It will compete with Erawan National Park in Thailand, Fewa Lake in Nepal and Inle Lake in Myanmar for the title.

The winners will be determined by votes from travelers around the world on the World Travel Awards website.

Tourists walk on Bach Long, the world's longest glass bridge, in Moc Chau, northern Vietnam, May 2022.

The awards ceremony for Asia will take place on Sep. 7 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Last May, the 632-meter-long Bach Long (white dragon) glass bridge in Moc Chau, a popular tourist spot in northern Son La Province, was crowned with a Guinness World Record for its length.

With this official recognition, the bridge has unseated a 530-meter glass bridge in China's Guangdong Province, which was recognized by Guinness as the world's longest in 2020.

Inaugurated on April 30 this year, the bridge is suspended some 150 meters above a lush green jungle valley.

World Travel Awards was first launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry.

It has been heralded the "travel industry's equivalent of the Oscars" by The Wall Street Journal.

Vietnam facilitates travel of Vietnamese, foreign citizens

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with domestic ministries, agencies and foreign partners to facilitate travel of Vietnamese and foreign citizens, said Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang.

Vietnam minister proposes visa exemption for US, European travelers

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung proposed expanding visa exemption for tourists from the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India to boost sector recovery.

Vietnam among Asia's best places for holiday: Australian travel magazine

Australian magazine Traveller has listed Vietnam among the eight "best places to go in Asia for a holiday."

Ho Chi Minh City to host World Travel Wards 2022’s Gala Ceremony

Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen as the venue for a gala ceremony of the World Travel Awards for Asia and Oceania region scheduled to take place on September 7, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vinh, Hue among cheapest travel destinations for Australians

Australian newspaper The News Daily has listed Vinh and Hue towns in central Vietnam among budget-friendly destinations for Australian travelers amid rising living and airfare costs.

Source: VnExpress