People run alongside Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on Feb. 17, 2026. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
Hanoi has been named among the world’s 50 most beautiful cities by U.S. journey journal Condé Nast Traveler, highlighting the Vietnamese capital’s enduring attraction and cultural depth.
The Top 50 record shouldn’t be merely a rating for readers but in addition displays the various experiences every metropolis presents, from historic streets and spectacular pure landscapes to distinctive city existence.
According to the journal, Hanoi shouldn’t be a metropolis that immediately impresses guests with glittering boulevards or towering skyscrapers. Instead, its attraction lies within the quiet attraction of custom and historical past.
“Its devotion to tradition has long charmed Western travelers, who often rank it among their favorite Asian capitals for its incense-filled temples, classic shop houses, and stately villas in the French Quarter. And while Hanoi continues to modernize, it has not lost its romantic soul,” the journal wrote.
Hanoi’s look inside the world media ecosystem of Condé Nast Traveler is anticipated to offer a big increase to town’s tourism attraction. Beyond enhancing its credibility as a journey vacation spot, the popularity might additionally assist appeal to high-end tourism companies and encourage greater spending by worldwide guests.
Alongside Hanoi, a number of famend cities have been included on the record, equivalent to Amsterdam within the Netherlands, Barcelona in Spain, Copenhagen in Denmark, Paris in France, New York within the U.S., Cape Town in South Africa, Kyoto in Japan, and Luang Prabang in Laos.
Earlier, Hanoi tourism additionally made a robust impression in a number of classes of the Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best Destinations 2026 awards introduced by Tripadvisor.
The Vietnamese capital was honored in 4 classes: Top 25 Best Destinations within the World (fourth place), Top 25 Best Cultural Destinations (seventh), Top 25 Best Solo Travel Destinations (seventh), and Top 25 Best Food Destinations (eleventh).