Episode 2: Phu Quoc 1 - The Rise of Tourism

In the early 2010s, hotel chains and resort groups raced to build their hotels on the sandy, emerald-watered coasts of Phu Quoc island. Projects to build resort buildings, casinos, tourist attractions, and cable cars were accelerated as tourism thrived. Phu Quoc is experiencing a new life. This episode is the first of two episodes in Phu Quoc that will explore the effects of tourism on the island. Tourism can be seen as a double-edged knife: it provides jobs for workers on the islands and improve living conditions, but simultaneously it is threatening the fishing culture on the island by drastically affecting fishing practices in the area. This is the precursor for the second episode where we discuss a more specific case study of these conflicting viewpoints on tourism.