Mr. Mai Tien Dung, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism couldn;t hide his feelings. He said: "Tripadvisor ranked Hanoi th 9th intip ten cities for pickpockets, which needs to be considered more carefully.
"As a manager of the Hanoi tourism, Mr Dung said: "It seems that this ranking is not fair to our capital city because at the same time. TripAdvisor launched 25 most interesting cities of Asia.Hanoi ranked 2nd after Beijing, China.
Last year Hanoi ranked 14. This is a spectacular step forward. Recently, TripAdvisor has also announced the most attractive destinations in the world in which Hanoi ranked 28th. Based on the appreciation of TripAdvisor gave above, Hanoi ranked 2nd in 25 most attractive destinations in Asia and 8th in 28 most attractive destinations in the world.
If there are many pickpockets in Hanoi as Tripadvisor says, why tourists still vote Hanoi as one of the most attractive destinations of Asia and the world?.
Hanoi Party committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi also said: " I don't understand what Tripadvisor based on to rank. Pickpockets in Hanoi are rare."
There's no deny that Hanoi has pickpockets but this matter is not serious in comparision with other countries. Hanoi always strives for becoming one of the safe destinations in the world.
