Da Nang is a fast-growing favourite on the Vietnam tourist trail. (Photo: ) It spotlighted Ho Chi Minh City as a metropolis vibrating with energy,innovation and traffic, describing the city as the economic heart ofthe country and the main hub of the southern region.
A freewheeling, cosmopolitan metropolis, the dynamiccityscape draws together old and new Vietnam in the most compact of spaces,representing the past as well as the future, it said, adding Ho Chi Minh City was honoured with the title of Asia’sLeading Business Travel Destination.
Meanwhile, founded over 1,000 years ago, Hanoi remains a jewelin the Vietnam tourism crown, it said.
The capital city is rich in history, with the streets of itsrambling Old Quarter dating back to the 14th century. “Wandering thesetree-lined lanes, past crumbling colonial facades, will transport you back intime,” it said.
However, the city is today about much more than the past,according to the website which adds that the ancient city is being invigoratedwith modern cafes, world-class restaurants and cool art galleries.
Hanoi Department of Tourism took the title of Asia’s LeadingCity Break Destination at the World Travel Awards.
According to Breaking Travel News, with broad beaches,fantastic street food, the fabled Hai Van Pass and a growing collection ofcafes, restaurants and bars, Da Nang is a fast-growing favourite on the Vietnamtourist trail.
The warm sands of My Khe beach sweep south from themountainous Son Tra peninsula, playing host to some of the top luxury resortsin the country.
Da Nang is a dream destination for foodies, with scores ofseafront eateries and street food stalls, it commented.
Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre was honoured with the titleof Asia’s Leading Festival & Event Destination at the World Travel Awards.
Also honoured by the World Travel Awards is Moc Chau whichtook the title of Asia’s Leading Regional Nature Destination earlier this year.
A rural district in the northwest of the country, the arearemains undisturbed by mass tourism. Home to the famous tea hills which rollacross the highland landscape, the region provides some of the mostawe-inspiring scenery anywhere in the country, the website underlined.
It noted that Vietnam has fully reopened to tourists earlierthis year, allowing visitors to be free to discover and enjoy various wildnature destinations like limestone mountains, green terraced rice fields andwhite sandy beaches./.
VNA
