A convention and exhibition complex is under construction on Phu Quoc for the November 2027 APEC summit. This page sets out what is publicly known about it, what is not yet known, and what that means if you are planning a programme.
| Element | Publicly stated position |
|---|---|
| Main convention hall | Capacity in the region of 6,500 |
| Multipurpose theatre | Around 4,000 seats, part of the same complex |
| Site area | More than 16 hectares |
| Investment | Very substantial, publicly reported in the tens of trillions of dong |
| Exterior completion target | Late 2026 |
| Interior completion target | Early 2027 |
| Purpose | APEC Leaders' Meeting, November 2027 |
| Commercial operation | Not stated; realistically 2028 |
The detailed room schedule — how many breakout rooms, what sizes, what the exhibition hall configuration is. Rate structure. Whether it will be operated by the developer or a specialist venue operator. Booking process and lead times. Until those are published, any operator telling you they can book you into this venue is describing something that does not yet exist commercially.
Today, Phu Quoc's ceiling for a single-space conference is resort ballroom capacity — roughly a thousand banquet guests at the largest properties. The complex changes that by an order of magnitude and adds a category the island does not currently have at all: purpose-built exhibition space.
Directly, very little changes. A group of 150 does not need a 6,500-seat hall and would find it an awkward space to occupy. Resort function space will remain the right choice for the sizes we handle.
Indirectly, the effects are real: a destination with a major convention facility attracts more air capacity, more hotel investment and more supplier depth, and all three benefit programmes of any size.
When a major venue opens, some resorts reposition and some rebalance their function space towards other uses. We would expect a period of adjustment in 2028 and we will advise on it as it becomes clear rather than speculating now.
Last verified: August 2026.
No. It is under construction for the summit and there is no commercial booking process. Anyone offering to book it for you before 2028 is describing something that does not exist yet.
That is the clear intention — the investment only makes sense with a commercial life afterwards. The timing and the terms have not been published.
It is on the island, on a large site. We will publish transfer times from the main resort strips once we can verify them by driving them, rather than estimating from a map.
Possibly for large-format demand that migrates to the new venue, but resorts price primarily against their room block. We would not plan a budget around that assumption.
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