Hoi An among the top trending destinations: TripAdvisor
The world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, has revealed that its Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best 2023 honoured Hoi An ancient town in second position in the “Trending Destinations” category. Located on Vietnam’s central coast, Hoi An is gaining increasing recognition as a must-visit destination for tourists worldwide.
Hoi An, an enchanting world heritage site, has consistently been hailed as one of the most alluring and romantic ancient towns in the world. It serves as a remarkable exemplar of traditional urban areas and coastal trading ports in the East Asian region.
Two additional cities in Vietnam have been designated recently as UNESCO Creative Cities - Da Lat in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong in term of music and Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam in crafts and folk art. Vietnam now has three cities in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).
Crafts and folk arts are outstanding strengths of Hoi An and have been effectively preserved and promoted in recent times. On October 31, 2023, the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Secretariat named Hoi An as the next representative from Vietnam becoming an official member of the Network in terms of crafts and folk arts.
Korean Cultural Day 2023 offers a space for visitors to experience the cultures of Hoi An and the Republic of Korea with various activities, including making kimchi and lanterns, trying on hanbok, playing folk games and drawing masks.
The Hoi An Memories Land has been voted as the World Leading Cultural Tourism and Entertainment Complex 2023 at the 30th annual World Travel Awards in Dubai, the United of Arab Emirates.