HCMC – The central city of Danang in the next four months will welcome several chartered flights bringing in travelers from Asian destinations namely Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, a local tour operator said.
Cao Tri Dung, director of Vitours in Danang as a key local partner catering to such flights told the Daily that the first chartered flight from Hong Kong to Danang would start on November 11. During three months, visitors from this market will come in on every Wednesday and Saturday.
Similarly, frequent chartered flights will also come from Taiwan and South Korea. Dung said tourists from Taipei would fly to Danang every five days from December 26 for a period of three months, while travelers from Korea’s Seoul would come from January 1.
“In the high season, the city will receive around 1,000 passengers per week from the end of December to January. Our company will cater to half of the total,” Dung said.
Along with the inbound tours, the company is preparing for outbound tours to take local tourists to travel to Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea on these flights.
“We expect the outbound tour prices will be lower than normal because partners are focusing on inbound travelers and have booked all of planes’ inbound seats,” Dung said, hinting that outbound seats would be vacant.
Danang is receiving Chinese tourists two times per week on chartered flights.
The tour operator said more visitors are coming to the city because Danang is a new destination offering affordable prices to tourists. However, Danang is able to attract visitors from short-haul destinations in Asia only, he said.
“The city needs to get more connected via more international air routes to woo travelers especially people from long-haul markets like Europe. The chartered flight is the good start for the development,” Dung noted.
