Ngo Thi Huong, deputy director of Muong Thanh Luxury Da Nang, confirmed that 50 percent of rooms have been booked, mostly by domestic travelers.

Huong said the figure is still much higher than last year, because the hotel not only has domestic travelers, but South Korean and Indian travelers as well. 

However, the high number of tourists seen in pre-pandemic years cannot be regained.

“In general, tourists book hotel rooms for the days from the third day of the Lunar New Year forward. So we hope more bookings will come. However, I think the increase in bookings won’t be high,” she said.

The hotel collects a surcharge of VND200,000/room/night on Tet days. The room rate is from VND1.5 million per night.

Kate Jones of Anantara Hoi An Resort in Hoi An City said the daily room capacity is 60 percent.

She said the market has become busy again. The time from December to April is the high season for travelers from Europe, Australia and the US. Non-stop flights from India are expected to bring large numbers of travelers from the market.

Meanwhile, in Quang Nam, some resorts have booking rates of 80-90 percent. Phung Dinh Mai from Da Nang Mikazuki Japanese Resort & Spa said the resort and entertainment complex has a high number of bookings on Tet, with a capacity of 80 percent. The room rate is reasonable, just over VND1 million per traveler per night. It offers a 30 percent discount for the entertainment service at the waterpark.

Steve Wolstenholme, CEO of Hoiana in Duy Xuyen district, said two hotels - Hoiana Hotel & Suites and New World Hoiana, with more than 600 rooms have been put into operation. Nearly 90 percent of rooms have been booked for Jan 21-26. The number of guests would peak on the fourth and fifth days of the Lunar New Year.

“The number of travelers this Tet is the same as last year. We only had domestic travelers last year, but there are more foreign travelers this year,” he said.

To attract clients, Hoiana offers a lot of service combos with added services, including high-class shuttle from Da Nang and Hoi An, entertainment area for children and food service vouchers. The room rate is VND3.4 million per room for two persons.

Cong Sang