Hanoi is the "World's Best Golf City Destination" in 2023

According to information from the Hanoi Department of Tourism, on the evening of October 23, 2023, at the 10th World Golf Awards Ceremony, Hanoi was named for the first time with the award "World's Best Golf City Destination 2023".

The World Golf Awards is the world's leading awards system that recognizes and honors outstanding achievements in the field of golf tourism, world-class golf courses, golf destinations, etc. The awards were established in 2014 with the aim of raising standards in the golf tourism industry. This year, the awards ceremony was held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

The results of a year-long vote among hundreds of experts, media agencies, golf tour operators, golf course owners, hotels and national golf associations around the world. The cities on the nomination list had to pass many strict selection criteria such as: golf infrastructure system, ancillary services for golf activities, accommodation system. The winner is the one receiving the most votes. To achieve this prestigious award, Hanoi has excelled over other cities famous for golf tourism products such as Paris, New York, ...

According to the leader of Hanoi Department of Tourism, the award is a source of pride, a clear demonstration of the efforts and achievements that the capital's tourism industry has achieved in recent times. Hanoi has an ideal geographical location and flight distance, unique and attractive natural and cultural tourism, rich and special cuisine, and a climate with four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter, allowing golf tourists to play all year round.

Golf tourism is considered a potential tourism product, making an important contribution to attracting international tourists to Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, especially groups of tourists from key markets such as Korea, Japan, the US, Europe, etc. Currently, in Hanoi, there are 6 golf course clusters with 10 famous and classy branded courses such as: Long Bien Golf Course, Van Tri Golf Club, Kings' Island Golf, Minh Tri Golf Course, Legend Hill, etc. These are all large, professional, international standard golf courses with diverse natural landscapes, meeting the diverse needs of players. The infrastructure, technical, and traffic connection systems have been basically invested to meet the needs of tourists for convenient travel. The current accommodation system is very diverse and professional, especially 4-5 star hotels and resorts with synchronous and modern investment.

Following the achievements in developing tourism products in general and golf products in particular, the capital's tourism industry will simultaneously deploy many groups of tasks and solutions to promote the development of golf tourism, focusing on the development of golf tourism products; propaganda, promotion, organization of golf tournaments, organizing conferences and seminars on golf tourism development... In November, the Hanoi Department of Tourism will preside over and coordinate with relevant units to organize: "Program to connect golf tourism products between Hanoi and northern provinces and cities in 2023".