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Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days

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Phu Quoc Island is an ideal choice for travel and long-term relaxation, with a complete visa exemption policy for international visitors, a temporary stay of up to 30 days, rich nature, and impressive architecture.

Hanoi – Phu Quoc Island is an ideal choice for travel and long-term relaxation, with a complete visa exemption policy for international visitors, a temporary stay of up to 30 days, rich nature, and impressive architecture.

Superior visa policy

Phu Quoc is currently the only destination in Vietnam with a unique visa policy.

According to current legal regulations, from July 1, 2020, foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports entering, exiting, and residing in Phu Quoc island are exempt from visas with a temporary stay period of no more than 30 days.

Foreigners can enter an international border gate of Vietnam (including air and sea), stay in the transit area at that border gate, and then transfer to Phu Quoc island to be exempt from visas following this regulation.

Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days hinh anh 1Phu Quoc is famous for its beautiful and dreamlike beaches.

Phu Quoc has its visa policy because it is the only island that meets four conditions  of visa exemption for foreigners under Vietnamese law. It has an international airport, is a separate space, has definite geographical boundaries, is separate from the mainland and is consistent with the socio-economic development policy that does not jeopardise Vietnam’s national defense, security, social order, and safety.

Transportation to Phu Quoc, which is an isolated island located in the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest of Vietnam, is very convenient with air, sea, and land routes. Tourists visiting the island can enter and exit through three international border gates including Phu Quoc International Airport Border Gate, Ha Tien International Border Gate, and Duong Dong Port International Border Gate, Phu Quoc.

Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days hinh anh 2Hon Thom, the world’s longest cable car, is in the South of Phu Quoc island.

 

Currently, there are many international routes with multiple daily flights connecting Phu Quoc with other countries including India, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia. Many other countries continue to research and open flight routes to Phu Quoc. Transportation on the island is also extremely convenient. Tourists can easily travel by taxi and bus. In particular, tourists who have purchased tickets to Sun World Phu Quoc will receive free bus tickets  for Duong Dong – An Thoi route.

Attractive nature, with many impressive architectural works

Phu Quoc is a favourite destination for tourists all over the world.

Tourists visiting the pearl island will enjoy the fresh air with warm sunshine all year round and explore the rich and dreamlike island paradise.

These are the beaches listed as the “most beautiful on the planet,” with fine white sand and limpid water to the bottom, such as Bai Kem and Bai Sao; small islands of An Thoi archipelago such as Hon Thom, Hon May Rut, Hon Mong Tay and Hon Dam Ngang with pristine beauty, diverse marine – forest ecosystems, colourful coral reefs or amazing rocky cliffs.

There are also romantic sunsets when the sun dyes the ocean red on the island’s southwest coast, or the end point of Ong Doi Cape – a “one-of-a-kind” place where tourists can watch the sunset and sunrise at the same place.

Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days hinh anh 3The attractive natural beauty of the An Thoi archipelago of Phu Quoc captivates tourists.

Besides freely exploring the sea and islands with many appealing activities such as swimming, kayaking, diving and seeing coral, canoeing around the  islands, and night squid fishing, tourists visiting Phu Quoc can also discover the unique indigenous culture, the world of local products, rich and fresh cuisine such as pepper, seafood, Phu Quoc fish sauce; and visiting many historical sites such as Phu Quoc Prison, and Dinh Cau tourist attraction.

Possessing rare natural beauty, Phu Quoc is compared to well-known tourist paradises such as Maldives, Phuket (Thailand), and Bali (Indonesia).

In 2022, Phu Quoc was named “the world’s most attractive natural island” at the World Travel Awards ceremony, surpassing six destinations from other continents, including many islands that were once known as paradises like Zanzibar of Tanzania or Lofoten of Norway.

Previously, the world-famous travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler announced the list of 35th Readers’ Choice Awards, with Phu Quoc being the only Vietnamese representative to be honoured as one of the “Top 10 most loved islands in Asia”.

Phu Quoc also won many titles, such as the 25 most beautiful islands in the world in 2022 by Travel + Leisure or the 15 best islands for retirement, voted by International Living.

Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days hinh anh 4The diverse and rich marine life of Phu Quoc.

In addition, Phu Quoc also gathers world-class works honouring architectural art and culture, such as Sunset Town, Asia’s largest show of multimedia technology on water – Kiss The Stars, Sun Signature Gallery architectural art “museum”, luxury resorts with impressive architecture such as JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald  Bay Resort, New World Phu Quoc Resort, Premier Village Phu Quoc Resort, or Sun World Phu Quoc beach entertainment complex with the world’s longest cable car.

All of these works blend the quintessence of human architecture with indigenous culture, and they have been constructed in harmony with the nature of Phu Quoc.

Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days hinh anh 5Asia’s largest show of multimedia technology on the water – Kiss The Stars.

 

Tourists visiting Sunset Town in the South of the island will be able to see with their own eyes and check-in at the Kiss Bridge in the middle of the ocean. With unique architecture created by the collaboration between Sun Group and famous architect Marco Casamonti, honouring the value of love and friendship, Kiss Bridge is a symbolic work for limitless connection. It will soon be included in the world’s most famous bridges list.

Visa exemption means international tourists can visit Phu Quoc for up to 30 days hinh anh 6Impressive and worthy of admiration architectural works of Phu Quoc pearl island.

With a superior visa policy that creates maximum convenience for international tourists, amazing nature, rich culture, friendly and warm people, and impressive architectural works, Phu Quoc is on its way to becoming the world’s new destination.

This island deserves to be the ideal choice for long-term vacations, lavish weddings of the global elite, programmes, MICE activities, and international events./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/visa-exemption-means-international-tourists-can-visit-phu-quoc-for-up-to-30-days/250328.vnp

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Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors

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Vietnam is among the top three most favourite tourist destinations for Korean visitors in Asia, according to statistics from KB Kookmin Card of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors hinh anh 1Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors. – Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Seoul – Vietnam is among the top three most favourite tourist destinations for Korean visitors in Asia, according to statistics from KB Kookmin Card
of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Korean
tourists have spent money on travel abroad as soon as COVID-19 prevention measures being lifted.

Data
from to KB Kookmin Card  in January 1 – May 15 showed that in Asia, Taiwan (China), Vietnam, Japan and Thailand
are particularly popular destinations for Korean tourists with the growth rates
of 319%, 227%, 193% and 172% , respectively.

Vietnam among top three attractive destinations for RoK visitors hinh anh 2Korean passengers wait for check-in for a flight to Phu Quoc Island (Vietnam)at Incheon International Airport in Seoul (Photo: VNA)

Japan
and Vietnam – the two countries chosen by Korean tourists to visit the most,
still show their attractiveness, with increases of 222% and 163% respectively.

The number of air tickets to Vietnam booked by Korean tourists accounted for
12% of the total of air tickets for outbound tours, just after Japan with 52%.

According to KB Kookmin Card , the booking rate of air
tickets by Korean holiday-makers increased in all regions, with the highest
growth recorded for Asia with a year-on-year surge of 192%.

Travel agencies, airlines, and duty-free shops in the RoK witnessed
respective revenue surges of 409%, 150% and 88% compared to the same period last
year./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-among-top-three-attractive-destinations-for-rok-visitors/253857.vnp

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Foreign visitors to Vietnam surge over 12-fold year on year

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Vietnam welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of this year, soaring 12.6-fold from the same period last year, the General Statistics Office said on May 29.

Of the international arrivals, 88% came to the country by air, 10.9% by road, and 1.1% by sea.

Revenue from tourism services went up 89% while earnings from accommodation and restaurant services rose 22%, the General Statistics Office said, attributing the increases partly to many holidays during the five months.

Recently, Vietnamese tourism has continually been honoured by foreign media, helping enhance its attractiveness to international travellers.

Notably, Cat Ba of Hai Phong city has been given the second place among the 10 most spectacular beaches in Asia by Microsoft Travel; Ninh Binh province named among the world’s top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023 by Canada’s The Travel magazine./.

Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/foreign-visitors-to-vietnam-surge-over-12fold-year-on-year/253872.vnp

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Việt Nam received 4.6 million foreign visitors in first five months, over half the year’s target

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Foreign tourists visiting the ancient town of Hội An in the central province of Quảng Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Trịnh Bang Nhiệm

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of 2023, soaring 12.6-fold from the same period last year, according to the latest report from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

However, the number of foreign visitors in May fell 6.9 per cent from the previous month.

It should be noted that Việt Nam reopened its border and resumed international tourism activities from March 15, 2022.

The country aimed to receive five million foreign tourists in 2022, but only managed to draw in 3.66 million. Việt Nam set sight on eight million foreign tourists this year, but the target was made before China officially announced its reopening in early February and reallowed group tours to Việt Nam in mid-March.

Chinese tourists accounted for one-third of all international arrivals to Việt Nam in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

The tourist arrivals figure for the first five months of 2023 is still only 63 per cent of the 2019 figure.

Of the international arrivals in the first five months, 88 per cent came to the country by air, 10.9 per cent by road, and 1.1 per cent by sea.

Most tourists to Việt Nam in the first five months are from Asia (3.4 million), Europe (621,000), and America (396,000).

171,000 visitors are from Oceania and 10,500 are from Africa, according to the GSO.

Regarding key markets, South Korea continues to have the most visitors coming to Việt Nam with over 1.3 million arrivals, followed by China (nearly 399,000), the United States (over 307,000), and China’s Taiwan (nearly 252,000).

Rounding up the top 10 markets are Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Australia, and Singapore.

Revenue from tourism services went up 89.4 per cent while earnings from accommodation and restaurant services rose 22.1 per cent, the GSO said, attributing the increases partly to many holidays during the five months.

Recently, Vietnamese tourism has been featured by foreign media, helping enhance its attractiveness to international travellers.

Notably, Cát Bà Island of the northern port city of Hải Phòng was given second place among the 10 most spectacular beaches in Asia by Microsoft Travel, the northern province Ninh Bình was named among the world’s top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023 by Canada’s The Travel magazine, and the North-South, or Thống Nhất (Reunification), railway was listed as one of the world’s most amazing train journeys by the Australian version of renowned travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese fried spring rolls (known as “nem rán” in the northern region and “chả giò” in the southern region) and summer rolls (“gỏi cuốn”) are on the list of 50 most popular appetizers in the world compiled by international food magazine Taste Atlas.

In May, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính signed off the Government’s Resolution No. 82/NQ-CP on the main tasks and measures for accelerating effective and sustainable tourism recovery and development. It specified many measures for developing tourism into a key economic sector so as to turn Việt Nam into one of the 30 countries with the highest tourism competitiveness. — VNS

Source: http://ovietnam.vn/travel/viet-nam-received-46-million-foreign-visitors-in-first-five-months-over-half-the-years-target_344703.html

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