Resorts located in the middle of the forest or isolated from residential areas attract families, couples and are often full on weekends.
Quynh Trang (Hanoi) said that she booked a room at a resort in Ba Vi for the weekend of May 28-29 but was informed. She contacted some other points in Soc Son, Hoa Binh also received the same answer or is stopping to welcome guests to prevent and control Covid-19. Therefore, she had to cancel the trip because she could not find a satisfactory room.
Ms. Trang said she wants to go with her family to isolated resorts to rest, especially for her children to have an activity space when Hanoi currently stops all fun activities and her children have to stay at home. long. The resorts she prefers to choose are in or near Hanoi to travel by family car. In addition, these places have private villas, surrounded by many trees, open space, empty of tourists, ensuring safety.
Khanh Quynh, a seller of travel combos, said the demand for weekend vacations among tourists in late May and early June was not too high due to the impact of Covid-19. However, high-class resorts with open space near Hanoi such as Ba Vi, Mai Chau (Hoa Binh), Uong Bi (Quang Ninh) … are still very interested. Most of these resorts are full at weekends, partly because they do not serve at full capacity to ensure anti-epidemic, on the other hand, the demand of people in Hanoi is still quite large. Therefore, visitors in need should book the service early to avoid the situation of running out of rooms.
According to the representative of Meliá Ba Vi Mountain Retreat, in the second half of May, the number of guests booking rooms at the resort tends to increase compared to the time when the epidemic broke out after the holiday April 30 to May 1. Specifically, in the last 2 days of the week, the room capacity at the resort reached more than 60%. Up to now, the resort’s occupancy rate in June has reached 50%, even though room rates are higher.
The representative said that, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, visitors to the resort are mainly families; Group guests and MICE tours are almost nonexistent. There are many families who book a private villa to stay for the whole week. Customers also tend to book services close to the departure date, so the occupancy rate can reach 60-70% in the next month.
Similarly at Avana Retreat, the second half of May and the beginning of June, the occupancy rate is 70-80% for weekdays and 90-100% for weekends, although the room rates here are quite high, fluctuating. from 5 million to 20 million VND/night. Visitors tend to book weekend rooms early, while weekdays often book close to the departure date. Some families book long days, up to 6 nights in a row. Most of the guests coming to the resort are families and couples with their own cars.
The common point of the above resorts is that they have an isolated location in Ba Vi National Park or the valley in Mai Chau, the resort area is large but not too many rooms, many visitors say they feel safe and comfortable. ensure privacy.
The number of visitors to the above resorts remained stable, less affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, showing that the trend of tourism near nature is still being prioritized. This is also clearly shown through the survey of Tourism Needs and Trends in Covid-19 by TAB Tourism Advisory Council, 48% of respondents said that they have a need to explore nature, 36% choose tourism. Mountain resort schedule. These are two new and increasing trends compared to before Covid-19. Follow vnexpress