According to Huy, traveller numbers to Phu Quoc have recovered and will rise considerably during Christmas and New Year. Flights from Taiwan, China and Mongolia to Phu Quoc will begin operating from January 16. Meanwhile, the flight frequency on air routes from South Korea, Malaysia and Hong Kong to Phu Quoc has increased.
Tourists in Phu Quoc: Photo by N.H
Huy, however, added that airfares of domestic flights to Phu Quoc have remained high. This was why travel numbers to Phu Quoc over recent times had fallen. In addition, flights from Can Tho and Nha Trang to Phu Quoc have been suspended for months.
According to the Kien Giang Tourism Department, Kien Giang is expected to receive 8.5 million visitors this year, up 5.3 percent on-year. Of the figure, foreigners accounted for 600,000, up 203.3 percent.
Bui Quoc Thai, director of the provincial Tourism Department, said that Kien Giang has encouraged tourist firms to develop new products.
Kien Giang wants 9.2 million tourists, including 680,000 foreign arrivals, with a total revenue of VND20 trillion (USD826.44 million).
