Da Nang ranked among top destinations in 2019
Da Nang among world’s best travel destinations for 2019

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The central City of Da Nang is on the New York Times' list of 52 places to go in 2019. — VNA/VNS Photo

 

The American newspaper with worldwide influence and readership has ranked Da Nang in the top 15 in their annual list of 52 places to go this year.

The third-largest city of Vietnam has gone from a place that is "best known for being a gateway to UNESCO Heritage town of Hoi An" to an attraction "with strong foodie scene and new hotels and resorts popping up on a five-mile-long beach strip.", the newspaper describe Da Nang.

It also advises travelers not to leave without having a bowl of mì Quảng (Quảng noodle soup), "the justifiably famous local noodle soup", which costs $1 at street-food stalls.

The number of visitors to Da Nang increased 15.5 percent year-on-year to 7.6 million in 2018, including 2.8 million foreigners, a 23.3 percent increase from a year earlier, according to the city's Department of Tourism.

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