Tourism industry pledges ‘reasonable prices’ amid expensive airfares – VnExpress International

During the upcoming five-day Reunification Day-Labor Day holiday and peak summer travel season, more Vietnamese tourists are expected to travel abroad on local tour packages costing from VND7-15 million (US$279-519) because domestic travel is more expensive due to rising airfares.

Ha Van Sieu, deputy head of the administration, said his agency would cooperate with relevant sides and “provide solutions to promote domestic tourism.”

The tourism industry plans to coordinate with the transportation industry to offer new tourism products that adapt to market fluctuations, “turning difficulties into opportunities,” he said.

One of the planned measures is to diversify means of transport, connecting air travel with waterways, roads and railways, to open up opportunities for new destinations, Sieu added.

Huynh Phan Phuong Hoang, deputy general director of leading operator Vietravel, said the company is promoting train tours in 2024.

Hoang said newly revamped train journey experiences are…