Booking.com organizes the annual Traveller Review Awards for tourism, Ninh Binh is ranked 7th in the list of 10 friendliest places in the world in 2023.
This is an award to honor global destinations and accommodations. Among them, this ticket and accommodation booking site has selected the top 10 friendliest destinations in the world. Asia has only 1 representative and that representative is from Vietnam. The place mentioned is Ninh Binh.
There are 240 million comments and reviews from travelers and expert opinions compiled by Booking.com to select the top 10 (from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022). Some criteria for consideration are value for money, service provision, hospitality, etc.
Ninh Binh is located in the south of the Red River Delta and the southernmost gateway to the North of our country. This place has diverse terrain, many famous landscapes and unique natural landscapes. Thanks to that, Ninh Binh attracts many domestic and foreign tourists.
Coming to Ninh Binh, tourists can visit some famous places such as Cuc Phuong forest, Van Long forest, Hoa Lu forest, Kim Son forest; natural lakes such as Dong Chuong lake, Da Lai lake, Dong Thai lake or pagodas, spiritual tourist areas such as Bai Dinh pagoda, etc.
Thung Nham tourist area. Photo: Hong Van
Among the destinations, Hoa Lu – Trang An is probably the most mentioned place. UNESCO once recognized this as a world heritage site belonging to the Trang An scenic complex. Trang An has been chosen many times by domestic and foreign film crews. In addition, this prestigious world organization also recognized the coastal and marine areas of Ninh Binh as a world biosphere reserve.
The positions in the top 10 friendliest lands in the world in 2023 include:
1. La Rioja – Spain.
2. Epirus – Greece.
3. Oberosterreich – Austria.
4. County Down – England.
5. Mures – Romania.
6. Marlborough – New Zealand.
7. Ninh Binh – Vietnam.
8. Limon – Costa Rica.
9. Newfoundland & Labrador – Canada.
10. North Dakota – USA.
It is an honor and pride that Ninh Binh of Vietnam is ranked 7th in the friendliest land in the world, the only representative of Asia.
