The buckwheat flower fields in Hà Giang Province are attractive destinations for both domestic and international tourists. VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Thuận

HÀ NỘI Việt Nam has received nominations in several significant categories at the 31st edition of the World Travel Awards (WTA) for the Asia and Oceania region. The voting is now open and can be accessed at worldtravelawards.com.

These categories include Asia's Leading Beach Destination 2024, Asia's Leading Culture Destination 2024, Asia's Leading Destination 2024, Asia's Leading Heritage Destination 2024, Asia's Leading Natural Destination 2024, and Asia's Leading Youth Travel Destination 2024.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has been nominated for the category of Asia's Leading Tourism Board 2024.

Many of Vietnamese tourism highlights have also been nominated in various categories. Among them, the Hanoi Department of Tourism and HCM City Department of Tourism have been nominated for Asia's Leading City Tourist Board 2024. The Quảng Nam Department of Tourism has been nominated for the title of Asia's Leading Regional City Tourist Board 2024.

HCM City has been nominated for Asia's Leading Business Travel Destination 2024 and Hà Nội has been nominated in two categories - Asia's Leading City Break Destination 2024 and Asia's Leading City Destination 2024.

Hội An has been nominated in the category of Asia's Leading Culture City Destination 2024. VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt

Hội An and Huế have both been nominated in the category of Asia's Leading Culture City Destination 2024. The northern provinces of Hà Giang and Hà Nam have been nominated in the category of Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination 2024. Hà Nam is also listed in the category of Asia's Leading Regional Cultural Destination 2024.

Đà Nẵng and HCM City have both been nominated in the category of Asia's Festival and Event Destination 2024.

Phú Quốc has been nominated for the award of Asia's Leading Luxury Island Destination 2023 and Mộc Châu has been nominated as Asia's Leading Regional Natural Destination 2024.

Việt Nam’s tourism has also received many other nominations in the fields of aviation, hotels, travel agencies, and top attractions in Asia.

The voting is now open and can be accessed at worldtravelawards.com. It will end on July 23.

WTA was established in 1993 and is often referred to as the "Oscars" of the travel industry. The awards are held annually to honour outstanding destinations and quality tourism service providers in various categories such as airlines, hotels, resorts, travel companies, and tourist destinations.

In 2023, Việt Nam was recognised in 45 top categories of awards in Asia for tourism. At the national level, the country received the "Asia's Leading Destination 2023" and "Asia's Leading Nature Destination 2023" awards. This marks the 5th time that Việt Nam has been voted as the "Asia's Leading Destination," including three consecutive wins in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. It is also Việt Nam’s 2nd consecutive win for the "Asia's Leading Nature Destination" award in 2022 and 2023. VNS