Phu Quoc island district of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giangwelcomed nearly 370,000 tourists in the first ten months of this year,fulfilling nearly 97 percent of its yearly target.
Thefigure represents a year-on-year increase of 34 percent with over 72,500foreigners. During the January-October period, the locality earned morethan 1 trillion VND (47 million USD) from tourism, surpassing the settarget of 4.2 percent and up 33 percent against the same period lastyear.
Visitors to Phu Quoc are expected to come in droves on the occasions of Christmas and New Year holidays.
With 109 accommodation facilities, the island offers an array ofentertainment activities such as fishing, scuba diving, visiting pearlfarms and swimming in the sea.
Apart from promoting itsimage, the district has sought ways to attract more investment in thetourism sector, especially foreign investors.
According to amaster plan on Kien Giang socio-economic development by 2020, Phu Quocisland will become a special administrative-economic zone by the end ofthis decade with its role as a national and international hi-endecotourism and entertainment centre and a regional financial hub.
It will also act as a national andregional forest and sea biodiversity conservation centre that holds aspecial position in security and national defence.
The island posts an annual economic growth rate of over 24.5 percent, a5.2-fold increase from 2004 when the Prime Minister approved itsoverall development plan. Its per capita income in 2013 is estimated toreach 70.3 million VND (3,500 USD).
Phu Quoc has so far attracted 206 investment projects valued at over 4trillion VND (190.5 million USD). Of the total, 13 projects havealready been put into operation.-VNA
Thefigure represents a year-on-year increase of 34 percent with over 72,500foreigners. During the January-October period, the locality earned morethan 1 trillion VND (47 million USD) from tourism, surpassing the settarget of 4.2 percent and up 33 percent against the same period lastyear.
Visitors to Phu Quoc are expected to come in droves on the occasions of Christmas and New Year holidays.
With 109 accommodation facilities, the island offers an array ofentertainment activities such as fishing, scuba diving, visiting pearlfarms and swimming in the sea.
Apart from promoting itsimage, the district has sought ways to attract more investment in thetourism sector, especially foreign investors.
According to amaster plan on Kien Giang socio-economic development by 2020, Phu Quocisland will become a special administrative-economic zone by the end ofthis decade with its role as a national and international hi-endecotourism and entertainment centre and a regional financial hub.
It will also act as a national andregional forest and sea biodiversity conservation centre that holds aspecial position in security and national defence.
The island posts an annual economic growth rate of over 24.5 percent, a5.2-fold increase from 2004 when the Prime Minister approved itsoverall development plan. Its per capita income in 2013 is estimated toreach 70.3 million VND (3,500 USD).
Phu Quoc has so far attracted 206 investment projects valued at over 4trillion VND (190.5 million USD). Of the total, 13 projects havealready been put into operation.-VNA
