The Golden Bridge in the central city of Da Nang is on a list of new wonders of the world compiled by UK newspaper Daily Mail. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamhas won a number of prestigious awards in the tourism sector this year.
Several cities inVietnam were honoured in various categories at the 2022 World Travel Awards forthe Asia region which was held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hanoi was “Asia’sleading city break destination” while Da Nang was “Asia leading festival &event destination”.
Ho Chi Minh City wonthe “Asia leading business travel destination” award.
Moc Chau town in thenorthern province of Son La was “Asia’s leading nature destination”.
With chilly weatherand breathtaking scenery, Moc Chau has become a popular destinationfor tourists around the year.
Moc Chau boasts hills,valleys, dairy farms, buckwheat flower fields and tea gardens that attract visitors.Households have turned their traditional houses into homestays and cook localdishes for tourists who can stay in stilt houses, pick fruit, plant vegetablesand enjoy the traditional Xoe dance of Thai ethnic people and ancient folksongs. The people in the town maintain and develop traditional weaving withattractive products such as scarves, brocade shirts, bags, curtains andhandkerchiefs.
Moc Chau town in the northern province of Son La was honoured as “Asia’s leading nature destination”. (Photo:VNA) Hoi An beat rivalsincluding Beijing, Seoul, Kyoto and New Delhi to win the award for “Asia’sleading cultural city destination”. This is the third time Hoi An has receivedthe award with the first time in 2019 and the second in 2021.
In July, Hoi An wasthe only city in Vietnam to make the list of the world’s 25 best cities in2022, according to the US’s Travel Leisure magazine’s ranking. The score wasbased on readers' and tourists' experiences at top tourist destinationsthroughout the world.
The World TravelAwards were launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel andtourism industry. Heralded as the “travel industry’s equivalent of the Oscars”by the Wall Street Journal, the awards are based on votes from the public andtravel professionals across the globe.
Last year, Vietnam wonthe title of Asia’s Leading Destination at the World Travel Awards, and washonoured as Asia’s Leading Sustainable Tourism Destination, andthe Vietnam National Administration of Tourism as Asia’s Leading TouristBoard 2021./.
