A corner of Hoi An ancient city (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi, Ho Chi MinhCity and Hoi An are becoming Vietnam’s tourist hotpots and are among the mostaffordable in the world for backpackers.
The cities are high on the top 10 list ofcheapest places for travel in the 2019 Backpacker Index by Price ofTravel, the world’s largest database of travel costs.
At the top of the list is Hanoi, with just 18.29USD needed a day for backpackers, followed by HCM City with 19.47 USD.
The ancient city of Hoi An in the centralprovince of Quang Nam ranked 8th on the list with a daily budget of 21.20 USD.
Price of Travel ranked 137 major cities in the world basedon the minimum amount of money budget travelers would need to spend a night inthe cheapest bunk bed, two public transport rides, and entrance fee to one topattraction, and three simple meals and beer.
Vietnam recently added 35 countries to thelist of those whose nationals can visit the country with an e-visa.
With new changes to the visa policies, Vietnam’stourism industry hopes to welcome 17-20 million foreign visitors by 2020,earning revenue of 35 billion USD a year and contributing 10 percent to thecountry’s GDP.-VNA
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