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To survive, to discount travel shock

, 02/06/2012, 08:32 GMT+7

- In contrast with earlier psychological pessimism in the domestic tourism market peak summer season, some travel companies "have mogul" in Hanoi boldly expand the scope of business by the hotel, discount airline unanimously.

 

Confidence in the recession


More than two months ago, the pressure of preparing for the summer tourist season so intense JSC Deputy Director Nguyen Cong Hoan Redtours Hanoi have time to hang out Bo Ho to de-stress. And now, he excited beam breeze off the central coast products using tickets tourism stimulus (Class P) of Vietnam Airlines and Jet Viet regular weekly departure, cheaper tour of Thailand!

Remember earlier this year, Mr. Hoan only hope of keeping revenue from our Vietnamese equivalent of 2011. But to date, reservations of the three summer months on the domestic routes has doubled year on year.

Unlike the two promotion campaigns by the Tourism Board launched in 2009-2010, some tour operators are buying tickets domestic demand of aviation certification this year, the service providers have to "hand board "directly to the promotion really honest.

Deployment of this promotion, Vietnam Tourism Company also launched a series of domestic tours depart from HCMC 10-40% discount and also find ways "care" affordability of each client. Typically, "God" buy retail customers transplant program to the North 6 days was reduced by 2.8 million VND for railway sleeping compartment 4 Hanoi - Lao Cai. But if you choose to sleep about 6 train, or car bed will save you even more advanced 200-500 thousand dollars ...

In addition to 10 promotional tour to Central, Southern by air have already been scheduled departure within 6-7 months, Hanoi branch of the Vietnamese Tourism also is offering seven week tour off the North Sea and North Central by car . In charge of branch Giang Nguyen Anh not hiding leverage ambitious market difficult time asserting prestige brand in Hanoi.

Domestic tourists have the opportunity to choose through discount tour (photo Various Artists)


Get tour to sell domestic demand in 2012 more difficult period from 2009 to 2010, Vietnamese director Tran Van Long Travel is still confident in beam "product quality keep prices down." As of last week, Travel Vietnam has sold more than 60% of the seats of the graft union retail customers leave from the City in June, despite a promotional tour booked using air to 25 - 30 seats. However, the organizer of this tour does not admits emphasize profit after spending a large amount of "hold" before the service. "Quite a lot of foreign tours also strong promotion. We also try to minimize the interest from the local market to keep our customers," Mr. Long said.

Intense competition for survival

Deputy Director of the Centre international tour New Star (Hanoi) Company confirmed Luong Duy by promoting branding and promotion, guests in May of sudden growth outside the plan, but the interest charged on must continue to head lower. "Competition among travel fierce price and service quality. Hotel prices, 4-5 new tour operators who purchase decision, embankments have been the one bargain," Mr. Sales said.

Talking to the press, few travel companies admit their "shrunken", but he said Nguyen Cong Hoan not difficult to find out through indirect channels. For example, in late May each year, on a number of newspapers in Hanoi frequently tour local advertising, 4-5 foreign small and medium sized travel agencies, an area of ​​a hand or 3 - 4 matchboxes. But now, almost only cells that maintain ad 3-4 "extended".

Director of Trade and Tourism and Services Tien Thanh (Hanoi) Dinh Tien Dung complained contracts for domestic tourists received less than 30% last year, "this range every year is getting lease cars to mid June, now only sporadically in the first week only. I recently went fishing over "! He said that people caused by tightening spending because of difficult life and the market has too many car companies. In response, Mr Tien decided to raise service quality, reduce the number of cars by selling four cars, bought two new high-grade cars. Accepts no increase in rental prices in June - the occasion of the peak summer tourist season ...

Jiang Chen no secret of the risk in selling promotional tour, which shall be subject to strict conditions of aviation. Travel is permitted to change the date for the promotional tickets are not sold out of Vietjet Air. Song after the loss of additional fees, the extra leg ticket Hanoi - Nha Trang up to nearly 4 million / return, Hanoi - HCM City to increase to over 5 million ... , Or K class tickets of Vietnam Airlines. Song can not travel tour package prices using this ticket.

Maximum hotel price subsidies

Two months ago, union leaders Seagull Hotel (Binh Dinh) to Hanoi to improve the accommodation in a small 2 star hotel near the center of Hoan Kiem district have generally similar rates of the cheapest hotel rooms. .. 4 star beach adjacent to the city center. Quy Nhon! "70% of Hai Au hotel from Hanoi so we are committed to the maximum subsidy for travel north. I hope that will replace Quy Nhon is Phan Thiet and Da Nang are choosing to leave the central coast," Director Nguyen Van Phuc said that!

Mr. Truong Cao Nhat, Director of Information Center to promote tourism in Binh Dinh, boasts: Guest Ha Noi, HCM City to Quy Nhon highly clean environment, friendly people, fresh seafood eaten good only VND 100,000 / person. Many middle-aged people also expressed scenery coastal city look clean, peaceful and quiet as to the past ... 20 years ago!

Written : Đức Minh