Vacationers on AIDabella cruise ship that docks at Duong Dong Port, Phu Quoc metropolis on Feb. 9, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Kien Giang Division of Tourism
The southern island of Phu Quoc was estimated to welcome 52,000 worldwide guests in the course of the seven-day Tet break, recording a rise of almost six occasions in quantity and eight occasions in income year-on-year.
The inflow of international vacationers helped Phu Quoc’s tourism revenues attain over VND1.1 trillion (US$44.7 million), based on the Kien Giang Division of Tourism.
On February 9, Lunar New Yr’s Eve, PhuQuoc welcomed 2,000 vacationers from Europe on the AIDAbella cruise ship.
The tour group visited Phu Quoc Nationwide Park, took a cable automobile journey to Hon Thom Islet and explored conventional fish sauce manufacturing villages.
That is additionally the second cruise ship to dock on the island in per week.
On February 2, the cruise ship Costa Serena carrying 1,000 vacationers primarily from Thailand additionally docked at Duong Dong Port.
Vietnam’s largest island final 12 months suffered a tourism disaster with falling vacationer numbers resulting from hovering airfares, costly tourism companies and varied scams.
The plunging journey demand brought on the suspension of flights from Da Nang, NhaTrang, and Can Tho to the island.
Authorities just lately pledged to enhance the standard of tourism companies and crack down on vacationer scams.