Phu Quoc welcomes arrival of 210 Kazakh tourists
VOV.VN - A flight carrying 210 tourists from Kazakhstan’s capital Almaty touched down at Phu Quoc International Airport on October 23, said Bui Quoc Thai, director of the Department of Tourism of Kien Giang province.
The event is part of Phu Quoc island city’s latest efforts to revive the international tourism market. The delegation is expected to explore a number of famous tourist destinations throughout the island city. including Phu Quoc Safari, Grand World Phu Quoc area, and Hon Thom cable car.
Thai revealed that Phu Quoc will continue to welcome hundreds of Russian tourists to the island on October 24 and Octoer 25.
At present, the southern province of Kien Giang is in the process of stepping up tourism promotion activities both at home and abroad as part of preparations for the peak season when receiving international visitors during the year-end period.
The province has also disseminated information relating to visa exemption policies for international tourists heading to Phu Quoc, whilst also strengthenig co-ordination with diplomatic agencies and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to elevate the image of Phu Quoc tourism closer to international visitors.
According to information given by the Kien Giang Department of Tourism, since the beginning of the year the province has welcomed over 548,000 international visitors, of which Phu Quoc island city is estimated to have received over 540,000 foreign arrivals from countries such as the Republic of Korea, India, China, Thailand, and Kazakhstan.
