Tourism in southern Phu Quoc Island creates momentum for investment wave

(Dan Tri) - The remarkable development of the tourism industry in the South of Phu Quoc Island recently has created investment motivation for many tourism businesses.

In the first 10 months of 2025, Phu Quoc is estimated to welcome nearly 7.1 million visitors (up 34.2% over the same period, reaching 97.6% of the yearly plan). Of which, international visitors continuously set a record with nearly 1.35 million, up 68.4% over the same period.

Every day, Phu Quoc welcomes nearly 60 flights, bringing domestic and international visitors from key markets such as Korea, China and CIS countries.

Phu Quoc welcomes a large number of tourists every day (Photo: Sun Group ).

The center of growth and investment on the Pearl Island

Amidst the growth wave, southern Phu Quoc Island is attracting visitors with international-class tourism products.

From the two performances “Ocean Symphony” and “Kiss of the Sea” to the bustling shopping district, or the 3-wire cable car across the sea… along with a series of new tourism projects attracting tens of thousands of tourists every day.

Major projects turn Phu Quoc into a tourist destination (Photo: Sun Group).

Mr. Tran Minh Khoa - Chairman of Phu Quoc Special Zone People's Committee - said: "Sun Group is increasingly perfecting its resort tourism, entertainment and airline ecosystem, contributing to strongly promoting Phu Quoc tourism and preparing for APEC 2027".

Not only attracting tourists, South Phu Quoc Island is receiving the attention of many tourism investors, contributing to creating an international resort paradise.

Mr. Vu Van Cuong, owner of the Times Corner hotel chain in "Hoang Hon Town", shared that the business situation is optimistic with regular room occupancy rates of about 90-95%, especially on Christmas or New Year's Day when the rooms are usually 100% full.

Assessing the investment environment in Phu Quoc, Mr. Cuong said: “Phu Quoc will continue to develop and currently lacks many services such as hotels, restaurants, spas, beauty care, or other development services… I think there is still a lot of room for investment and business in Phu Quoc, especially for tourism and trade”.

Mr. Fabl Belek (Turkey), owner of Istanbul Beach Club restaurant at Bai Kem, shared his plan to open 2-3 more restaurants in Phu Quoc: “I only intended to come to Phu Quoc to relax for a while, but I have stayed here for 9 years, because Phu Quoc has everything: from nature to business environment. Our customers come from all over the world .”

According to statistics from Sun Paradise Land - Sun Group Corporation, the rate of stores operating in "Sunset Town" is expected to reach over 70% by the end of the year, while this figure will reach 20% by 2023.

Mr. Dinh Gia Long - Director of Sun Paradise Land - used the word "uncalculated" to talk about the growth rate of Phu Quoc tourism, typically the number of Indian visitors here increased 7 times in just one year.

“Along with the general growth of Phu Quoc tourism, international-scale policies, festivals and events are continuously invested in by Sun Group, bringing great business opportunities to investors, so the operating rate at real estate apartments is increasing impressively.

Not only domestic investors, but also many businessmen and the Korean and Taiwanese (Chinese) communities are pouring in here, opening restaurants and developing tourism itineraries to bring visitors from these markets here,” said Mr. Long.

APEC Infrastructure - the foundation for Phu Quoc's new progress

Along with the wave of investment in tourism services, Phu Quoc is entering a period of strong breakthrough in urban infrastructure, especially when key projects are being accelerated to serve APEC 2027.

Notable among them are the APEC Conference Center at Bai Dat Do, where many high-level activities are expected to take place within the framework of the event, the urban metro line worth VND9,000 billion and the DT.975 provincial road project directly connecting Phu Quoc International Airport to the Conference Center.

At the same time, Phu Quoc International Airport is being invested in by Sun Group to expand and upgrade, to increase its operating capacity and become a symbol of a “modern gateway”, bringing global tourists to the pearl island. When these projects are completed, Phu Quoc will possess a synchronous and modern infrastructure system, creating a strong driving force for tourism, trade and service development.

In addition, Sun Group has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hilton to develop multi-brand hotels in the south of the island, including high-end brands such as Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and DoubleTree by Hilton, with a total of nearly 2,000 international standard rooms.

Previously, Sun Group also cooperated with Rixos to bring the concept of high-end all-inclusive resorts in Southeast Asia to Hon Thom Island. When put into operation, this brand is expected to provide visitors to Phu Quoc with nearly 2,000 rooms.

Continuously expanding investment in large projects, creating a global tourism ecosystem (Photo: Sun Group).

Along with the APEC 2027 leverage and the projection of 30 million visitors by 2030, it is creating momentum for investors in tourism and services in Phu Quoc in general and the southern island in particular.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/du-lich/du-lich-o-nam-dao-phu-quoc-tao-dong-luc-cho-lan-song-dau-tu-20251114170425605.htm