A passenger is at a check-in kiosk at Đà Nẵng International Airport. The city’s tourism has been boosting promotion is hosting a series of events on the post-COVID tourism recovery. Photo courtesy of Đà Nẵng Tourism Promotion Centre

ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city of Đà Nẵng, has launched a tourism promotion programme – Enjoy Đà Nẵng – luring tourists to explore destinations with a huge discount at five-star resorts in the city this summer.

Vice director of the city’s tourism department Nguyễn Xuân Bình said the programme aimed to introduce a series of events and resume international flights between April and September, as well as the debut of a New Delhi-Đà Nẵng air route this October.

Bình said more than 200 travel agencies, hotels and transport companies had joined hands to promote tour services by offering the best conditions for tourists with the lowest fees to restart tourism.

The promotion programme aims to draw 3.5 million visitors to the city this year.

Participants at a conference in a resort in Đà Nẵng. The beach city will focus on MICE tourism, golf and sports events in 2022. VNS Photo Công Thành

“Tourists can enjoy a combined stay at a five-star resort and 45 per cent discount on river tour tickets and a 20 per cent dinner voucher while visiting Đà Nẵng for three days and two nights,” said the director of the city’s tourism promotion centre Nguyễn Thị Hoài An.

“The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget Vietjet Air also co-operate with resorts to offer promotion prices from VNĐ899,000 ($39) to VNĐ2.9 million for a person for a three-day, two-night stay,” she said.

A group of 12 travel agencies and accommodation services agreed to set up an alliance to boost linked tours with Hà Nội, Quảng Ninh, Quảng Nam and HCM City.

People relax on a beach in Đà Nẵng. The central coastal city has offered a large promotion programme to attract more visitors to destinations in 2022. Photo courtesy of Kim Thư

Đà Nẵng will focus on Meeting, Incentives, Conferencing and Exhibition (MICE) events – a key product in tourism recovery – as around 5,000 visitors had participated in conferences and meetings.

5,000 runners alone raced in the 2022 Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon between February and March.

Five-star Hyatt Regency Danang Resort & Spa – which will host international triathletes of the VNG Ironman Vietnam race to be held in Đà Nẵng on May 7-9 – said it had achieved Facility Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council, for a performance-based cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention programme that raised awareness of COVID-19.

Racers get back on track in the Manulife Đà Nẵng International Marathon after a two-year delay due to COVID-19. Photo courtesy of Pulse Active

The beachfront resort and Vietjet Air have offered a return ticket from Hà Nội or HCM City to Đà Nẵng for a three-day, two-night stay combined in the package for one person.

The first sea trip on the Phú Quốc Express will depart from Đà Nẵng for Lý Sơn Islands, off the coast of Quảng Ngãi Province, on April 9.

All museums and the Ngũ Hành Sơn (Marble Mountain) landscape will open with free entrance to visitors until the end of the year.

Night beach entertainment on Mỹ Khê Beach and the An Thượng pedestrian zone will open this summer in celebration of the 16th annual Routes Asia Development Forum, an Asia golf tournament, and a sailing race in the city. — VNS