Number of visitors to Phu Quoc island increase
The number of flights on the Hanoi-Phu Quoc, Ho Chi Minh City-Phu Quoc routes have been raised to 20 flights per day.
In the first half of 2014, the Phu Quoc island district of southern Kien Giang province has welcomed 268,000 arrivals, reaching 53.6% of its annual target, up 26% over last year’s same period.
Of the figure, there were 72,620 foreign arrivals, achieving 48.4% of the yearly goal, representing a jump of 34.8% over the prior year.
The locality earned VND1,014 billion from tourism in the first half of the year, realizing 50.7% of the annual plan for 2014.
Huynh Quang Hung, Vice Chairman of Phu Quoc island district People’s Committee said that since early June, the locality has received on average about 5,000-6,000 arrivals per day and the figure is expected to continue.
There are slightly more than 4,000 guest rooms on Phu Quoc island and the occupancy rates are at near capacity, with hardly a room to be found, he said.
The number of flights on the Hanoi-Phu Quoc, Ho Chi Minh City-Phu Quoc routes have been raised to 20 flights per day.
Meanwhile the Russia-Phu Quoc international flights are now at 6 flights each month, are scheduled to increase to 10 flights each month in the near future.
Hung noted tourism is booming on the island and that by early 2015, Phu Quoc island is planning to put into operation a suite of luxury resorts, restaurants, hotels meeting four or five-star standards, creating an additional 2,000 guests rooms.
The locality earned VND1,014 billion from tourism in the first half of the year, realizing 50.7% of the annual plan for 2014.
Huynh Quang Hung, Vice Chairman of Phu Quoc island district People’s Committee said that since early June, the locality has received on average about 5,000-6,000 arrivals per day and the figure is expected to continue.
There are slightly more than 4,000 guest rooms on Phu Quoc island and the occupancy rates are at near capacity, with hardly a room to be found, he said.
The number of flights on the Hanoi-Phu Quoc, Ho Chi Minh City-Phu Quoc routes have been raised to 20 flights per day.
Meanwhile the Russia-Phu Quoc international flights are now at 6 flights each month, are scheduled to increase to 10 flights each month in the near future.
Hung noted tourism is booming on the island and that by early 2015, Phu Quoc island is planning to put into operation a suite of luxury resorts, restaurants, hotels meeting four or five-star standards, creating an additional 2,000 guests rooms.
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