Hanoi, HCM City among world’s top 100 city destinations in 2024

Two of Vietnam's major cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, have been listed among the top 100 city destinations in the world, according to global market research company Euromonitor International.

The list features Hanoi in at 83rd, while Ho Chi Minh City is slightly higher at 76th.

Hanoi boasts an array of rich tourism resources, including nearly 6,000 historical and cultural relic sites and roughly 1,800 intangible cultural heritage elements. These include places such as the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the Temple of Literature, the Old Quarter - Hoan Kiem Lake, Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) Temple, Soc Temple, Thay Pagoda, and Tay Phuong Pagoda.

It is also home to the country’s largest number of craft villages, including famous ones like Bat Trang Pottery Village, Van Phuc Silk Village, Ha Thai Lacquer Village, and Quat Dong Embroidery Village.

Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City is also home to a number of historic sights, including the Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon, a neo-Romanesque and Gothic cathedral built by French colonists back in the late 1800s. Other places around the southern metropolis include the Cu Chi Tunnels and the War Remnants Museum.

The city is also very fast-paced, with a bustling nightlife and delicious local cuisine on offer for visitors to enjoy.

Paris of France topped the list for the fourth consecutive time, followed by Madrid of Spain and Tokyo of Japan.

The list also saw the presence of many Asian countries, including Singapore at ninth globally, Seoul of the Republic of Korea at 12th globally, and Bangkok of Thailand at 17th globally.

Euromonitor International’s top 100 city destinations index 2024, produced in partnership with data company Lighthouse, delivers actionable insights into the performance, appeal, and potential of different urban markets. It compares 55 metrics across six key pillars for 100 city destinations in order to create an overall city attractiveness score.

The six key pillars include economic and business performance, tourism performance, tourism infrastructure, tourism policy and attractiveness, health and safety, and sustainability.

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