Wanderlust, the UK’s leading travel magazine, has declared Vietnam’s Hoi An city the world’s Top City in its latest Readers’ Travel Awards. Hoi An came out with a massive 97.18 percent satisfaction rating. According to Wanderlust, nearly 3,000 of its readers voted in this year’s awards. At the award ceremony held on January 31 in London , the magazine’s founder and Editor-in-Chief, Lyn Hughes, handed over the certificate of gold award of the Top City category to Counsellor of the Embassy of Vietnam to the UK Le Thi Thu Hang. The Top City category is part of the Wanderlust Travel Awards that include various categories such as the Top Country, Top Airline and Top Airport. Lyn also said that a total of 976 cities received votes in this year’s awards, but none could quite match Hoi An. With a whopping 97.18 percent satisfaction rating, the cultural Vietnamese hub was a clear winner. “A beautiful city, it really is very … [Read more...] about UK magazine readers vote Hoi An as top city
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UK leading travel magazine readers vote Hoi An as their favourite
Wanderlust, the UK's leading travel magazine, has declared Hoi An the world's top city destination in its latest Readers' Travel Awards.—VNA/VNS photo According to the publication, its readers are some of the UK's most active travellers, and nearly 3,000 of them voted in this year's poll based on their trips and experiences. Hoi An came out well on top with a massive 97.18% satisfaction rating. On Thursday, a ceremony was held in London where the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Lyn Hughes, awarded the certificate to Le Thi Thu Hang, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Viet Nam to the UK. Hughes announced that a total of 976 cities, from Bognor (in the UK) to Ouagadougou (in Burkina Faso), received votes in this year's awards, but none could quite match the popularity of Hoi An. "It really is a very likeable and beautiful city. Beaches and rural surroundings add up to a great package for travellers. A worthy winner," commented Wanderlust's Mark … [Read more...] about UK leading travel magazine readers vote Hoi An as their favourite
Travel magazine suggests must-see destinations in Vietnam
The Lonely Planet Traveller of the UK , a leading travel magazine in the world, has suggested five must-see destinations in Vietnam for those who wish to make a vacation in the country. The northern mountainous city of Sa Pa, which is geographically featured with hike mountain tracks, is the best destination for walking tours. The world’s heritage site Ha Long Bay is a draw for charming coastal lines fringed by white sandy beaches and surreal-looking limestone islands. The graceful historic old port of Hoi An in the central is labeled as the best place to enjoy local culinary delights. And, the southern Mekong Delta is suggested for those who love to have experiences of a life on the river. Source Nhan Dan … [Read more...] about Travel magazine suggests must-see destinations in Vietnam
Travel magazine suggests must-see destinations in VN
The Lonely Planet Traveller of the UK, a leading travel magazine in the world, has suggested five must-see destinations in Vietnam for those who wish to make a vacation in the country. The northern mountainous city of Sa Pa, which is geographically featured with hike mountain tracks, is the best destination for walking tours. The world’s heritage site Ha Long Bay is a draw for charming coastal lines fringed by white sandy beaches and surreal-looking limestone islands. The graceful historic old port of Hoi An in the central is labeled as the best place to enjoy local culinary delights. And, the southern Mekong Delta is suggested for those who love to have experiences of a life on the river. … [Read more...] about Travel magazine suggests must-see destinations in VN
Vietnam’s two hotels awarded by US prestigious magazines
VietNamNet Bridge – The 111-year-old Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and the Park Hyatt Saigon have just received various awards selected by two prestigious magazines Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2013 and Travel + Leisure Magazine’s 2013 compendium of the top-rated 500 hotels around the globe. The Readers’ Choice Awards polled responses from nearly 47,000 readers who rated resorts and hotels on a five-point scale across five standards such as cuisine, position, architecture space, room design and service quality via a secure website. The country can now lay claim to one of the top-three hotels in Southeast Asia, two of Asia’s top 15 resorts and one of Asia's top 10 cities as its Sofitel Metropole Hanoi ranked 3rd among the top 20 hotels in Southeast Asia; the Park Hyatt Saigon and the Sheraton Saigon also scored top-20 finishes on the same list. Life Heritage Resort Hoi An and The Nam Hai were chosen by voters as two of the Top 15 Resorts in … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s two hotels awarded by US prestigious magazines