Hanoi, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City are the representatives of Vietnam honored by the world's largest online travel platform.
The Travelers' Choice Awards are an annual awards ceremony that recognizes destinations, accommodations and restaurants for their outstanding service. The awards are based on millions of reviews and feedback from the international travel community through the world's largest online travel platform Tripadvisor..
On January 9, the US-based travel platform officially announced the results of the first category of the 2025 award called "Best of the Best Destinations".
This category includes 5 main sub-categories: Top Destinations; Trending Destinations; Culture Destinations; Food Destinations and Honeymoon Destinations.
Additionally, there are two new subcategories: Solo Travel Destinations and a special subcategory celebrating Tripadvisor's 25th Anniversary Destinations.
Ranked 7th in the list of Top Destinations this year, Hanoi is highly appreciated for having both the bustling, modern, youthful features of a developing city, while still retaining the nostalgic, old features with long-standing historical and cultural relics and architectural works.
Tripadvisor emphasizes that Hanoi has many lakes and shady parks, with open spaces for residents and visitors to immerse themselves in nature. In addition, more than 600 ancient temples and pagodas throughout the capital are also ideal places to explore for foreign visitors.
Hoi An ranked 11th on the list, loved for its architectural works as well as its nostalgic, old-fashioned lifestyle.
Coming to Hoi An, tourists can visit relics such as the Japanese Covered Bridge, Quan Cong Temple, experience boating and releasing flower lanterns on the poetic Hoai River. In particular, the express tailoring service here also impresses foreign visitors because it is fast, beautiful, and cheap.
In addition, Hanoi also ranked 2nd in the sub-category "Top 10 global cultural destinations". Hoi An ranked 4th in the sub-category "Top 10 global honeymoon destinations in 2025".
Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City is the representative of Vietnam in the Trending Destinations sub-category of this year's award.
Vietnam's largest city is famous for a series of destinations such as Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Central Post Office, War Remnants Museum and Ngoc Hoang Pagoda, where former US President Barack Obama visited in 2016.
The Travelers' Choice Awards 2025 are based on the quality and quantity of traveler reviews submitted on Tripadvisor. globally from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.
University (according to Vietnamnet)