First Seaplane tours are
going to be conducted by Hai Au aviation Joint Stock Company and Ho Chi Minh
city Department of Tourism.
The department’s deputy director La Quoc Khanh
said representatives of the department and Hai Au had met to discuss the
development of the seaplane service in the city.
According to their plan, seaplanes can take off
and land on the Saigon River or the sea in Can Gio District.
“With the new service, tourists can tour the
city both by water and road,” he said.
Developing more services to attract more
tourists to come and stay longer in the city is a key task of the city tourism
authority.
Currently, the average length of foreign
tourists’ stay in HCMC is only three days and tourism services of the city are
facing fierce competition from other destinations, which have more tourist
attractions.
Hai Au started operating its seaplane travel
service last year. The airline is offering seaplane tours on Hanoi-Halong bay and
HCMC-Phan Thiet routes.
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