World's second most beautiful island eyes 1 million foreign tourists next year

Tran Minh Khoa, Chairman of the island city People’s Committee, said the figures represent year-on-year rises of 17.26% and 3.9%, respectively.

To achieve the goal, Phu Quoc is intensifying its tourism promotion through various methods, highlighting unique traditional products while also showcasing the local history and cultural heritage to attract holiday-makers.

The island is creating favorable conditions for tourism businesses to expand their markets, and stepping up campaigns to raise awareness among local communities and tourists about protecting tourism resources and the environment, safeguarding traditional culture, and preserving heritage values, Khoa said.

He said that Phu Quoc is focusing resources on building key infrastructure to make a breakthrough in socio-economic development, particularly in information infrastructure, transport networks and climate change adaptation.

In July, Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc was voted as the world's second most beautiful, after the Maldives, by readers ofTravel+Leisure at the American magazine's World's Best Awards.