Cat Ba archipelago – Ha Long Bay is recognized by UNESCO as a heritage sites, and for the first time Vietnam has a Michelin-starred restaurant, these are memorable events of the tourism industry in 2023.
Below are outstanding events of Vietnam tourism, according to the assessment of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports, the Tourism Association and domestic tourism experts.
Vietnam completes its goal of welcoming visitors in 2023
In 2023, the Tourism industry will serve about 108 million domestic visitors and 12.6 million international visitors. This number is 1.5 times higher than the goal set at the beginning of the year of welcoming 8 million international visitors. The recovery rate of Vietnam’s tourism industry this year is 70%. The expected target for welcoming visitors next year is 17-18 million international visitors and 110 million domestic visitors. Photo: Lux Cruises
10 Vietnamese dishes recognized as ‘Asian specialties’
On December 5, the Asia Records Organization headquartered in India announced a list of “Asian specialties ” to promote, honor and suggest international tourists to enjoy on their upcoming trips.
In the latest list, Vietnam has 10 representatives, divided equally into two categories: food and gifts. The 5 dishes are Asian specialties including: Saigon bread , Thua Thien Hue mussel rice , Phan Thiet Binh Thuan drop hot pot , Ninh Hoa Khanh Hoa grilled spring rolls and Soc Trang noodle soup .
5 natural specialties and gifts include: Hanoi Vong village green rice , Quang Binh sticky potatoes, Thua Thien Hue sesame, Da Lat – Lam Dong strawberries and Tra Cuon Tra Vinh tet cakes . Thua Thien Hue is a province with two honored specialties in the top 10. Photo: VietKings
Vietnam was elected a member of the World Heritage Committee for the 2023-2027 term
On November 22 in Paris, France, within the framework of the 24th General Assembly of member countries of the Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, Vietnam was elected as a member of the Committee. World Heritage Committee for the term 2023 – 2027. 173 countries voted, 171 valid votes, Vietnam received 121 votes, ranked first in the group of 4 Asia Pacific regions.
The World Heritage Committee is one of the most important executive bodies of the UNESCO Organization, with the right to decide on key issues related to the recognition of World Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites; Review and evaluate the conservation status of Heritage Sites; Decide on policies, budget, guidelines and development orientation of the World Heritage Convention.
“Vietnam is a successful example in connecting economic and cultural development and is a good model for environmental conservation and sustainable tourism development,” said UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. Photo: Khai Phong
Hoi An and Da Lat are recognized as Creative Cities by UNESCO
On the occasion of World Cities Day October 31, UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay signed a decision to recognize Da Lat and Hoi An on the list of “UNESCO Creative Cities Network” (UCCN). Hoi An is a creative city in the field of folk crafts and arts while Da Lat is a creative city in music.
Currently, Vietnam has three creative cities recognized by UNESCO. In 2019, Hanoi was recognized as a creative city in the field of design. Photo: Dac Thanh
Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba archipelago is recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage
This decision was made during the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 16. Previously, only Ha Long Bay was recognized.
According to the Department of Cultural Heritage, the Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba archipelago complex is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site because it contains many areas of natural beauty, including limestone islands covered with vegetation. and limestone pinnacles rising above the sea with associated karst features such as domes and caves. The breathtaking, untouched scenery of islands covered with vegetation, saltwater lakes, and sharp limestone peaks with steep cliffs rising above the sea is also part of the reason. Photo: Lux Cruises
Vietnamese tourism has won many awards from the World Travel Awards Organization (WTA 2023).
In 2023, Vietnam continues to win a series of awards at the World Travel Awards (WTA). The World Travel Awards ceremony taking place in Dubai, UAE honored Vietnam as the world’s leading Heritage Destination in 2023. This is the 4th time Vietnam has received the prestigious award. This price follows 3 previous times in 2019, 2020 and 2022.
At the World Travel Awards ceremony for Asia and Oceania region taking place in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6, Vietnam won the awards of Asia’s Leading Natural Destination and Leading Destination. Asia. Photo: Bich Phuong
Set a culinary map record of 126 Vietnamese dishes
On October 20, the second Vietnamese culinary map record setting program took place . The program has the participation of chefs from the Ho Chi Minh City Professional Chefs Association, highly skilled chefs from more than 20 provinces and cities across the country.
The culinary map with more than 100 Vietnamese dishes is the highlight of the Festival honoring Vietnamese culinary culture in 2023. The map is filled with dishes placed in each province and city, a total of 126 dishes. The number of dishes on this year’s map breaks last year’s record, more than double, a representative of the Vietnam Records Organization informed. The event had more than 50,000 visits. Photo: Bich Phuong
Michelin awarded stars to Vietnamese restaurants for the first time
On June 6, Michelin Guide, the world’s prestigious culinary guide, awarded stars to two restaurants in Hanoi and one restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time. The three restaurants were all awarded one star.
From December 1, 2022, appraisers went to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to find the best restaurants. They are experienced in the field of cuisine, restaurant and hotel services, and are highly skilled chefs, coming from 15 countries.
Michelin Guide rates restaurants through a “star” system. One star is for a restaurant that “has good quality food, worthy of stopping to enjoy”. Two stars are “a restaurant with excellent food quality, worthy of making customers turn around”. Three stars (highest) is a place with “excellent food quality, worthy of planning to come enjoy it in person”. Photo: Michelin Guide
Vietnam International Tourism Fair VITM Hanoi
Vietnam International Tourism Fair – VITM Hanoi 2023 takes place from April 13 to 16 with the theme Cultural Tourism as a prominent event of the industry. The event has 452 booths from 51 provinces and cities in Vietnam and 15 countries and territories, attracting more than 3,000 domestic and foreign businesses to participate with more than 10,000 tour and route products. During the 4 days of the fair, more than 60,000 visitors visited. Photo: Hoang Phong
Vietnam has its first bread festival
The festival was organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association and Department of Tourism on March 10, with 120 booths from restaurants, bakeries, and domestic and foreign suppliers. In addition to traditional bread , baguettes, French bread, and bread in different styles are also introduced.
During the festival there will also be a workshop “Journey to developing Vietnamese bread”, introducing 105 dishes with bread prepared by famous chefs. Attendees can enjoy famous bread brands for free. There is also a vote on the top oldest and famous bread brands with over 50 years in Vietnam. The event attracted more than 100,000 visitors. Photo: Quynh Tran
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