CENTRAL Vietnam was whipped by a second typhoon in less than a month last week as Typhoon Nari passed through, forcing the airport and coastal resorts to shut.
Ahead of the typhoon, the Hoi An government requested all beachside resorts including Palm Garden Resort, Hoi An Beach Resort, Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort & Spa, Sunrise Hoi An Beach Resort, Boutique Hoi An Resort and other nearby resorts to move guests to Danang’s city hotels and resorts for safety reasons.
Some hotels reopened Tuesday afternoon while others, including Golden Sand Resort and Spa Hoi An and Victoria Hoi An stayed closed for up to three days for cleaning and repairs.
George Ehrlich-Adam, general manager of Exotissimo Vietnam, said a number of tourists had their plans hampered by the typhoon. “Disruptions were mainly due to guests having to move hotels, though boat trips in Hoi An and Hue were also cancelled. A small number of our bookings, mainly groups but also some FITs, chose to bypass the area.”
Heritage site My Son was not accessible on Monday and Tuesday and the streets bordering the river in Hoi An Bach Dang and Nguyen Tao Hoc were flooded on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, local reports stated that guests at resorts around Danang were not relocated to alternative venues, but were advised not to leave their rooms in the evening and to use room service instead.
Danang International Airport was shut from 17.00 on Monday to 16.00 on Tuesday. Domestic flight disruptions lasted late into Tuesday night but had cleared by Wednesday morning. Hue’s Phu Bai International Airport was also closed from 17.00 on Monday and the whole of Tuesday.
Nari follows in the footsteps of Typhoon Wutip, which hit Central Vietnam earlier this month (TTG Asia e-Daily, October 2, 2013).
