More budget tours for would-be summer vacationers
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Some travel agencies in HCMC are introducing new budget tours this summer as tourists facing a budget crunch want to cut costs.
Saigontourist has introduced the Iko travel tour, a four-day package tour to China which costs VND11 million (US$550) per tourist, VND2 million ($100) less than the usual price.
The travel agency has also reduced the price of another tour to China by as much as VND7 million ($350).
Other travel agencies like Viettravel and TST are following suit by offering low-budget tours to Thailand with prices reduced by VND4 million ($200); tourists to China pay VND2-4 million ($1-200) less for the trip and tourists to Hong Kong–Guangzhou–Shenzen are given a 25 percent discount.
Doan Thi Thanh Tra, head of the marketing department of Saigontourist, said some airlines have also priced down their tickets on certain days, and some of its partners also reduced their service costs, enabling the travel agency to provide budget tours.
