the total number of guests served by accommodation establishments is estimated at 5.8 million, an increase of 18.9% compared to the same period in 2024. Of these, international guests reached 2.6 million, an increase of 31.4%; and domestic guests reached 3.2 million, an increase of 10.6% compared to the same period in 2024.

The average length of stay for overnight visitors in the first six months of 2025 is estimated at 1.82 days/visit; of which international visitors have an average stay of 2 days/visit, significantly higher than domestic visitors at 1.62 days/visit.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/kin-phong-khach-san-dip-chung-ket-diff-2025-3265519.html