Hoi An a top family destination
Hoi An shines in Travel + Leisure’s list of best places to travel in 2019

The central city of Da Nang is one of the best 52 places to go in 2019, according to the New York Times. — VNA/VNS Photo

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

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

It advises travelers not to leave without having a bowl of Mì Quảng (Quang noodle soup), "the justifiably famous local noodle soup," which is only US$1 at a street-food stall.

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 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to the Department of Tourism.

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