Rankify Korea: Nha Trang and Phu Quoc island are Most Loved by South Korean Tourists
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The result was released based on a big data analysis programme to evaluate the search volume of Google Trend Index and Naver in the first week of July and compare it with that of the last week of June.
Tourists from South Korea are increasingly interested in destinations in Vietnam, it said.
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Rankify Korea: Nha Trang and Phu Quoc island are Most Loved by South Korean Tourists (Photo: VNA). |
In the first week of July, Phu Quoc island in the Vietnamese southern province of Kien Giang was in the first place with 12,855 points, up 2,962 points compared to the last week of June while Nha Trang city (Khanh Hoa) ranked second with 10,157 points and followed by Tokyo (Japan) with 3,796 points.
Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city, made it into the top 15 destinations. Other cities in the top 15 are Bangkok and Phuket (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Nagoya (Japan), Barcelona (Spain), Kyoto (Japan), Paris (France), New York (US), Sydney (Australia), Shanghai (China) and Munich (Germany).
The survey also analyzed preferences by gender and age for each of these cities. Specifically, Phu Quoc Island is more popular with women, representing a rate of 67% of the survey data.
Earlier this year, popular beach destinations like An Bang (Hoi An), Da Nang and Nha Trang were voted some of Asia's most beautiful beaches by the readers of the popular travel site Tripadvisor. Vietnamese sandy beaches attract a large number of international visitors during the peak tourism season, Tripadvisor reported.
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South Korean tourists walk inside Vinpearl Resort & Spa on Long Beach in Phu Quoc Island (Photo: Vinpearl) |
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