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Dec 13, 2014 / 06:15

Vietnam listed among top attractive destinations worldwide

The Telegraph (the UK) has released a list of "candidates" for the Top 20 impressive and fascinating destinations thoughout the world based on criteria and votes cast by almost 90,000 travellers.

The Telegraph (the UK) collected the voting results of more than 90,000 visitors to make the list of the Top 20 attractions worldwide worth every visit in 2014. 
 
Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)
Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup)
Accordingly, Vietnam ranked 17th in the top 20 Telegraph readers’ favourite country list. 
This continues to be the a good result after taking efforts of the Viatnam tourism industry for years.
In the introduction of the article, Vietnam was praised for its peaceful beauty of pristine beaches, vast rice fields, vivid cities, and an impressive culinary background. 
"A slither of a country that somehow packs in quiet beaches, rice paddies and soaring limestone monoliths; some of Asia's freshest, most inventive food and cities that are absurdly in-your-face, with pagodas alongside skyscrapers, all driven by the buzz of a million motorbikes.”, it streesed.
Home to numerous beautiful landscapes and cultural and historical sites and with its proper tourism development strategy and political stability, Vietnam has become one of the most attractive destinations for holiday-makers around the world and reaped good fruits from the tourism sector.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism reported that the contribution of tourism to the economy increased significantly in recent years.
Recently, famous destinations of Vietnam have made a good impression on foreign media. 
Numerous well-known tourism websites such as Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Tripadvisor, etc, hasve published articles to introduce the hidden beauty of the S-shaped piece of land to the international communities. 
It can be said that Vietnam's status on the world’s tourism map is being confirmed clearer.
Besides, sophistication and richness of Vietnamese cuisine are also factors which make international tourists return to Vietnam. 
Popular dishes by skillful Vietnamese chefs have created their own brand for the country's cuisine, and make a good impression on international friends such as Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup), Bun Cha-Hanoi (Grilled pork noodle), La Vong grilled fish pie, etc.
These dished are indeed remarkable culinary inventions.
Others on the list are  Barbados, India, Cuba, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Namibia, Mauritius, Italy, Canada, the US, Peru, Tanzania, Botswana, Japan, Australia, Burma, South Africa, Maldives,  and New Zealand.