Accordingly, the capital city stood at 94th place while the southern hub ranked 90th in the list, which was made public in early December.

A corner of Hanoi.

The research was conducted in more than 110 cities at 86 markets across six key pillars including Tourism Performance, Economic and Business Performance, Tourism Policy and Attractiveness, Tourism Infrastructure, Health and Safety, and Sustainability.

Both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh recorded their highest rankings in the Tourism Infrastructure pillar, which measures lodging, transportation, entertainment, shopping and dining venues.

The two Vietnamese cities are home to many luxury hotels, convenient homestay services, entertainment venues and tourist sites.

Ho Chi Minh City ranks 90th in the Top 100 City Destinations Index 2021.

They also gained high rankings in Health and Safety.

Europe dominates the top placings in the list, with 39 cities were named in the list. Paris tops the index, followed by Dubai and Amsterdam.

Tokyo is the highest-ranking Asian city, standing in 15th place, while Beijing, Bangkok and Hong Kong (China) placed 32nd, 45th and 49th, respectively.

Hue to allow foreign tourists from later this month

Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province, home to popular tourist town Hue, plan to allow in foreign tourists with a vaccine passport starting later this month.

Foreign tourists to Vietnam up over 40 percent in November

Vietnam welcomed over 15,000 foreign tourists in November, up 42.4 percent from the figure in October, the General Statistics Office.

HCMC launches night river tour

Authorities in HCMC have launched a boat tour at night on the Saigon River as part of efforts to increase tourism options.

Travel agencies highly evaluate Luc Ngan’s tourism potential

(BGO) – The Tourism Information and Promotion Center in Bac Giang province (Center) on December 4 launched survey trip to several tourism destinations in Luc Ngan district with the participation from provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tourism Association, Division of Culture and Information in districts and city as well as several travel agencies.

Tourism festival launched to promote Ho Chi Minh City as a safe and lively destination

The 17th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival was launched on December 4 under the theme ‘Safe Destination - Lively Itinerary’.

Source: NDO