B2B meeting seeks ways to bring more American tourists to Phu Quoc
VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the Kien Giang provincial Department of Tourism co-hosted a business-to business (B2B) meeting on July 7 to strengthen trade exchanges between local businesses and US firms and to attract more US arrivals to Phu Quoc island.
At the event, Jason Ware, a representative of the US business delegation, highlighted Phu Quoc’s tourism products and services, saying the entertainment services, resorts, and climate conditions in the island city are highly suitable to the tastes of American holidaymakers.
He revealed the US business delegation will co-ordinate with travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc to bring more US visitors to the island and vice versa in the future.
Quang Xuan Lua, deputy director of the provincial Department of Tourism, said the locality has called for greater investment and enhanced linkages among tourism businesses both at home and abroad.
Kien Giang is focused on investing in infrastructure, designing tourism products, and organising tourism events to transform Phu Quoc into an attractive destination for visiting tourists, she said.
Lua expressed her desire to see the Vietnam Airlines Corporation consider co-ordinating with travel firms to launch direct air routes between the US and Phu Quoc.
The first half of the year saw Kien Giang welcome approximately 3.5 million visitors, including 46,000 international arrivals, up 51.2% against the same period from last year. Its total tourism revenue reached nearly VND4,000 billion, a rise of 65.7% year-on-year.
Since the beginning of the year, the locality welcomed 8,791 US tourists to the Phu Quoc island city.
