Phu Quoc sees sharp increase in foreign tourists

More than 636,000 tourists came to Phu Quoc in July, showing a recovery, the provincial Tourism Department announced on Tuesday.

Total revenue from tourism activities reached more than VND1.6 trillion (nearly US$64 million), an increase of 14.1% against the same period in 2023.

Local authorities attributed the surge in the number of visitors to a promotion campaign advertising its image to international tourists.

Earlier, Phu Quoc was voted as world’s second most beautiful after the Maldives by readers of American magazine Travel+Leisure at this year’s World’s Best Awards.

Phu Quoc is among the three most popular international destinations for Korean tourists, according to a survey unveiled on July 15 by Korean news outlet Rankify Korea.

The newswire made use of an extensive data analysis program to calculate the search volume of Google Trend Index and Naver in the first week of July, before comparing it with the last week of June.

In addition, the administration of Kien Giang has continuously promoted new international flights to the island.

Low-cost Korean airline Eastar Jet recently launched a new route from Cheongju city to Phu Quoc with a frequency of four flights per week.

Vietravel Airlines also started operating flights connecting the island with Taipei with a frequency of three flights per week up to August 2025.

The number of international flights to Phu Quoc in July shot up 186% from the same period last year.