The tourism sector of Hà Nội reported total revenue during the 4-day National Day holiday at VNĐ2.2 trillion (US$89.4 million), just behind HCM City with VNĐ3 trillion.
With the expected surge in passenger traffic during the Việt Nam National Day peak travel period, Vietjet has also concentrated resources, including additional personnel at airports.
The Vietnam Railways Corporation also plans to increase trains during the holiday at prices only 77-84 per cent of those offered during peak time in summer.
The Swiss consulate general in HCM City will mark Switzerland’s 729th National Day, August 1, by lighting up the Landmark 81 Building in its national colours from 7:30pm to 8:30pm today.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific will supply nearly 242,000 more seats on domestic routes from August 30 to September 2 to meet increasing travel demand during the National Day (September 2) holiday.
Viettel Telecom has announced plans to slash its roaming rate up to 80 per cent for calls, texts and data for its subscribers to five Asian countries during Viet Nam’s National Day to meet the increasing travel demand.
Supermarkets and shopping malls as well as traditional markets in HCM City saw a strong uptick in sales during the National Day holidays, which this year lasted from September 2 to 4.
Expecting sales to surge on National Day, September 2, retailers,
electronic stores and supermarkets are offering a slew of promotions to
increase footfall.
Asian share markets ended up on Monday, except the unchanged scores in Viet Nam where the stock market had their day off for celebrating the National Day. Hanoi''s HNX Index remained 61.19 while in HCM City the VN Index stayed...
Vietnam Airlines will increase the number of flights on 10 domestic
routes to major tourism destinations between August 30 and September 3
to meet the demand for travel during the upcoming National Day holiday.