Vietnam Airlines and the HCM City Tourism Association have announced that prices would fall again this year in order to stimulate demand, according to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon (Sai Gon Economic Times) magazine.

Prices would drop between 35-40 per cent, while the number of flights would increase.

At least 16,000 tours of local attractions within Viet Nam have been booked since the start of a tourist promotion campaign launched by Vietnam Airlines and the association last May.

The national carrier has been offering discounted flights to Phu Quoc and Con Dao islands, as well as other locations in the central region such as Da Lat and Buon Me Thuot.-VNS