Traveloka EPIC Sale: Innovative Campaign to Revive Vietnam’s Domestic Economy and Tourism amid the Pandemic

Ho Chi Minh City, 13 April 2021 – Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s leading lifestyle super-app, officially launched its EPIC Sale campaign for the second time in Vietnam from 14 to 20 April 2021. Traveloka unveils special deals of up to 50% for a wide variety of travel and lifestyle products, including Hotel, Flight, Xperience, Package of Flight and Hotel, and Airport Transfer. Bringing together more than 1,200 partners, the campaign is part of Traveloka’s manifestation to support the Vietnamese government’s initiative in recovering the domestic economy and tourism post-pandemic, while at the same time providing a positive impact towards the partner’s business.

Entering the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, Vietnam has successfully navigated the pandemic on a high note, resulting in the position of Vietnam as a safe country. Focusing on encouraging domestic tourism, the government has launched several initiatives to boost the sector’s economic recovery. In 2021, Vietnam is expected to cater to 80 million domestic visitors, 40% higher than 2020.

Mr. Le Truong Hien Hoa, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Promotion Center, shared the opportunities of Vietnam’s domestic tourism in upcoming time, “The government is currently focusing on boosting domestic tourism with the expectation of impressive growth in visitors and revenue in 2021. One of the key focus areas during this period is to promote digital transformation and application of information technology in the tourism sector, especially in tourism promotion. With this in mind, it is high time for us to establish a strong collaboration with the private sector to support this mission and we appreciate Traveloka’s initiatives to support the acceleration of post-COVID-19 tourism recovery.”

Collaborating with over 1,200 partners of Hotels, Xperiences, Airlines, Airport Transfer, etc for the EPIC Sale 2021, this campaign is expected to boost the customer demand hence can positively contribute to the partners’ business and economic recovery in the tourism sector.

Mrs. Huynh Thi Mai Thy, Country Manager of Traveloka Vietnam, emphasizes that, “Traveloka has become the platform to bridge Vietnamese local tourism companies, including SMEs, and their potential customers. As a technology company, we believe in the importance of technology-based product and service innovations to not only provide the best experience to our customers, but also to support other stakeholders like partners and the government. Traveloka EPIC Sale is the true manifestation of our commitment in supporting our stakeholders and is expected to give positive contribution to realizing the target of Vietnam domestic tourism in 2021.”

Traveloka EPIC Sale is cited as the company’s biggest promotional campaign and equipped with numerous captivating offers and innovations, such as:

Mr. Le Tan Triet, Director of Sales & Marketing - Terracotta Dalat Hotel & Resort, shares “The innovation and collaboration initiated by Traveloka provides great support for business players in the tourism sector who have been significantly impacted by the pandemic. This is reflected in the spike of bookings after undergoing promotional collaborations with recent various Traveloka innovative programs. As an industry player in the hotel sector, we are confident that this initiative will help increase occupancy and we are optimistic that this year’s Traveloka EPIC Sale campaign will boost the growth of the hospitality industry.”

Traveloka EPIC Sale has been run in various Southeast Asian countries, and in Vietnam for the first time in 2019. Up to now, EPIC Sale has become one of the most awaited travel and lifestyle campaigns by travel lovers across the region. Starts from 14 April 2021 to 20 April 2021 and can be enjoyed through the latest version of the Traveloka App, Vietnamese will be spoilt for choice and can discover more deals for their desired hotel stays, leisure attractions to visit or transportation, such as Terracotta Hotel & Resort Dalat, Sala Danang Beach Hotel, Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, San Marino Boutique Danang, Sun World, Quy Nhon Tourist, ZooDoo Da Lat, Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Bamboo Airlines, VietTravel Airlines, and many more.

For further information of Traveloka EPIC Sale 2021 in Vietnam, please refer to https://www.traveloka.com/en-vn/promotion/epicmain