Vietnam carries off numerous ASEAN tourism awards
VOV.VN - The country had a total of 25 destinations and establishments named in different categories of the ASEAN Tourism Awards at a ceremony which was held as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 on January 26 in Laos.
They were honoured in a total of six categories, namely ASEAN Green Hotel, ASEAN Clean Tourist City, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Meeting Room, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Exhibition Venue, ASEAN MICE Venue Award for Event Venue, and ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award for Gastronomy Tourism theme.
Most notably, the tourism product of experiencing traditional northern cuisine at Duong Lam ancient village in Hanoi's Son Tay township is one of the two Vietnamese tourism products which won the ASEAN Sustainable Tourism Award for Gastronomy Tourism.
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel and many hotels across Hanoi were also honoured at the event.
This indicate the capital’s efforts to develop diverse and tourism quality products, thereby boosting the recovery of the sector.
Themed "Quality and Responsible Tourism Sustaining ASEAN Future", the ATF 2024 aims to strengthen collaboration in further improving ASEAN tourism products to attract more international visitors.
It is the largest annual event held alternately among the 10 ASEAN member states, thereby creating a space for co-operation to promote the region in becoming an attractive tourist destination globally.
The function highlighted the determination to improve the quality of tourism services and orient sustainable tourism development in the region, with the ultimate aim of creating quality destinations and tourism industry with responsible actions towards the environment and nature, thereby meeting the requirements for more rapid and sustainable recovery of the sector in the time ahead.
