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TripAdvisor names Vietnam among world’s top destinations

Vietnam has been ranked one of the 10 best places to visit by the world’s most popular travel guide, TripAdvisor.
TripAdvisor names Vietnam among world’s top destinations ảnh 1Vietnam targets 17-20 million foreign tourists a year by 2020. Illustrative image (Photo: mytour.vn)

HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam hasbeen ranked one of the 10 best places to visit by the world’s most populartravel guide, TripAdvisor.

Iceland tops the list, followed byGreece, Mexico, Portugal and Morocco. Vietnam, which was named among theworld’s 20 fastest growing travel destinations in 2016, has overtaken itsneighbour Thailand for the first time. Thailand came in 9th, three placesbehind Vietnam.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnamin January-May skyrocketed by 27.6 percent year-on-year to more than 6.71million, according to figures from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Vietnam is loved by both local andforeign visitors for its natural beauty, cheap prices, vibrant nightlife andmemorable travel experiences.

In April, TripAdvisor’s readers hadalso voted An Bang beach in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, as oneof the 25 most picturesque beaches in Asia for a third year in a row.

Vietnam targets 17-20 million foreigntourists a year by 2020.-VNA
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