Readers of the Travel and Leisure magazine of the United States have voted Hanoi as the sixth city among the 10 most attractive cities in Asia. Last year, Hanoi ranked fifth in the list.
Topping the list are two cities of Thailand: Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Five cities that were listed for the first time include Kathmandu (Nepal), Udaipur and Jaipur (India), Beijing (China) and Luang Prabang (Laos).
This is the 11th vote by the Travel and Leisure based on readers’ opinion in order to vote 500 best destinations in the world.
Criteria for the vote include scenery, culture and art, food and drink, people, shopping and some other values.
In addition, the Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa hotel was listed in the Top 100 of the best hotels in the world by the Travel and Leisure, gaining the 65th position.
Florence, Rome and Bangkok were voted as the most attractive cities in the world this year.
Top 10 Cities Asia
|
Rank
|
Last year
|
Name
|
2006 Score
|
| 1 |
1 |
Bangkok, Thailand
|
86.11 |
| 2 |
2 |
Chiang Mai, Thailand |
85.62 |
| 3 |
n/a |
Kathmandu |
83.61 |
| 4 |
4 |
Kyoto, Japan |
82.20 |
| 5 |
3 |
Hong Kong |
82.18 |
| 6 |
5 |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
82.09 |
| 7 |
n/a |
Udaipur, India |
81.96 |
| 8 |
n/a |
Beijing, China |
80.46 |
| 9 |
n/a |
Jaipur, India |
79.94 |
| 10 |
n/a |
Luang Prabang, Laos |
79.92 |
