Malaysian famtrip delegations explore Vietnam’s Phu Quoc
Malaysian famtrip delegations explore Vietnam’s Phu Quoc
Over 150 people from major Malaysian travel firms are scheduled to conduct famtrips to Phu Quoc, a popular island destination off Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam between Friday and Sunday.
Officials of Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam and Phu Quoc City, an island off the province, pose for a group photo with a Malaysia famtrip delegation that arrived in Phu Quoc on August 9, 2024 to explore local tourist attractions. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
An Air Asia flight carrying 80 passengers who are members of Malaysian travel agencies landed at Phu Quoc International Airport at around 1:30 pm on Friday, commencing their trip to survey tourist attractions in Phu Quoc.
This famtrip delegation included representatives of travel agencies, cruise and MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions) tourism operators, said Nguyen Chi Thanh, deputy director of the provincial Department of Tourism, on the same day.
The local official considered Malaysia as a potential tourism source market for Phu Quoc, adding that four to five weekly flights leave the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur for the Vietnamese island.
In the year to date, Kien Giang has received an estimated 14,000 tourist arrivals from Malaysia.
“The trip offers Kien Giang an opportunity to promote tourism and island-themed travel products to international visitors,” Thanh elaborated.
During their stay in Phu Quoc, the delegation will explore the wildlife park Vinpearl Safari, experience the world’s longest sea-crossing cable car service, visit Sun World Hon Thom Nature Park, and take a speed-boat tour to islands in Phu Quoc.
The second famtrip delegation comprising over 70 Malaysians will arrive in Phu Quoc to explore the tourism cooperation potential of the island city.
