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Travel+Leisure: Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are among 10 most affordable Asian cities to visit
Ho Chi Minh City ranks second and Hanoi ninth in the list of the 10 most affordable Asian cities for travel, as announced recently by US magazine Travel+Leisure.
The list was created based on search data from the Kayak metasearch engine between January and June 2024 for travel to Asia between June and December 2024. They combined the average round-trip economy airfare with the average rate of a one-night stay in a standard double hotel room.
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Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi. |
Accordingly, the average total cost for a round-trip flight and one-night stay at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City was 1,452 USD, only after Taiwan’s Taipei, which was voted as Asia’s cheapest city with an average price of 1,411 USD.
Meanwhile, the average total cost in Hanoi was estimated at 1,546 USD.
Other Southeast Asian destinations named in the list include Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur.
Vietnam’s two popular dishes of pho (noodle soup) and nem (spring rolls) have been chosen by host France to serve athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kayaking in Lan Ha Bay and Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam, and basket boat ride in Hoi An have been listed among the world’s 25 most loved travel experiences.
Hanoians can look forwards to more public spaces which will be built as part of the efforts to make Hanoi’s environment greener and more sustainable.
Searches for Vietnamese destinations by Australian visitors soared by 26% between June 6-24, according to the travel website Agoda.
Hoi An, rich in Vietnamese culture, has been named the fourth most beautiful city in the world for 2024 by Travel + Leisure, captivating visitors with its cultural and traditional identity.
Vietnam received 1.15 million foreign visitors in July, up 11% year-on-year, taking its total for the year to 9.98 million.
Source: NDO
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