The Sun Daily newspaper of Malaysia recently ran an article on tourismin Hanoi, which came out on top as the world’s most affordabledestination in prestigious travel website TripAdvisor’s annual TripIndexreport.
The newspaper cited the report as writingthat a three-night stay in the capital city of Vietnam costs 732 USD percouple or 366 USD per person, in which dinner averages 45 USD percouple and a one-night stay at a four-star hotel is 87 USD.
In this year’s TripIndex report, Southeast Asia emerged as the world’smost affordable region for travelling with Hanoi, Thailand’s Bangkok,Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur and the Philippines’ Manila taking four spots onthe top ten list.
The average cost for travellingthroughout the region is 28 percent less (or 320 USD) than Dallas, thecheapest US city on the TripIndex.
Other cheaptourist cities include Warsaw of Poland, Sharm el Sheikh of Egypt,India’s Mumbai, Portugal’s Libson, Morocco’s Marrakech and Germany’sBerlin.
The TripIndex looks at the average cost of athree-night trip in 60 key tourist cities around the world. The costsinclude hotel, attractions, a round-trip taxi ride, lunch and dinner.
In March, Hanoi came fourth in the world’s top 25 travel destinations in the website’s 2015 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
The city is described on TripAdvisor as a place with long-standingcharm and beauty with its preserved Old Quarter and assorted monumentsand colonial architecture with mixed modern designs.-VNA
The newspaper cited the report as writingthat a three-night stay in the capital city of Vietnam costs 732 USD percouple or 366 USD per person, in which dinner averages 45 USD percouple and a one-night stay at a four-star hotel is 87 USD.
In this year’s TripIndex report, Southeast Asia emerged as the world’smost affordable region for travelling with Hanoi, Thailand’s Bangkok,Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur and the Philippines’ Manila taking four spots onthe top ten list.
The average cost for travellingthroughout the region is 28 percent less (or 320 USD) than Dallas, thecheapest US city on the TripIndex.
Other cheaptourist cities include Warsaw of Poland, Sharm el Sheikh of Egypt,India’s Mumbai, Portugal’s Libson, Morocco’s Marrakech and Germany’sBerlin.
The TripIndex looks at the average cost of athree-night trip in 60 key tourist cities around the world. The costsinclude hotel, attractions, a round-trip taxi ride, lunch and dinner.
In March, Hanoi came fourth in the world’s top 25 travel destinations in the website’s 2015 Travellers’ Choice Awards.
The city is described on TripAdvisor as a place with long-standingcharm and beauty with its preserved Old Quarter and assorted monumentsand colonial architecture with mixed modern designs.-VNA
