Vietnam will compete for the prize with 13 other countries – Argentina, Australia, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Thailand and the U.S., the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism announced Friday.

Fried spring rolls and fresh summer rolls, goi cuon, are among Vietnam's most popular dishes.

The winner will be determined by votes from travelers around the world. Voting is open online at https://www.worldtravelawards.com/vote, and the voting will last until October 20 this year. Voters are required to register for an account on the website before casting their vote.

This year’s awards ceremony for Asia will take place on Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island off the coast of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on October 12. The global awards ceremony will be held in Muscat, Oman, in November.

The World Travel Awards was launched in 1993 to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry. Heralded as the "travel industry's equivalent of the Oscars" by The Wall Street Journal, the awards are handed out based on votes by the public and travel professionals across the globe.

Vietnamese food ranks among top 15 favorite cuisines in the world, according to a survey released earlier this year by YouGov, a U.K.-based online market research company.

Cha ca, the pan-fried squares of fish tossed with dill, onion, turmeric and galangal, is a well known, much favored dish of Hanoi.

Some of the dishes found on street corners here have achieved fame and presence in all corners of the world, like banh mi, the sandwich which has been listed among the top 20 street foods in the world by Fodor’s Travel, a U.S travel site.

Besides the culinary destination, Vietnam will vie for five other titles at the 26th edition of the prestigious World Travel Awards.

Two of the titles are at the national level: World’s Leading Destination and World’s Leading Cultural Destination. Two other titles are World’s Leading City Destination (Hanoi) and World’s Leading Cultural City Destination (Hoi An).

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has been nominated for World’s Leading Tourist Board award.

Can Tho to launch first Miss Tourism beauty pageant

The first Miss Tourism beauty contest of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will be held in November to find a representative for local tourism, the organising board announced on September 19.

Vinh Phuc to develop Vinh Son into snake farming-tourism site

The northern province of Vinh Phuc is working to sustainably build Vinh Son commune into a destination of concentrated snake farming and related tourism-services.

Solo travel trend offers opportunity for HCM City tourism

Solo travel could boost the growth of Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry, Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, deputy director of the city's Tourism Department, has said.

Bac Giang tourism motion

(BGO) – About one hour driving from center of Hanoi capital, the northern province of Bac Giang is located in the ancient Kinh Bac region with diverse land form of delta, midland and mountainous areas. Also it is home to several relics site, landscapes with primitive beauty which is the advantage for the province to develop the tourism.

Ca Mau develops eco-tourism, community-based tourism

Seeing tourism as a spearhead economy in the near future, the southern province of Ca Mau is working to promote renowned tourist attractions and local typical products, including eco-tourism, community-based tourism, among both domestic and foreign visitors.

Source: VnExpress