Impressive numbers

According to the An Giang Department of Tourism, by the end of October, the province welcomed more than 21.3 million visitors, an increase of 21.7% over the same period, exceeding the 2025 plan by 1.5%, of which international visitors were more than 1.38 million, an increase of 65.7%. Total revenue of the entire tourism industry was more than VND 56,000 billion, an increase of 78.2% over the same period and exceeding the plan by 42.6%.

Director of An Giang Department of Tourism Bui Quoc Thai emphasized that the province will promote activities and maintain growth in the remaining time of the end of 2025, so that tourism and services will increase strongly, contributing to the development of the local socio-economy, creating momentum for tourism development in An Giang in 2026. After 10 months, tourism exceeded the set plan in terms of number of visitors and revenue, showing the effectiveness in promotion, cooperation and development linkage. Tourism is the driving force for economic development, the result of tourism, contributing to the socio-economic transformation and image of An Giang in integration. An Giang is aiming for a sustainable, professional and in-depth tourism development strategy, especially to welcome the APEC Summit 2027.

In recent years, An Giang has had a systematic tourism development strategy, exploiting local potential, investing heavily in infrastructure and communications, becoming a prominent destination in the Southwest region. Specifically, exploiting the strengths of spiritual and ecological tourism, sea and island tourism with famous landmarks such as: Sam Mountain, Ba Chua Xu Temple, Hang Pagoda - Phu Tu Islet, Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, Chau Giang Cham Village, Ha Tien, Phu Quoc, Hon Son, Nam Du... are unique destinations, attracting domestic and international tourists to visit, experience and relax.

Visiting and traveling to “Pearl Island”, Ms. Anju - an Indian tourist shared, I have been to Malaysia and Langkawi Islands, but Phu Quoc is very different. Phu Quoc has its own characteristics, beautiful beaches, very interesting, Vinwonder and Safari amusement parks are very unique. I was really impressed, liked the magic show there and this was really an interesting and wonderful experience.

Ms. Jian Yanqing, General Manager of Sol By Melia Phu Quoc Hotel, said that our guests come from many countries such as Russia, India, Korea, etc. To welcome international guests, the hotel has prepared diverse and unique buffet counters, with flavors adjusted to suit different groups of guests. In addition, we also introduce local specialties so that visitors have the opportunity to explore more local cuisine.

To attract tourists, An Giang invests in infrastructure, upgrades the transportation system, airports, passenger ports, wharves, develops high-quality resorts, hotels, and homestays. The province promotes An Giang tourism image with many contents and forms, cooperates with major travel agencies to bring tours to An Giang, supports businesses and the community to join hands in developing tourism.

According to the An Giang Provincial Tourism Association, the tourism sector has impressively exceeded the 2025 plan due to the increase in domestic tourists earlier than expected this year, especially festival and spiritual tourism that attracts a large number of visitors such as Tao Dan Chieu Anh Cac Festival - Ha Tien, Ba Chua Xu - Chau Doc, National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc's death anniversary - Rach Gia... In particular, Phu Quoc Island, in addition to possessing attractive products for tourists, the appearance of the new airline Sun Phu Quoc Airways has played an important role in stimulating tourism demand.

In addition, the launch of new attractions is also a factor attracting a large number of tourists to the Pearl Island. Travel agencies launch all-inclusive tourism stimulus packages at very good prices, designing short-term vacation products such as tours departing from Friday and returning Sunday every week from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi... to Phu Quoc to attract domestic and international visitors to visit, travel, experience, and relax.

Mr. Nguyen Vu Khac Huy, Chairman of the An Giang Tourism Association, shared that in addition to constantly developing new products, tourism businesses focus on training human resources, improving foreign language skills and improving service culture for domestic and international visitors. In addition, Phu Quoc not only maintains traditional international tourist markets but also expands to new potential customer segments, welcoming high-end customers from the Middle East with high spending ability. In addition, Phu Quoc also welcomes a large number of visitors from the US, Australia, Europe, India, etc. These are positive signals showing the diversity and sustainability of the international tourism market in Phu Quoc.

Forecast of "explosive" wave of tourists at the end of the year

According to the An Giang Provincial Tourism Association, with strong growth momentum, An Giang continues to welcome a wave of tourists at the end of the year, in particular, the Phu Quoc pearl Island will be an attractive destination on the Vietnamese and international tourism map, especially during the winter break, Christmas - New Year 2026, welcoming the traditional Lunar New Year 2026,... On the other hand, Phu Quoc tourism products have the ability to attract and appeal to tourists, along with attracting many international flights from major cities in countries and territories around the world and Asia to the Pearl Island. In addition, the appearance of the new airline Sun Phu Quoc Airways with promotional programs plays an important role in promoting tourism. This airline has implemented many promotional programs, contributing to stimulating the demand for travel and tourism to the island.

The leader of An Giang Department of Tourism said that to welcome the wave of tourists coming to the province for sightseeing and tourism at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year 2026, tourism service businesses in the area are urgently completing preparations, improving service quality, renewing products, and launching attractive stimulus packages. Businesses focus on training staff, improving foreign language skills and improving the culture of serving tourists, applicable to both local and international visitors.

In Phu Quoc special economic zone, in parallel with completing infrastructure, 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 first luxury all-inclusive resort concept in Southeast Asia to Hon Thom Island (Phu Quoc special economic zone). It is expected that when put into operation, this brand will provide tourists to Phu Quoc with nearly 2,000 rooms with a model never seen before in Vietnam.

Mr. Dinh Gia Long, Director of Sun Paradise Land - Sun Group Corporation, emphasized that the growth rate of Phu Quoc tourism is very fast, "uncalculated", typically the number of Indian visitors to the Pearl Island increased 7 times in just one year. "Along with the general growth of Phu Quoc tourism, international-class policies, festivals and events are continuously invested by Sun Group Corporation, bringing great business opportunities to investors, so the operating rate at real estate apartments is increasing at a record level. Not only domestic investors, there are now many businessmen and the Korean and Taiwanese community flocking here, opening restaurants and developing tourism itineraries to bring visitors from these markets to the "Pearl" Phu Quoc." - Mr. Dinh Gia Long shared.

According to the An Giang Department of Tourism, the province aims to welcome 39.5 million or more visitors by 2030, including more than 3 million international visitors, with total revenue reaching VND 108,450 billion. An Giang is one of the key tourist destinations in Vietnam, becoming an attractive tourist destination with its own unique brand identity, an important gateway connecting the tourist economy, positioning the brand for sustainable development in the ASEAN region./.

News by LE HUY HAI

Translator: Thi Huynh