This is an annual award organized by Booking to honor global destinations and accommodations. The award includes many categories of accommodations, destinations, cities, and the most friendly types of tourism in the world and in each country...
In the category of top 10 friendliest destinations in the world, Vietnam's representative Ninh Binh is honored to rank 7th. The remaining locations are La Rioja (Spain), Epirus (Greece), Oberosterreich (Austria), County Down (UK), Mures (Romania), Marlborough (New Zealand), Limon (Costa Rica), Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada), North Dakota (USA).
Ninh Binh ranked 7th in the top friendliest destinations in the world
Previously, during the Lunar New Year holiday, Ninh Binh welcomed nearly 330,000 tourists, including more than 29,500 international visitors.
The 10 friendliest cities (towns) in Vietnam include: Phong Nha (Quang Binh), Ninh Binh, Hoi An (Quang Nam), Hue (Thua Thien Hue), Mai Chau (Hoa Binh), Tuy Hoa (Phu Yen), Con Dao (Ba Ria - Vung Tau), Dong Hoi (Quang Binh), Cat Ba (Hai Phong), Sa Pa (Lao Cai).
The results are based on nearly 240 million comments and reviews from travelers and experts. And the comments are all from real travelers who visited the destinations and accommodations.
Voting opens from December 1 of the previous year and runs until November 30 of the following year. All comments, once posted, cannot be edited in any way.
The voting criteria are based on service delivery, value for money, hospitality... The ranking of destinations is based on the ratio of award-winning accommodation establishments to the total number of businesses in that location.
This year, 1.36 million accommodation providers worldwide were honored by the Traveller Review Awards for their friendliness. Vietnam has more than 10,000 honored destinations.
