Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Cited as Best Value Destinations For 2016 By Popular Travel Guide Sites

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Cited as Best Value Destinations For 2016 By Popular Travel Guide Sites

Lonely Planet is an internationally-recognized travel guide network and it has named Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as among the 11 Best Value Destinations for Tourists in 2016, a prestigious honour for both cities.

 

Based on results gathered from the Price of Travel’s Index comparing prices in 31 Asian cities, the popular site listed Hanoi as second and Ho Chi Minh City third. Aside from being two of the most progressive capitals in the country, a tourist can enjoy basic services and amenities like food, accommodation and even tour for just about US$20.

 

Estonia topped Lonely Planet’s list of budget travel destinations for this year. New Mexico, Quebec and Western Australia are also included in the list.

 

Another famous travel guide site TripAdvisor also cited Hanoi as “the most affordable international destination” according to its yearly TripIndex report. Its research uncovered that a couple vacationing in the city for three days will only have to spend $732. An individual person may only have to shell out $366 for the same amount of time. The report studied 60 major tourist cities all over the world.   

 

Internationally-acclaimed travel guide sites already recognized Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as among the best places to go to on a budget. What reason do you have not to go there yet?