Hanoi, HCM City win big at tourism awards show

Monday, September 29, 2014 10:56

An array of popular tour operators and hospitality providers have wonthe 2013 Vietnam tourism awards, mostly from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Saigontourist, Fiditour and Vietnamtourism-Hanoi are allrecognised as the top outbound, inbound and domestic tour operators.

Lodging facilities like Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Melia Hanoi,Vinpearl Resort Nha Trang, Avason Ana Mandara and Six Senses Ninh VanBay in the central province of Khanh Hoa are among the top 10 five-starhotels and resorts, with the remaining from Ho Chi Minh City.

Most of the top 10 four-star and three-star hotels are from the southern region.

The 2013 awards also extended to transport, restaurant and souvenirservices, naming Saigontourist and Hoa Binh Travel Corp for excelling attransport services.

Three of the best restaurants come from HoChi Minh City, namely Vietnam House, Lemongrass and Mandarin. The lastwinner Apsara runs in the central city of Da Nang.

Trieu Van Mao silk shop based in the capital is among the four best souvenir shops in Vietnam.

The September 26 show in Hanoi marked the 15 th year of the awards.

In August, close to 619,000 foreign tourists landed in Vietnam,bringing the total in January-August to 5.47 million, up 12.2 percentyear-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.-VNA

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