The hot streets suddenly had a heavy downpour, but now the streets of Hanoi are quieter than usual, because many people are traveling and enjoying the summer to the fullest. Tourism exploded like a tennis ball being hit on the court and then bounced higher. People lined up in long lines at the airport, black as ants before a storm to “take revenge” for months of confinement within four walls. We are witnessing one of the strangest tourist seasons ever.
According to statistics from the General Department of Tourism, domestic tourism in July reached 11 million visitors, 22 times higher than the same period last year. The number of international tourists also reached 320 thousand visitors, nearly double compared to June. This is a very encouraging sign, not only in Vietnam but also around the world.
Ms. Huynh Thi Mai Thy, Director of Traveloka Vietnam (an application for booking airline tickets, hotels, and online travel services) shared in the Di-Dich Podcast episode 1 "Travel after the pandemic" as follows: "According to Traveloka's data, by July 2022, we have surpassed the transactions in 2019... People are ready to travel again."
Guests attending Podcast Di-Dich episode 1 "Travel after the pandemic"
Services must also gradually change to adapt to the “new normal” not only of society but also of the tourism industry itself. Small things like welcoming, remembering guests’ habits… but bigger things like arranging tours, preparing food, new forms of tourism… are all changed in a more receptive and meticulous way.
Travel Blogger Ngo Tran Hai An, also known as Quy Coc Tu, also shared on the Di-Dich Podcast episode 1: “Before, I only did traditional travel, going to a place to rest, then sightseeing, taking pictures and then going home. But recently, my groups of friends have been traveling in many forms such as meditation, yoga, and health care. Many people travel alone but also combine volunteering.”
Tourism is gradually changing both in form and content. The pandemic is a strong push to break the image of "old wine in new bottles" that has existed for many years in the service industry. So what about the strangest tourist season that we have not discovered yet? Watch the first episode of the Di-Dich Podcast "Travel after the pandemic" on Travellive's Youtube channel.
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