The expansion is expected to increase the terminal's capacity from handling 2.65 million passengers per year to 4 million passengers. Four passenger boarding bridges, eight domestic and international boarding gates and some baggage carousels will be added to the terminal.The upgrade is aimed at meeting the growth in passenger numbers, which is generally between 28 per cent and 46 per cent, annually.According to General Director of the ACV Le Manh Hung, the current terminal was put into operation in 2012 and is estimated to reach its full designed capacity by 2020. However, with the current annual growth rate, the terminal will be at full capacity by 2017, three years earlier than planned."The rapid increase in passenger demand is putting pressure on the management of the terminal. Therefore, the expansion is essential to meet the increasing demand over the next few years," Hung said.As planned, the ACV will submit its design and investment details for the project to the … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc Island responds to growing visitor numbers
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Phu Quoc Island in need of extra beds as visitor numbers swell
With the number of visitors to Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province on the rise, the island district will need around 3,000 new hotel rooms in the next 2-3 years, local authorities estimate. Le Minh Hoang, director of the Kien Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the number of visitors to Phu Quoc had risen from 38,000 tourists per month in the previous years to around 70,000 per month recently. Currently, the island has about 2,900 hotel rooms, only 600 of which have star ratings. Phu Quoc needed big hotels which could supply 500-600 rooms with good service, he said.-VNS … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc Island in need of extra beds as visitor numbers swell
Vast investment opportunities on Phu Quoc Island: Report
HA NOI (Biz Hub) - The southern island of Phu QuocSalinda Premium Resort & SpaFlights between it and HCM City take one hour. Phu Quoc, with a 150km coast line that is safe from the wrath of the sea, is also a famous hub of the local pepper and fish sauce.- VNS … [Read more...] about Vast investment opportunities on Phu Quoc Island: Report
Luxury resort sets ground on Phu Quoc Island
PHU QUOC (Biz Hub) —Salinda Premium Resort and Spa will become the first luxury resort on the picturesque island of Phu Quoc in the southern Kien Giang Province of Viet Nam.With an investment of US$35 million, Salinda Corporation has announced that the resort will officially open on August 15 after being under construction for 18 months.Spanning over an area of 2.5 hectares along the beach in Duong Dong town, the five-star resort is at a distance of only 4km from the Phu Quoc International Airport.Salinda Premium Resort and Spa is inspired by an interplay of rustic local heritage with contemporary design. An unprecedented commitment to innovation and authentic local traditions is reflected in every feature of the 121 rooms and villas with private balconies, embodying the inherent essence of luxury experience with understated beauty and enchanting spirit of the pearl of Asia.Set against a backdrop of endless ocean vistas and unspoiled natural surroundings, the resort is expected … [Read more...] about Luxury resort sets ground on Phu Quoc Island
Phu Quoc Island drowning in rubbish
Garbage heap in Phu Quoc island’s Duong Dong town in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNS/VNA) - Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang – among the mostpopular tourist destinations in Vietnam – is being threatened by environmentalpollution caused by rubbish dumps, Lao dong (Labour) newspaperreported.Tourism services, fishingboats and fish breeding farms are discharging some 300 tonnes of waste per day,though only half is being properly collected, causing serious contamination tothe environment, according to the Kien Giang Environmental Protection Office.In fact, the figure israpidly increasing. In the first nine months of the year, the island collectedover 99,800 cu.m of rubbish, nearly 17,000 cu.m over the same period last year.The waste dumping stationsin Cua Can commune are now overloaded. Rubbish is piled up like a mountain,giving off a stench. A 5ha dumping station in An Thoi town suffers the … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc Island drowning in rubbish