Phu Quoc in top 3 most beautiful islands in Asia

Phu Quoc is the only representative of Vietnam honored in the top 3 most beautiful islands in the Asia - Pacific region.

Kem Beach is considered by tourists as a paradise in Phu Quoc. Photo: Fatel Belek

Travel + Leisure - a globally renowned travel magazine with a large readership of high-end travel tastes - has just announced the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2025.

This is an annual award honoring outstanding luxury destinations in the fastest growing tourism region in the world , with a strict evaluation criteria system. Destinations must meet high standards from service quality, resort - entertainment ecosystem, to brand imprint and ability to create personalized experiences.

In the category of the most beautiful islands in Asia - Pacific in 2025, Phu Quoc is the only representative of Vietnam to be named, excellently ranking third, surpassing many familiar names such as: Palawan (Philippines), Langkawi (Malaysia) or Sumba (Indonesia), only behind Bali (Indonesia) and Koh Samui (Thailand).

Among the islands of Vietnam, Phu Quoc has the largest area, famous for its beautiful beaches such as Bai Kem, Bai Sao with smooth white sand like cream, mild nature and calm sea, clear water.

In addition to its natural landscape, Pearl Island is also considered one of the most attractive destinations in Vietnam due to its many iconic entertainment ecosystems, interesting cultural and historical experiences, and diverse resort options from budget to luxury.

Phu Quoc is also known as the “island of records” with the world’s longest three-wire cable car to Hon Thom Island. Photo: Thanh Son

In mid-January 2025, the prestigious Forbes magazine also introduced Phu Quoc in the article "Discovering the 6 most luxurious yet remote destinations in 2025". Forbes praised Phu Quoc for its seemingly endless coastline, inviting white sand beaches and breathtakingly clear waters.

“The island also boasts one of the most spectacular sunsets in Southeast Asia,” Forbes notes.

According to statistics from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, by the end of May 2025, Phu Quoc is estimated to welcome more than 4.5 million visitors, an increase of 33.3% over the same period, reaching 61.1% of the annual plan, including nearly 900,000 international visitors, an increase of 76.7% over the same period.

Thousands of tourists watched the show "Kiss of the Sea" which was recently certified as a Guinness World Record in Sunset Town. Photo: Thanh Son

These telling figures demonstrate the impressive resilience of Phu Quoc on its journey to becoming a global destination, increasingly attracting international tourists. Not only attracting by its natural landscape, Phu Quoc is gradually redefining the resort experience through a series of iconic projects in the Sun Paradise Land Phu Quoc ecosystem. All of these create an island with a unique experience that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Visitors can hardly miss the 365-day artistic fireworks display at Sunset Town, Kiss Bridge - the only "touchless" bridge in the world, the show that has just been certified by Guinness World Records as Kiss of the Sea, the world's longest 3-wire cable car to Hon Thom Island...

Tourists can also experience world-class resorts such as JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay, Premier Village Phu Quoc, La Festa Phu Quoc - Curio Collection by Hilton...

All these developments are taking place in the context of Phu Quoc preparing to become the venue for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum 2027. With increasingly complete infrastructure, the ability to organize international events and an increasingly prominent image on the world tourism map, Phu Quoc is converging all the conditions to become a new tourism, resort and investment center of the region.

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