For the American singer’s lone Southeast Asian gig in Singapore in early March, thousands of Vietnamese admirers will fly there.
Eras Tour made Taylor Swift a millionaire for USԀ. Photo: TET.
Thousands of Vietnamese Swifties, Taylor Swift admirers, wait daily to attend The Eras Tour (TET) in Singapore from March 2 to 9. This period also saw 2-3 times higher Lion Island airfares from Vietnamese cities.
Three times more expensive aeroplane tickets
Tri Thuc – Znews found that Ho Chi Minh City-Singapore airfares had doubled during TET, ranging from 4.4-8.9 million VNԀ/round-trip. feedback from Scoot, Vietjet Air, Vietnam Airlines, and Singapore Airlines. Flights from Hanoi cost Taylor Swift fans the least, up to approximately 9 million VNԀ/round-trip from Air Asia. Other airlines including Vietjet Air, Scoot, Vietnam Airlines, and Singapore Airlines charge 10-12 million VNԀ/round-trip.
Swifties must spend 8-12 million VNԀ for round-trip Vietjet and Air Asia flights from Da Nang. Some days are sold out, leaving just Singapore Airlines business tickets up to 24 million VNԀ.
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TET flights from Hanoi to Singapore are expensive. Photo: Google Flight.
Because air tickets are expensive due to high demand, many individuals contemplate flying to Johor Bahru or Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and connecting flights or driving to Singapore.
Nhat Anh (23, Hoang Mai district, Hanoi): “Flying from Hanoi to Johor Bahru costs 5 million VNԀ, half the cost of Singapore. The bus was found after study. Since it’s free from here to Singapore, I spent more time arriving and leaving to save money.”
Air Asia and Batik Air charge 4.9–6.3 million VNԀ/round-trip for Johor Bahru during TET. Early bookings get round-trip tickets for 3 million VNԀ.
Exciting ‘follow-up’
Many ‘follow-up’ services are growing within Vietnamese TET fan groups.
Due of their zoom, many admirers wish to rent Samsung Ultra S23 and S24 phones. This phone helps fans who buy seats far from the stage capture photos, record videos, and feel closer to the female singer.
Some people provide phone rentals for 250,000-400,000 VNԀ/day and 10-20 million VNԀ.
Taylor Swift costume rentals and orders are also growing.
Mai Anh (18, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) has ordered costumes from overseas to Vietnam via e-commerce platforms. Everyone can order costumes and accessories from this Swiftie for 30,000 VNԀ.Charlotte accepted Taylor’s song instruction and made “the friendship bracelets.” Era’s Tour tickets were sold at her lemonade stand.
She earned $1,300—enough for two tickets to her dream concert—through hard work and dedication. While selling bracelets and lemonade, Charlotte and her mum befriended a Swiftie fan who got tickets at face value.