Isolated resort attracting tourists during covid-19 pademic

Resorts which nest in the middle of the forest or separate from residential areas attract families, couples on weekends.

Quynh Trang (Hanoi) said she booked a room at a resort in Ba Vi for the weekend of May 28-29 but was full. She contacted some other points in Soc Son, Hoa Binh also received the same answer or they stop 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. The resorts she prefers to choose are in or near Hanoi to travel by a car. In addition, these places have private villas, surrounded by many trees, open space, 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 interesting. Most of these resorts are full at weekends, partly because they do not serve at full capacity to ensure anti-epidemic distance. 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 out-of-room situation. 

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 tended 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, 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 following month.