With the increase of 20 places, Hanoi has become one of top 10 cities with the greatest increase in rankings in 12 months in the list of the world’s most liveable cities in 2023.

Foreign visitors to Hanoi.

Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur (19 spots) were assessed by the EIU as the “climbers” from Asia-Pacific with high improvements after their Covid-19 restrictions were lifted.

Asia-Pacific has made impressive gains in this year’s rankings. New Zealand cities Wellington and Auckland have soared by 35 places to 23rd place and 25 spots to 10th place, respectively.

In the opposite direction, the UK's Edinburgh City dropped 23 places to 58th and the Swedish capital of Stockholm fell 22 places to 43rd. The two US cities of Los Angeles and San Diego fell down the rankings to 57th and 61st, respectively. The UK’s Manchester and the Netherlands’ Rotterdam both dropped 16 places to tie at 44th.

Austria’s Vienna continues to top the rankings for 2023, with its winning combination of stability, good culture and entertainment, reliable infrastructure, and exemplary education and health services.

The city, which has occupied the top position several times over the years, was closely followed by Denmark’s Copenhagen, which retained its second-place position.

UNESCO geopark Dong Van Plateau to collect fees from tourists for overnight stay

Authorities in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang plan to charge visitors a fee for staying overnight on the Dong Van karst plateau, a UNESCO global geopark.

Bac Giang applies 3D technology in tourism introduction and promotion

(BGO) – Bac Giang Tourism Promotion and Information Center has implemented 3D Technology Project (Project) in tourism introduction and promotion.

Search volume for Vietnam’s tourism ranks 7th worldwide

The search volume for Vietnam's tourism via Google's market trend tracking tool grew 10%-25% between mid-March and early June, ranking 7th in the world and indicating a strong demand recovery.

OCOP-based tourism yields new development spaces for rural areas

The “One Commune-One Product” (OCOP) programme and another on rural tourism in new-style rural area building for 2021-2025 have helped spur economic development in rural areas.

Efforts made to make tourism in the land of Phoenix take off

(BGO) - This term, Yen Dung district is determined to develop three types of tourism, including culture-spirituality; eco-resort; entertainment-sports and other tourism products imbued with the local traditional cultural identity.

Source: NDO