The World Travel Awards Asia and Oceania 2019 was organised on Phu Quoc Island, a popular tourist destination off the southern Vietnamese province of KienGiang, on October 13.

Vietnam's representatives receive the awards at the event.

This is the third time the event has taken place in Vietnam. It was previously held in the central city of Da Nang in 2016 and Phu Quoc Island in 2017.

At this year’s ceremony, Vietnam was honoured with the title of Asia’s Leading Destination for the second year in a row, together with the Asia’s Leading Cultural Destination award.

Hoi An, a tourist city in the central province of Quang Nam and home to Hoi An Ancient Town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was named Asia's Leading Cultural City Destination.

The World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourist and hospitality industries.

Laos, Vietnam join hands to promote tourism

Officials from four southern provinces of Laos, central and southern provinces of Vietnam, and tourism-related businesses have gathered in Champassak province to discuss measures to draw more visitors to the two countries.

Outdoor spectacle receives special tourism prize

The outdoor spectacle Tinh Hoa Bac Bo or The Quintessence of Tonkin staged by 150 actors has received a special prize at The Guide Awards 2019 recently.

Centuries-old village turns to smart tourism

As part of a new initiative, smart tourism will be applied at the centuries-old Bat Trang commune in Gai Lam district on the outskirts of Hanoi. Now, old kilns, ancient houses and pottery workshops will be ready to receive a new wave of tourists.

Ca Mau’s culture, tourism week slated for December

Ca Mau province will organise a culture and tourism week this December in an effort to attract more tourists to the southernmost land of Vietnam.

Tay Yen Tu Culture – Tourism Week 2020 scheduled on lunar January 5 – 19

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province has issued the Plan to organize Tay Yen Tu Culture – Tourism Week 2020 (Culture – Tourism Week) themed “Bac Giang – the sacred land Tay Yen Tu” as a provincial level.

Source: VNA