Hotels in Da Nang suddenly declined, domestic visitors decreased sharply during the April 30 holiday

Domestic visitors decreased sharply

Close to the April 30-May 1 holiday, Da Nang hotels are still in a slump due to the lack of domestic customers.

Discuss with PV. VietNamNet, Ms. Ngo Thi Huong – Deputy Director of Muong Thanh Luxury Da Nang Hotel (Vo Nguyen Giap Street), said that up to now the hotel’s room occupancy rate is only about 50%, of which 70% are international guests. international.

“At this time in 2023, both domestic and international visitors to Da Nang are crowded, hotels are almost full. But unexpectedly this year there are very few domestic tourists, down to 80% compared to last year,” Ms. Huong worried.

Ms. Huong said that the reason is that people are tightening their spending. Along with that, domestic air tickets are scarce and prices are rising, causing tourists to travel less.

“Flight tickets from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang are equivalent to air tickets to Thailand and Singapore, so many people choose to travel abroad. For example, a package tour to Thailand is currently only 7 million VND. If traveling domestically, visitors from two major markets, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, use personal vehicles to go to nearby and neighboring provinces during this holiday and not to Da Nang, causing a decrease in the number of visitors.” , Ms. Huong said.

In addition, according to Ms. Huong, although this year’s holiday is long, the schedule was released a bit late, which also affected many families’ travel plans.

As a hotel with nearly 300 rooms, the representative of Awaken Danang Hotel (Vo Nguyen Giap Street, Da Nang), also said that the hotel is nearly half of the rooms empty even though it is close to a holiday.

“The hotel’s room capacity is only about 55%. Of which, the number of international guests booking rooms accounts for more than 60%,” the hotel representative informed.

In a similar situation, Ms. Hoang Thi Minh Phuong, Director of Sea Phoenix Hotel (Ho Xuan Huong Street, Da Nang), said that about 65% of the hotel’s rooms have guests booked for the April 30-January holiday. /5 this. Guests booking rooms are mainly international guests, coming from Europe, Korea and China.

“Last year, domestic tourists booked rooms early and bustlingly, accounting for a high rate. Until now, close to the holiday, the number of domestic tourists only accounts for 15% of the total bookings. Domestic tourists are absent partly due to economic difficulties and partly due to expensive airfares,” Ms. Phuong shared.

Expect the number of road users

In response to comments about rising airfares affecting Da Nang tourism during the Liberation holiday on April 30, Mr. Cao Tri Dung, Chairman of the Da Nang Tourism Association, said that during the long holiday, tourists In surrounding localities, using personal vehicles to reach Da Nang will make up for the shortage of some flights.

According to him, airfare to Da Nang is still cheaper than some other destinations. Many flights still have seats available and tickets are still available at reasonable prices.

“If tourists search well, go through travel companies and schedule early, the price is still reasonable. For the hotel system, the occupancy rate is from 50-70%. Da Nang has no room fires during holidays. The service system is completely capable of serving visitors to the city,” Mr. Dung told reporters. VietNamNet.

In fact, the reporter’s survey showed that, as of the morning of April 26, there were still many air tickets from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang, prices ranging from 5 million VND/round-trip ticket (including taxes, fee). From Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there are still more than 10 flights to Da Nang/day and the same in the opposite direction.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai An, Deputy Director of Da Nang Department of Tourism, informed that this year’s extended holiday from April 30 to May 1, Da Nang is expected to welcome about 340,000 visitors, an increase of more than 5% over the same period. last year. The international tourist market is very positive. In the domestic market alone, the number of visitors decreased by more than 25% compared to the same period last year.

To serve the needs of tourists during the holiday season, Da Nang tourism organizes many activities, giving residents and tourists interesting experiences, such as artistic kite flying, sand statue exhibitions, and sports performances. sports, walking streets, Brazilian football festival…