Vietnam to offer rail tour as new travel service

Vietnam to offer rail tour as new travel service

Rail tours, serving as an upcoming travel service in Vietnam, are expected to offer passengers a completely new experience.

A team of representatives from 18 tourism firms in Ho Chi Minh City recently took a five-day train tour to four destinations, including Binh Thuan, Nha Trang, Phu Yen, and Binh Dinh.

The tour, organized by the Saigon Railway Co. and the Ho Chi Minh City Travel Association, is the first step toward a full rail tour service, to be provided in the near future.

The difference between rail tours and other types of travel is that passengers do not have to worry about their luggage size.

Many team members, especially women, carried two or even three suitcases.

Besides the train’s cleaner and improved toilet areas, the compartment that served the tour was also upgraded from 64 to 44 seats, providing more free space for travelers to walk back and forth easily.

The menu, served by well-trained waiters, offers a wide range of dishes and changes every day to bring passengers a decent, varied meal.

Tran The Dung, deputy director of The He Tre, a local tourism firm, said that railways have up until now mainly served people only as a means of transport, while there are few ‘train tourists’.

Therefore, cooperation between local railways and tourism companies will help transform trains into more than just a transportation service.

“The rail tour is expected to attract many travelers thanks to its safety, quickness, and service quality,” Dung added.

This new travel service allows customers to travel across provinces and cities without having to purchase tickets multiple times, while enjoying beautiful surroundings in a unique way.

Truong Duc Hai, director of Hon Ngoc Vien Dong, another local tour provider, suggested that the service’s price should be lower than flying, and just a little higher than bus fares, in order to attract more customers.

According to Dinh Van Sang, deputy director of the Saigon Railway Co., the firm has so far renovated more than 130 compartments of the trains running from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang, Phan Thiet, Quy Nhon, and Hue to serve travelers.

The company will continue to upgrade other services, change its ticketing system, and train staff members for an improved experience, Sang said.

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