The leader of Kien Giang province said that in December, Ngoc Island will continue to welcome groups of 100-200 tourists from Singapore, South Korea... to relax and experience.
Opening to welcome international visitors after 2 years of freezing because of the epidemic, Phu Quoc tourism seems to have just "reborn". "Bright spot", "good news"... are keywords mentioned a lot in the seminar "Phu Quoc - New vitality, potential and new opportunities" on November 26, a few days after 204 The first international tourist with a vaccine passport "docked" on Ngoc Island.
Guests, representatives of businesses, and management agencies participated in the talk session. Photo: Quynh Tran
"These guests had a pleasant experience in the city, different from what they had ever heard. An experienced Phu Quoc that is both modern and still retains its inherent wild features", Ms. Quang Xuan Lua, Deputy Director of Kien Giang Tourism Department shared.
It is expected that by December, Phu Quoc will continue to welcome 3 international delegations from Korea, Singapore... to travel, with an average of 100-200 people per trip.
Mr. Dinh Ngoc Duc - Director of Tourism Market Department participated in the teleconference. Photo: Quynh Tran
Domestic tourists also look forward to Ngoc Island. "Vietnamese people tend to travel very quickly, very soon after the epidemic" was the result of a survey in March, which Mr. Hoang Nhan Chinh, Head of the Secretariat of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) cited in his speech. expression. Accordingly, of more than 1,000 respondents who chose to go to Phu Quoc, 84% are ready to travel in the next 6 months.
Ensuring Phu Quoc is a safe destination is the top solution that many experts and business representatives mentioned in the workshop. "Tourists give priority to disease safety over incentives and discounts," said Mr. Hoang Nhan Chinh in a survey conducted by this unit.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Vice President of Kien Giang Province, said that in Phu Quoc, 99% of the population had received two doses of the vaccine. The city has done well in epidemic prevention and control and built more F0 treatment centers. The province plans to treat up to 3,000 beds for asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic F0.
"Phu Quoc is fortunate to have big investors like Sun Group who have helped tourists come here to experience and be safe", said Phu Quoc City Chairman, Mr. Huynh Quang Hung.
In addition to safety, the trend of post-epidemic tourists is to care about food, prefer group tours, family, friends, or book services online. This is also the result drawn in TAB's survey, which is a note for product design businesses.
In response to the post-pandemic tourism demand, the President of Phu Quoc City, Mr. Huynh Quang Hung, informed that the locality currently has more than 25,000 hotel rooms, 500 accommodation facilities, 15,000 rooms with 5 stars or more, eligible. Serving all customer segments.
It is expected that in the period of 2030-2040, Phu Quoc will reach the milestone of 80,000 hotel rooms, upgrade 3-5 star room service.
In particular, large corporations have constantly created high-class entertainment services such as Safari, Casino, Hon Thom Cable Car... Sun Group, a pioneer enterprise with many lines of resort tourism products in Phu Quoc, said that the upcoming plan will invest in new iconic products, such as Phu Quoc's marriage bridge, which, like Da Nang's Golden Bridge, will become a wonder, the pride of Vietnamese people, or works sails in Hon Thom, "said Pham Quoc Quan, member of the board SUN Group share.
Tran"We look forward to Phu Quoc's reopening as an inspiration for localities across the country to work together to bring tourism back to a new normal state, spread a new normal mentality, and raise responsibility to support tourism. local community, "Ms Cao Ngan Ha, head of Marketing Sun Group share
Many airlines also move exploitation strategies routes during the Phu Quoc calendar. Vietnam Airlines is expected to organize 1,400 flights to Phu Quoc by 2022, equivalent to 8 million passengers. A representative of Vietjet Air said that customers from more than 100 countries have expressed their demand for Vietnamese tourism, with the focus on Phu Quoc and Cam Ranh. Bamboo Airways is expected to increase the frequency of flights from Da Nang, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc for customers' convenience and more options to go to Pearl Island.
