Original Coverage & Source Attribution: e.vnexpress.net
Online travel platform Trip.com on Oct. 8 released booking data indicating a sharp rise in travel and accommodation demand in the two Vietnam’s largest cities during major concert dates.
The platform also recorded a similar trend across several other destinations in Southeast Asia.
In Hanoi, BIGBANG will perform on Oct. 24 and 25 at the My Dinh national stadium as part of their 20th-anniversary world tour.
According to Trip.com, service demand began to climb after the tour dates were announced on June 11.
Tickets went on sale starting Aug. 13, and by Aug. 14, during the early booking window, flight and hotel reservations for the concert surged to six times the daily average.
Flight bookings to Hanoi for Oct. 23-26 increased by 74% from the same period in 2025.
Overall, October bookings for Hanoi on the platform grew by 45%.
The top sources of travelers are Ho Chi Minh city, Seoul, Taipei, Nagoya, Da Nang, and Busan.
Fans tend to plan well in advance. Flights are booked an average of 70 days in advance, and hotels are booked 76 days ahead.
Hotels located within a three-kilometer radius of My Dinh stadium were fully booked as early as July 29.
Reservations for Oct. 23 and 24 soared to 15 times the normal rate during the month.
Minh Anh of Ho Chi Minh City booked her flights and accommodation for the trip to Hanoi back in July, a full month before tickets went on sale.
She estimates her Oct. 23-26 trip will cost around VND17 million (US$650).
“If I can manage my work schedule, I might change my return ticket to travel around Cao Bang for a few days after the concert,” she says.
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Fans at a concert held in Ho Chi Minh city, September 2025. Photo by VnExpress/Tran Quynh |
In Ho Chi Minh City too, Trip.com reported, demand for flights and hotels soared ahead of two major concerts, Tinh Ha Say Hi and Call Me by Fire Vietnam, on Oct. 17 and 18.
Flight bookings for Oct. 16-19 jumped by 77% from last year.
Hotel reservations for Oct. 16 and 17 skyrocketed by 621%, a seven-fold increase from last year.
The final three months of the year are considered “concert season” across Southeast Asia.
According to Trip.com, bookings for Bangkok during The Weeknd’s performance in October are seven times the usual rate, while Kuala Lumpur has recorded a nearly 22-fold increase for early November.
Heading into December, BTS concerts continue to drive strong demand for travel to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore.
Bookings are concentrated around the show dates, with nearly half made as early as in September.
