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This part of Phu Quoc is NOT a place for the kind of tourism in which people seek genuine discoveries and mysterious wonders. This is an amusement park designed to give people, especially a family with small children a great time together on a getaway. The value isn't for people to see all those fake facades of Roman remnants, fake Amalfi coast - Naples, Venice, or Serengeti, or lost Maya empire, or even Egypt (in Hon Thom theme park). The real value is for a family to spend quality time together in a 5-star tropical resort to get away from the dread of winter. Nothing is more precious than the memory of having fun together with children, family, friends; and all those water parks, theme parks, amusement arcades are just venues for people to bond. Investors of this Phu Quoc project aimed for winter escapists from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, and additionally, North America and EU, although a bit too far for the latter two. International tourists can fly in visa-free and spend 1-2 weeks completely insulated in a posh resort without experiencing the less savory sides of a developing Vietnam. This will not compete with the Caribbean, Maldives, Fiji, Bora Bora, or even Phuket or Bali, but simply offer a more economical children-friendly/educational alternative for family vacations. The various theme/amusement parks from safari to aquarium to world-culture/civilization exhibits have a strong educational aspect to inspire young children, who learn better about nature and human history through direct physical experience and fun as opposed to gluing to Tiktok. Children are not discriminating whether things are real or replicas. A Mayan pyramid model can instill a sense of wonder in a child, who might dream of being an Indiana Jones when grown-up searching for a secret Mayan necropolis in the Guatemala jungles. Stimulating the mind, infusing a sense of wonder are the best gifts that parents can give to their children. But Covid-19 was the wild card that threw them off 2020-2023, and now they have to survive the bleeding for a few years while building up its market. A disadvantage of Vietnam is that nobody heard of Vietnam for upscale family tourism. Numerous young single, curious, adventurous backpackers, digital nomads would go to Vietnam to immerse in its poverty as a form of "slumming fun". A North American family can easily spend $10 K on vacation in the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica, etc., or as far as Phuket or Bali, but not Vietnam, as they would conjure the images of roach-infested hotels without modern toilets. In one market research survey, nobody (Americans and Europeans) answered correctly that the world-class 6-star Amanoi resort was in Vietnam (they were shown the video, and none could believe it was in Vietnam; all guessed elsewhere). So, it will require several years of successful marketing for the investors to recoup the money. It is cheap now because essentially it is subsidized to build up the market.
Phu Quoc doesn't have the same natural beauty as the best of the Caribbean and the Yucatan coast, but as good as many average Caribbean Islands. Yet, its accommodation is 2, 3 times less expensive. Depending on one's taste, some think that the Las-Vegas-like construction is tacky, but it's good for family entertainment.
Wow what a contrast the stunning beach and villa then interesting and diabolical prison from colonial times through to the Vietnam war complete with graphic human dummies 😮
16:52 1 portion of chicken curry costs 115,000 VND, which is a high price. Looking at the price, 50,000 VND is more suitable. I am Vietnamese. If you go down to Duong Dong town, there are many restaurants with more reasonable and affordable prices.
You cannot compare regular Vietnam prices to those of a tourist destination. This principle is actually applied to all over the world. If you go to Phu Quoc, a tourist zone with extensive development at a great cost, said to be in the 10's of billions of dollars, it is normal to pay an overhead "implicit tax", and the price is higher. If you go to a fancy restaurant in the center of Hanoi, or HCM city, the same dish that you can have at home for $1 will cost $10. You pay for the price of the location, the service, the amenity.
@@georgep7082 On Phu Quoc island, there are currently 5-star resort hotels such as REGENT PHU QUOC, InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach, JW Marriott Phu Quoc Resort where the service is commensurate with the money you spend. Here, I just want to help them suggest restaurants that locals often visit.
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I'm glad you chose Vietnam as your destination. Phu Quoc sea is very clear.❤❤❤
☺️☺️❤️❤️
Thank you! We are here now and loving it!!!!
Amazing ☺️☺️
WELCOME TO VIETNAM abby dan gaz ❤❤❤
thank you so moch 🇮🇩❤🏴
Aw thank you ☺️🇻🇳
Great vlog! thank you for sharing!
Aw thank you ☺️
great vlog, i have to visit that island aswell
Thank you ☺️
thanks for always keeping it real
Thanks for watching ☺️
Welcome to Vietnam 🫰✌️🇻🇳😃
Thank you
Aw thank you ☺️🇻🇳❤️
Would be great if you can share a link to the accomodation. Thank you
Sorry here it is ☺️ www.airbnb.com/slink/3jXGDwEh
This part of Phu Quoc is NOT a place for the kind of tourism in which people seek genuine discoveries and mysterious wonders. This is an amusement park designed to give people, especially a family with small children a great time together on a getaway. The value isn't for people to see all those fake facades of Roman remnants, fake Amalfi coast - Naples, Venice, or Serengeti, or lost Maya empire, or even Egypt (in Hon Thom theme park). The real value is for a family to spend quality time together in a 5-star tropical resort to get away from the dread of winter. Nothing is more precious than the memory of having fun together with children, family, friends; and all those water parks, theme parks, amusement arcades are just venues for people to bond.
Investors of this Phu Quoc project aimed for winter escapists from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, and additionally, North America and EU, although a bit too far for the latter two. International tourists can fly in visa-free and spend 1-2 weeks completely insulated in a posh resort without experiencing the less savory sides of a developing Vietnam. This will not compete with the Caribbean, Maldives, Fiji, Bora Bora, or even Phuket or Bali, but simply offer a more economical children-friendly/educational alternative for family vacations.
The various theme/amusement parks from safari to aquarium to world-culture/civilization exhibits have a strong educational aspect to inspire young children, who learn better about nature and human history through direct physical experience and fun as opposed to gluing to Tiktok. Children are not discriminating whether things are real or replicas. A Mayan pyramid model can instill a sense of wonder in a child, who might dream of being an Indiana Jones when grown-up searching for a secret Mayan necropolis in the Guatemala jungles. Stimulating the mind, infusing a sense of wonder are the best gifts that parents can give to their children.
But Covid-19 was the wild card that threw them off 2020-2023, and now they have to survive the bleeding for a few years while building up its market. A disadvantage of Vietnam is that nobody heard of Vietnam for upscale family tourism. Numerous young single, curious, adventurous backpackers, digital nomads would go to Vietnam to immerse in its poverty as a form of "slumming fun". A North American family can easily spend $10 K on vacation in the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica, etc., or as far as Phuket or Bali, but not Vietnam, as they would conjure the images of roach-infested hotels without modern toilets. In one market research survey, nobody (Americans and Europeans) answered correctly that the world-class 6-star Amanoi resort was in Vietnam (they were shown the video, and none could believe it was in Vietnam; all guessed elsewhere).
So, it will require several years of successful marketing for the investors to recoup the money. It is cheap now because essentially it is subsidized to build up the market.
Are you going to the VinWonders theme park?
We did but unfortunately we couldn’t film! It was so fun ☺️
Tuyệt vời ❤❤❤
Plan to go to Danang.
We do ☺️
Phu Quoc doesn't have the same natural beauty as the best of the Caribbean and the Yucatan coast, but as good as many average Caribbean Islands. Yet, its accommodation is 2, 3 times less expensive. Depending on one's taste, some think that the Las-Vegas-like construction is tacky, but it's good for family entertainment.
Villa amazing but beach very quiet 😊. Beautiful though
Yes! Thanks Anita ☺️
I would rather have a quiet beach. But to each his own, there are people who cannot live without 200-decibel rock and roll all the time anywhere.
15 euro for the pork, the pho, fries, and drinks, is amazing lol, here in sweden that pho alone would be 15 euro lololol.
Yes very good for western prices but we are comparing to our south east Asia islands ☺️ not complaining though!!
I like beach
So do we 🙌🏻
Witting Way
Wow what a contrast the stunning beach and villa then interesting and diabolical prison from colonial times through to the Vietnam war complete with graphic human dummies 😮
Thanks Steve!
Treva Prairie
Làm tốt lắm
Thank you ☺️
America, Not France
Go ahead Đà Nẵng
We do ☺️
Turcotte Spurs
Lol 😂
Moaning for £2 pounds for a chair by the sea… thats nothing for someone from The UK jezzzz…. Those people and their families live out of that…
Museum very sad 😞
I know 😔
16:52 1 portion of chicken curry costs 115,000 VND, which is a high price. Looking at the price, 50,000 VND is more suitable. I am Vietnamese. If you go down to Duong Dong town, there are many restaurants with more reasonable and affordable prices.
Ahhh thanks for this suggestion!!
You cannot compare regular Vietnam prices to those of a tourist destination. This principle is actually applied to all over the world. If you go to Phu Quoc, a tourist zone with extensive development at a great cost, said to be in the 10's of billions of dollars, it is normal to pay an overhead "implicit tax", and the price is higher. If you go to a fancy restaurant in the center of Hanoi, or HCM city, the same dish that you can have at home for $1 will cost $10. You pay for the price of the location, the service, the amenity.
@@georgep7082 On Phu Quoc island, there are currently 5-star resort hotels such as REGENT PHU QUOC, InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach, JW Marriott Phu Quoc Resort where the service is commensurate with the money you spend. Here, I just want to help them suggest restaurants that locals often visit.
*Phú Quốc có bún quậy* !
Nice ☺️
*Các bạn tới hòn Thơm* !
Oooo where is that?
*Phú Quốc có bún kèn* !
Nice ☺️
*Xin chào các bạn* !
Hello ☺️☺️