Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 honors 113 outstanding enterprises and units
WVR - On the morning of September 27, in Hanoi, under the direction of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism in collaboration with the Culture Newspaper, organized the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 Ceremony.
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As the most prestigious and reputable award in the tourism sector, the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 not only honors outstanding businesses, organizations, training institutions and media agencies but also serves as a vivid testament to the robust breakthrough of Vietnam's tourism industry. This sector has emerged as a regional leader in recovery speed post-pandemic and achieved one of the highest growth rates globally.
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| Delegates attending the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 Ceremony. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
Attending and delivering a keynote at the event, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh emphasized that tourism is not merely an economic sector; it is an industry of exploration, experience, and emotion, an art of connection, a pathway to spread attractive destinations, scenic spots, and cultural historical relics.
The Party and the State have identified tourism as a spearhead economic sector, a "smokeless industry" that provides livelihoods for millions, invigorates many regions, promotes cultural exchange, builds friendships, maintains peace, and promotes the image of a friendly, hospitable Vietnam rich in identity to friends worldwide.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, from prestigious awards like "World's Leading Heritage Destination", "Asia's Leading Culinary Destination"… to the "telling numbers", such as tens of millions of international visitors, hundreds of millions of domestic visitors annually... all are not just achievements but international recognition of the potential and allure of Vietnam's tourism - a place that converges many conditions for tourism development, from diverse natural landscapes, a unique system of attractions to a heroic historical tradition combined with unique cultural quintessence.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh speaking at the event. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
"The Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 Ceremony is a moment to honor Vietnam's brand ambassadors; to affirm the pivotal role of tourism businesses in national economic development, significantly contributing to elevating Vietnam's position and image on the international stage. You are the ones who have turned intelligence and smiles into value, experiences into brands and potential into strength", emphasized the Deputy Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh also highlighted that 2025 is a particularly important year, with the goal of achieving GDP growth of 8.3-8.5% and laying the foundation for growth of 10% or more in 2026.
This requires the tourism industry to develop even more vigorously to contribute more significantly, and to act together to strive for impressive numbers: attracting at least 25 million international visitors, 150 million domestic visitors, and total revenue exceeding one trillion VND. These numbers are not just targets but a call to action for each of us to innovate, be creative, and act more decisively.
To realize these goals, the Deputy Prime Minister urged the tourism industry to continue accelerating, innovating, promoting digital transformation and building a smart tourism ecosystem to provide the best experiences for visitors in Vietnam; to develop green tourism, community tourism, linked with night economy models and circular economy so that each journey is not only an exploration but also a contribution to the country's economic development; to build and elevate a system of tourism products rich in national identity, unique, creative, professional and of outstanding quality to affirm that Vietnam is an attractive, safe, civilized, and friendly destination.
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| Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong speaking at the event. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
At the ceremony, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong emphasized that the Vietnam Tourism Awards are organized every five years to promote competition within the tourism sector, ensuring service quality, diversifying products and enhancing the professionalism of tourism businesses, contributing to gradually building the Vietnam tourism brand and promoting tourism development as a spearhead economic sector of the country.
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong stated that Vietnam has many conditions for tourism development, from diverse natural landscapes, a unique system of attractions to a heroic historical tradition combined with unique and diverse cultural quintessence; friendly and hospitable people.
The Party and the State have always focused on directing the tourism sector to best utilize human potential, developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector. Along with political determination, many localities and tourism businesses have strived together to create continuous growth momentum for Vietnam's tourism sector, exceeding expectations in both quantity and quality.
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| Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and Deputy Minister of VHTT&DL Trịnh Thị Thủy presented awards to the top 10 international travel companies bringing tourists to Vietnam. |
According to Deputy Minister Ho An Phong, to achieve the Government's targets for 2025, striving to welcome 25 million international tourists, serve 150 million domestic tourists and make Vietnam a leading safe, friendly, and attractive destination in the region and globally, contributing to the successful implementation of the socio-economic development plan for 2025, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been actively coordinating closely with ministries, sectors, localities, and the business community to soon form a smart tourism ecosystem, associated with comprehensive digital transformation; enhancing connectivity, support, focusing on the tourist experience as the center, launching the "Professional service, thoughtful care, civilized behavior, green-clean-beautiful environment" competition to bring the smile of Vietnam tourism; developing a diverse, unique tourism service product...
In addition, the entire sector strives to complete the infrastructure connecting destinations, focusing on promoting tourism with targeted campaigns; maximizing the power of media; mobilizing cooperation from Vietnam's diplomatic representative agencies abroad; social media communication; promoting bilateral tourism cooperation, cooperation through international tourism organizations.
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| Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong and Mr. Ta Van Ha - Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Education presented awards for the best tourism airline, best waterway tourism transport company, and best railway tourism service unit. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
Deputy Minister Ho An Phong expressed deep confidence that under the leadership of the Party; the decisive direction and management of the Government, the Prime Minister; the coordination and companionship of ministries, sectors, localities, and the business community, the tourism sector will continue to develop strongly, making significant contributions to the nation's development, contributing to building the image of Vietnam as a friendly, attractive destination, affirming the Vietnam tourism brand on the regional and world tourism map.
The Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 will be a motivation for businesses in the entire tourism sector to continue researching, creating new products, enhancing technology application, innovating, digitally transforming, elevating the tourist experience, and contributing to improving business quality and efficiency.
The event continues to be an opportunity to strongly promote the image of Vietnam as a friendly, safe and attractive destination; encouraging businesses to continuously innovate, apply modern technology, elevate product and service quality; affirming the role of tourism as a creative industry, directly contributing to sustainable development and enhancing Vietnam's image globally.
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| Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh presented awards for the best community tourism destination, most creative tourism product and best event venue. |
Sharing at the event, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Huong, Deputy General Director of Vietravel Corporation, stated: "The Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 is a great honor and a strong motivation for us to continue striving. This is not only a reward for past efforts but also a commitment to the future, to continue providing high-quality tourism products, spreading human values and accompanying the sustainable development of the country".
Mr. Pham Ha, Chairman of LuxGroup, also expressed: "For us, this award is not a destination but an affirmation that luxury must go hand in hand with responsibility, growth must accompany the sustainability of heritage. Today's success comes from the 5G strategy - greener, more global, more digital, prouder, and happier - along with strategic discipline, investment in people and a culture of service".
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| Art performance at the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 Ceremony. (Photo: Tran Huan) |
| The Vietnam Tourism Awards 2025 honors 113 outstanding enterprises and units in the tourism sector across 11 award categories. Receiving these prestigious awards are names that have consistently maintained their brand on the Vietnam tourism map, such as: Vietravel Corporation; Saigontourist Travel Service Company Limited; Hanoitourist Travel Company - Hanoi Tourism Corporation; Ben Thanh Tourist Service Corporation; Flamingo Redtours Corporation; VietranTour Company Limited; Saco Travel Company Limited; Luxurious Vietnam Travel Company Limited; Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel; InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort; Caravelle Saigon Hotel; Six Senses Ninh Van Bay Resort; Vinpearl Resort & Spa Ha Long; Angsana & Dhawa Ho Tram Resort; Vietnam Airlines Corporation; Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company; Vietnam Railways Corporation... This year's awards also recognize the best green hotels such as: Ana Mandara Cam Ranh Resort; Salinda Resort Phu Quoc Island; Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel; Hotel de L'Opera Hanoi; Majestic Saigon Hotel; Azerai La Residence Hue Hotel; Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort; Victoria Hangzhou Hotel; Champa Island Nha Trang Resort; H'mong Village Resort; or the best community tourism destinations like: Sin Suoi Ho Community Tourism; Pa Vi Ha Mong Ethnic Community Cultural Tourism Village; Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village; Thai Hai Ecological Stilt House Village Conservation Area; Thanh Ha Pottery Village... aligning with the trend of green, sustainable tourism development and community-oriented. |
