They are Vung Tau city in the southernprovince of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinhand Hue city in Thua Thien-Hue central province.
The titles, which were part of the 2020 ASEANTourism Forum (ATF 2020), were announced at a ceremony held in Brunei onJanuary 16.
The recognition aimed to honour and populariselocalities boosting high quality tourism services in the region.
To earn the title, the cities need tosatisfy criteria on environmental management, cleanliness, waste management, awareness-buildingon environmental protection and cleanliness, green spaces, health safety, urbansafety for tourists and tourism infrastructure and facilities meeting standards.
In 2018, the three cities of Hue, Hoi Anand Da Lat were presented with the title./.