A Vietnamese province unexpectedly nominated as Asia's top emerging destination

Ha Nam has just been nominated for the 31st World Travel Awards (WTA) in Asia and Oceania, in two categories: Asia's Leading Emerging Destination and Asia's Leading Local Cultural Destination. Will this destination make a 'double' at this year's WTA awards ceremony?

Một tỉnh của Việt Nam bất ngờ được đề cử điểm đến mới nổi hàng đầu châu Á- Ảnh 1. — *So Kien Church is famous in Ha Nam.*

Currently, the Organizing Committee of the 31st World Travel Awards for Asia and Oceania is opening the voting portal at www.worldtravelawards.com. In this year's season, Ha Nam province of Vietnam has excellently entered the nomination list in 2 categories: Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination 2024 and Asia's Leading Regional Cultural Destination 2024.

Một tỉnh của Việt Nam bất ngờ được đề cử điểm đến mới nổi hàng đầu châu Á- Ảnh 2. — *Tran Thuong Temple - a sacred relic with special architecture, is one of the three largest temples in the country, the main place of worship of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan.*

WTA is the world's leading prestigious award in the tourism industry, considered the Oscar of world tourism. Established in 1993, this award aims to recognize, reward and honor the top names in all areas of the tourism industry globally. Previously, in 2023, Ha Nam surpassed many strong "competitors" to be honored as "The World's Leading Local Cultural Destination". Located at the southern gateway of Hanoi, about 65 km from the capital, Ha Nam province is a land with great potential for developing spiritual, cultural, ecological and culinary tourism when possessing a system of historical relics, landscapes and craft villages that are extremely diverse, rich and rich in identity.

Một tỉnh của Việt Nam bất ngờ được đề cử điểm đến mới nổi hàng đầu châu Á- Ảnh 3. — *Phi Lai Ksitigarbha Temple*

Recently, Ha Nam has attracted the attention of many tourists thanks to the unique beauty of cultural and spiritual destinations such as: Tam Chuc spiritual scenic complex, Dia Tang Phi Lai pagoda, Ba Danh pagoda, Long Doi Son pagoda, So Kien Royal Palace... In addition to famous pagodas, Ha Nam also owns many other scenic spots such as Ba Kien house - the prototype of Vu Dai village, Kem Trong tourist area, Tran Thuong temple, Vu Dai fish cooking village, Doi Tam drum village, Nha Xa silk weaving village, Truc Temple - Ngu Dong Son tourist area... Not only is it a unique cultural and spiritual destination of the North, Ha Nam is also promising to make tourism a breakthrough with many large-scale projects in the future with the companionship of Sun Group Corporation.

Một tỉnh của Việt Nam bất ngờ được đề cử điểm đến mới nổi hàng đầu châu Á- Ảnh 4. — *Lanh Giang Temple is imbued with the heroic spirit of a sacred land and talented people in Ha Nam.*

According to the plan, Ha Nam will be the next destination on the group's journey of "beautifying the lands" with the "City of the Era" Sun Urban City Ha Nam, expected to become the focal point connecting Ha Nam with the provinces and cities in the Northern Delta region. The project has up to 200 hectares of landscape facilities such as the 19.37-hectare Sun World park, 36.7-hectare cultural park, 13-hectare ecological park, 22-hectare sports park, 8.9-hectare festival park... along with many facilities appearing for the first time, creating a colorful living and relaxing space for residents. This project promises not only to bring new vitality to Ha Nam, increasing the attraction of the destination but also gradually creating momentum to make Ha Nam a breakthrough on the domestic and regional tourism map.

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