World Travel Awards 2024 opens voting, Vietnam nominated in many categories

Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2023 makes a strong impression on locals and tourists - Photo: QUANG DINH

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) announced on May 11 that the 31st World Travel Awards for Asia and Oceania are now open for voting at www.worldtravelawards.com. The voting period ends on July 23, 2024.

At this year's awards, at the national level, Vietnam was nominated in many important categories. These are: Asia's Leading Beach Destination 2024; Asia's Leading Cultural Destination 2024; Asia's Leading Destination 2024; Asia's Leading Heritage Destination 2024; Asia's Leading Natural Destination 2024; Asia's Leading Youth Travel Destination 2024.

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is nominated for the category of Asia's Leading Tourism Board 2024.

Hanoi is nominated in the categories of Asia's Leading Short-Term City Break Destination and Asia's Leading City Destination - Photo: NAM TRAN

Many key tourist destinations in our country were also nominated in different categories. In particular, the Hanoi Department of Tourism and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism were nominated as Asia's Leading City Tourist Board 2024.

Quang Nam Department of Tourism is nominated for the title of Asia's Leading Regional City Tourist Board 2024.

Along with that, Ho Chi Minh City is nominated for the category of Asia's Leading Business Travel Destination 2024.

Hanoi is nominated in two categories: Asia's Leading City Break Destination 2024 and Asia's Leading City Destination 2024.

Hoi An (photo) and Hue were both nominated for Asia's Leading Cultural City Destination - Photo: DOAN CUONG

Hoi An and Hue are both nominated in the category of Asia's Leading Cultural City Destination 2024.

Ha Giang and Ha Nam are nominated in the category of Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination 2024. Ha Nam is also named in the category of Asia's Leading Regional Cultural Destination 2024.

Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are both nominated in the category of Asia's Leading Festival and Event Destination 2024.

Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City nominated as Asia's Leading Festival and Event Destination - Photo: DOAN CUONG

Phu Quoc is nominated for Asia's Leading Luxury Island Destination 2023. Moc Chau is nominated for Asia's Leading Regional Natural Destination 2024.

In addition, Vietnam tourism also received many other nominations in the fields of aviation, hotels, travel, and top Asian landscapes.

The World Travel Awards (WTA) was established in 1993 and is considered the "Oscar" of the tourism industry. The award is held annually, honoring outstanding destinations and quality tourism service providers in many fields such as airlines, hotels, resorts, travel agencies, tourist destinations, etc.

In 2023, Vietnam tourism was honored to be named in 45 categories of Asia's top awards. At the national level, Vietnam was awarded "Asia's Leading Destination 2023" and "Asia's Leading Nature Destination 2023".

This is the 5th time Vietnam has been voted "Asia's Leading Destination", including 3 consecutive wins (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) and the 2nd consecutive win "Asia's Leading Natural Destination" (2022 and 2023), affirming the brand and special appeal of Vietnamese tourism.

To vote for Vietnam tourism, the public accesses the website https://www.worldtravelawards.com; selects "Sign up" to create a voting account; confirms the account via email. Then selects "Login" to access, selects Vietnam tourism nominations and votes. Each account can only vote once for each award category.

The community's attention and votes will contribute to honoring Vietnamese tourism, promoting the image of the country and its friendly, hospitable people, always welcoming visitors to a destination rich in national identity, converging cultural quintessence, modern development, quality service, and an ideal safe environment.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/giai-thuong-du-lich-the-gioi-2024-mo-binh-chon-viet-nam-duoc-de-cu-nhieu-hang-muc-20240511184809366.htm