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More international flights to Phu Quoc: opportunities, challenges

Some airlines of the Republic of Korea (RoK) are planning to open direct air routes to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island dubbed as the Pearl Island in the southern province of Kien Giang, which is considered not only opportunities but also challenges for its tourism sector.
More international flights to Phu Quoc: opportunities, challenges ảnh 1Sunset Town - a destination favoured by foreign tourists in Phu Quoc (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Some airlines of the Republic ofKorea (RoK) are planning to open direct air routes to Vietnam’s Phu Quoc islanddubbed as the Pearl Island in the southern province of Kien Giang, which is considered not onlyopportunities but also challenges for its tourism sector.

In late November, the Korean national flag carrier KoreanAir will launch the Seoul-Phu Quoc route to meet increasing travel demand.

Other Seoul-Phu Quoc routes will be also put into operationby Jeju Air on October 29, and Jin Air on December 24.

Currently, international flights linked to Phu Quoc are fromthe RoK’s Incheon with the frequency of two a day, Hong Kong (China) with thefrequency of three a week, Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur (three a week), and Thailand’sBangkok (four a week), according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

According to experts, the last months of a year are theright time to open new flights to Phu Quoc, because the island is entering itsmost beautiful season of the year. The Booking.com recently ranked the Pearl Islandin the top five "most romantic" fall destinations in Vietnam thanksto the ideal mild weather in fall and winter.

The department’s Director Bui Quoc Thai said that Kien Gianghas implemented concerted measures to stimulate travel demand, includingstepping up promotion activities and developing new tours to connect it withprovinces and cities inside and outside Vietnam.

It has also intensified dissemination on the visa exemptionpolicy for foreign tourists to the island city, added Thai.

More international flights to Phu Quoc: opportunities, challenges ảnh 2Phu Quoc international airport (Photo: ACV)
The operation of international flights contributes toopening up opportunities for Phu Quoc to revive its tourism, but poseschallenges in attracting tourists to re-visit the island, given the fact thatit is reporting a significant decrease in the number of domestic tourists,according to insiders.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Lam Minh Thanhasked departments, sectors and localities to exert efforts to popularise theimage of Phu Quoc; build programmes to attract tourists to come back to Phu Quoc;diversify and improve the quality of products and services.

The city should focus resources on addressing problemsrelated to the environment and waste, he stated./.
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