During public holidays, hotels, transportation, flights, and trains experience high demand due to domestic tourist travel. Here is a list of public holidays in Vietnam:
- New Year’s Day: January 1
- Lunar New Year or Tet holiday: End of January / Beginning of February. The actual dates vary each year according to the Lunar Calendar. This is the busiest time of year as all Vietnamese people return home for the traditional holiday, resulting in full hotels, flights, trains, and buses.
- Liberation Day / Reunification Day & International Workers’ Day: April 30 & May 1
- Birthday of Ho Chi Minh (Uncle Ho) – President of Vietnam: May 19
- National Day: September 2
