The Temple of Literature is a tourist magnet in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) In the second time it has won thistitle, the capital city surpassed many other outstanding nominees such asSydney of Australia, Tokyo of Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong of China, and Lisbonof Spain.
The World’s Leading CityBreak Destination 2023 award has once again affirmed the potential andattractiveness of Hanoi’s tourism, the department noted.
Hanoi boasts rich tourism resources, including 5,922 historical and culturalrelic sites and 1,793 intangible cultural heritage elements such as theImperial Citadel of Thang Long, the Temple of Literature, the Old Quarter -Hoan Kiem Lake, Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) Temple, Soc Temple, Thay Pagoda,and Tay Phuong Pagoda.
It is also home to the country’s largest number of craft villages, 1,350, includingfamous ones like Bat Trang pottery village, Van Phuc silk village, Ha Thailacquer village, and Quat Dong embroidery village.
In addition, local tourisminfrastructure is being improved in a comprehensive, qualitative, and professional manner.The city has also applied information technology to tourism development,including providing free wi-fi at places of interest, the department said.
This year, Hanoi had 48 restaurants amongthe 103 Vietnamese ones selected by Michelin Guide, including three granted oneMichelin star.
In October, it obtained the World’s Best Golf City Destination 2023 title of the WorldGolf Awards 2023, proving Hanoi as a unique, attractive, special, safe, andquality tourist destination.
The latest World’s Leading City Break Destination award is another demonstration of thelocal tourism sector’s efforts and achievements as well as Hanoi’s firmfoothold in the global tourism map, according to the Tourism Department./.
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