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VietNamNet Bridge – When the poor have to spend less money on their daily meals, the rich still can spend money like water, booking round-the-world tours with 5-star yachts.
Traveling with 5-star yachts now in fashion
Though traveling with 5-star yachts is considered the most luxurious entertainment service now in Vietnam, it has become familiar to many Vietnamese families.
Travel firms have confirmed that more and more Vietnamese people get ready to spend huge sums of money on round-the-world trips.
An executive of the HCM City-based One Travel Company said hundreds of clients in the city have recently booked outbound tours with 5-star yachts. The most wanted destinations are Hong Kong – China, Malaysia – Singapore and Thailand – Singapore. Meanwhile, super-rich people would choose luxurious tours to Japan, China and South Korea.
Tuyen, an officer of One Travel has advised travelers to book tours soon, many days in advance, if choosing the trips to Hong Kong – China, so that the travel firm can have enough time for visa and relating procedures.
Tuyen affirmed that with the luxurious tours, travelers would be able to enjoy the best services. Especially, everything is ready on yachts to satisfy every member of families. There is a standardized area for mountain climbers, mini golf course for fathers, shopping area for mothers and a 133 meter pedestrian boulevard for old people.
Especially, young travelers can enjoy entertainment activities at water parks, 3D cinema, aquarium… Music performance, prestidigitation and dance shows are organized continually. Travelers regularly receives the notices about the detailed schedules for the next days, from playing on 9-hole golf course, climbing mountain amid the open sea, to attending yoga training or contemporary art classes.
As for the rich travelers, some thousands of dollars is a low price for luxurious tours and enjoyable trips. The rich pay thousands of dollars for tours like the poor pay some thousands of dong to buy a bunch of vegetable at the market.
The rich now tend to throw their money into travel
Nguyen Cong Tuan in Hoan Kiem district in Hanoi said he was very satisfactory with the trip in April 2012. Tuan and his family members booked a tour with 50-star yacht to Japan, China and South Korea.
“My wife and I had wonderful time. The party at the last night was also wonderful,” he said, adding that he is going to invite some friends to another tour, slated for Christmas holiday.
“It could be the tour to Malaysia – Singapore – Thailand,” he said.
Tuan had to pay 59.9 million dong per traveler for the April trip, so the trip for four people cost him 280 million dong.
One Travel has said to date; the travel firm has received orders from 20 clients for the trips in October alone. Two tours for October have been designed, including the one to Hong Kong – China to be departed on October 12 (7 days and 6 nights, 31.9 million dong per traveler), and the tour to Singapore – Malaysia on October 31 (4 days, 3 nights, 17.5 million dong per traveler).
Huong Giang in Ba Dinh district in Hanoi has noted that Vietnamese people nowadays tend to spend money to enjoy their lives and travel around the world instead of putting money into coffers like their grandparents did in the past. Therefore, the demand for luxurious entertainment services has been increasing, thus keeping the travel market always warm.
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