The world's leading prestigious travel magazine Travel + Leisure has just announced the Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2025 Award. This is an annual award of Travel + Leisure to honor outstanding high-end destinations in the region that is considered to have the fastest tourism growth rate in the world.
To be honored, the destination must meet high-class standards from service quality, resort - entertainment ecosystem, to brand mark and personalization of every experience for customers.
In the category of "The Most Beautiful Islands in the Region", Phu Quoc is the only representative of Vietnam to be named, ranking 3rd in the top 10, after Bali (Indonesia) and Koh Samui (Thailand) - 2 names that are very familiar to international tourists. This achievement extends the pearl island's winning streak on international charts in the past 2 years.
Two consecutive years of being honored in global rankings make it difficult for Phu Quoc to be considered a " rising star" in the regional tourism map, but has truly become a world-class destination.
Among the islands of Vietnam, Phu Quoc has the largest area, famous for beautiful beaches such as Bai kem, Bai Sao with smooth white sand like ice cream, gentle nature and calm sea, clear water.
In addition to natural landscapes, the pearl island is also considered one of the most attractive destinations in Vietnam because it possesses many iconic entertainment ecosystems, interesting cultural and historical experiences, and diverse resort options from popular to super luxurious.
The Sun Paradise Land ecosystem in the South of Phu Quoc Island was formed in the past 2 years, helping visitors experience record-breaking projects. That is the world's longest 3-line cable car route to Hon Thom Island, Cau Hon - Vietnam's new tourism symbol project with the only "untouched" design in the world - was honored by CNN, or the Kiss of the Sea multimedia show achieved a Guinness world record...
In addition, the island also treat visitors with night-time artistic fireworks and " riseless" night markets, helping visitors have an entire journey of experience from day to night.
Within 3 years (2021 - 2023), Phu Quoc has increased by 15% in the number of 5-star hotels. With the appearance of JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay in 2016 - the first 5-star resort on the island, after only 10 years, the island has about 45 5-star resorts in operation, operated by leading international brands.
Associate Professor. Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, former Director of the Vietnam Economic Institute, commented: The frequency of receiving awards and titles of Phu Quoc is rarely compared to anywhere else. In the past 10 years, the number of awards has been continuous and of very high quality.
That confirms Phu Quoc's ability and qualifications, as well as the country's determination to make the pearl island rise in the global race, and this race to rise to the top spot is very fast, not just a race to rise step by step - Mr. Thien said.
In the future, Vietnam's pearl island promises to continue to break through and can compete with other "big guys" on the world tourism map. According to many leading tourism businesses in the world, with the potential and form that Phu Quoc is achieving, this island should be compared to world-class tourism symbols such as Hawaii or Maldives.
When infrastructure such as roads and tourist attractions are completed, we will witness the appearance of Hawaii of the East - Mr. Hong Jung Min, CEO of Hanatour Vietnam Company, shared with great expectation.
On July 1, Phu Quoc was officially upgraded to become an economic zone under An Giang province - an important turning point to bring the island to a new height. The Special Zone applies breakthrough mechanisms and policies, removing common administrative barriers, helping projects to be implemented quickly, transparently, at low cost and at higher efficiency.
Not only that, the pristine island has now become the third destination for Vietnam to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum in 2027.
Most notably is the project to expand Phu Quoc International Airport, the gateway to the world to the Pearl Island, with a total investment of 22,000 billion VND. A separate VIP terminal will be built, with the highest standards for senior leaders, heads of state and important diplomatic events.
Along with that, Sun PhuQuoc Airways will also accompany APEC 2027, ensuring convenient and classy connections for international delegations.
Not only a single project, the expanded airport and Sun PhuQuoc Airways will be closely connected with Phu Quoc's existing tourism - resort - entertainment ecosystem, creating a closed experience chain on par with world-famous tourist hubs such as Singapore.
New opportunities not only make Phu Quoc an international-class tourism and economic center, but also bring sustainable value to tourists seeking high-class experiences and for investors to anticipate growth potential. Phu Quoc is gradually realizing its vision of becoming one of the world's leading places worth visiting, living and investing in.
