Promoting Night Flights for Tourists in HCM City

In preparation for the anticipated travel surge in summer 2024, airlines have optimized operations by increasing overnight flights to counter rising airfares. However, these flights have not attracted expected passenger numbers, resulting in many cancellations. Effective promotion of overnight flights requires cooperation from all stakeholders to boost passenger interest.

The HCM City Department of Tourism collaborates with the HCM City Tourism Association, Vietnam Airlines, travel agencies, and hotels to promote night flights as a preferred choice for tourists

Following the direction of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, The HCM City Department of Tourism has forged cooperation with the HCM City Tourism Association and Vietnam Airlines Corporation to convene a meeting with travel agencies and hotels. The aim is to collectively incentivize tourists to opt for night flights in HCM City.

Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines will encourage hotels to jointly build product packages with air tickets (some routes with reasonable and attractive prices, with departure times before 06:00 am and after 21:00 pm) and a free or 80% discount offer for the first night (at least three days of stay).

As of July 8, 2024, as many as 16 hotels in the city registered to join a 20-100% room rate discount for the first night and a 60% discount or full price from the second day (depending on hotels which impose different applicable policies and conditions.

The Dong Khanh Hotel lifts 100% of the room rate for the first night and charges the full room rate from the second night.

The Myst Hotel offers a 49% room rate discount on the first night and a 53% discount from the second night (Dong Khoi Room class), inclusive of breakfast buffet and afternoon mini tea buffet every day from 14:00 - 16:00, free pool, gym, sauna and steam bath.

The Muong Thanh Luxury Saigon Hotel offers a 45% room rate discount on the first night and applies a full rate from the second night. It also offers a free one-way airport drop-off by seven-seat car in the time range from 10:00 to 22:00 on the check-out date to customers staying at least three nights.

The Liberty Central Saigon Hotel chain (three hotels: Riverside, Citypoint and Centre) applies a 50% room rate discount on the first night and the full listed price from the second night onwards.

The A25 hotel system (six hotels) launched two incentive packages: 2N2D stay package with a 50% room rate discount on the first night and a 20% discount on the second night and 3N3D stay package: 70% discount on the first night and 20% discount from the second night.

Based on registrations from 16 hotels, Vietnam Airlines is actively collaborating to craft enticing combo packages featuring round-trip airfare and stays of 2-3 nights in HCM City. These efforts aim to draw a greater number of tourists to the city in 2024.

By Van Luong, Vietnam Business Forum