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In the first 9 months of 2023, Phu Quoc City welcomed more than 4.7 million visitors for sightseeing, tourism and relaxation, accounting for 64.2% of the total number of tourists to Kien Giang; of which, international visitors were 470,538, an increase of 275.9% (nearly 3 times).
Total revenue was over 12,225 billion VND, accounting for more than 84% of the province's total tourism and service revenue, up 117.7%.
Phu Quoc City has increased tourism promotion and advertising in many forms to attract tourists, especially connecting with key provinces, cities and tourist areas across the country and abroad to introduce pearl island tourism.
Tourism businesses in Phu Quoc focus on investing in developing more new tourism products and services to serve tourists. Specifically, the inauguration of Cau Hon - Phu Quoc, a new symbol of Phu Quoc - Kien Giang tourism, combined with Hon Thom cable car, creates a highlight to attract tourists to the pearl island. Phu Quoc herring salad and sim wine are among the top 11 dishes with Asian culinary value honored and recognized by the Asian Record Organization, creating more opportunities to promote and promote Phu Quoc tourism impressively to tourists.
At the recent World Travel Awards for Asia and Oceania, Phu Quoc was named Asia's leading luxury beach and island destination in 2023. In addition, in the accommodation category, Phu Quoc has 5 representatives, which are resorts, honored in the leading category in Asia.
Director of Kien Giang Department of Tourism Bui Quoc Thai said that World Travel Awards is the world's leading tourism award, held annually since 1993 to honor outstanding achievements of the tourism industry in all fields. World Travel Awards is considered the Oscar of the world tourism industry.
At this event in 2023, Phu Quoc had many categories named by the World Travel Awards, continuing to affirm the special appeal of the locality, a tourist destination that not only has wild beauty and diverse experiences but is also luxurious and classy, contributing to raising the level of Phu Quoc - Kien Giang tourism on the regional and world tourism map.
However, tourism in Phu Quoc faces many difficulties. The weather is complicated due to the influence of tropical depressions and storms, causing big waves and strong winds, leading to many times when boats and ferries are not operating. Prolonged heavy rains cause difficulties for tourists coming to Phu Quoc...
From now until the end of the year, Phu Quoc will continue to synchronously deploy solutions to attract tourists and develop tourism on the pearl island. Accordingly, the city will effectively implement the tourism growth scenario and investment incentive policies, creating a favorable and open tourism investment and business environment, improving quality and diversifying products to meet the increasing demands of tourists.
Phu Quoc supports, guides, and facilitates tourism businesses to invest in developing infrastructure, building tourism products and services, and applying smart tourism to quickly recover and develop tourism activities on the island. In particular, improving and upgrading infrastructure, tourism products and services and carefully preparing the best possible conditions to welcome and serve tourists coming to Phu Quoc for sightseeing, tourism, and relaxation at the end of 2023, especially Christmas, New Year's Day - New Year's Eve 2024 and the traditional Tet of the Giap Thin ethnic group in 2024.
The city, together with the provincial authorities, plans to organize an international hot air balloon and paragliding festival; coordinate to welcome domestic and foreign Famtrip and Presstrip delegations to survey, visit and experience, and seek opportunities for cooperation in tourism development...
Mr. Pham Van Nghiep, Vice Chairman of Phu Quoc City People's Committee, said that Phu Quoc currently has 274 tourism investment projects, accounting for 86% of the province's tourism investment projects; with an area of over 9,395 hectares and a total investment capital of about 367,759 billion VND. Phu Quoc has many high-class tourism projects and entertainment areas of large economic groups such as Vingroup, Sungroup, BIMgroup, CEOgroup... that have been put into effective exploitation and use.
According to Tin Tuc newspaper