Hanoi ranked after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo. In 2016, the Vietnamese capital welcomed 2.94 million overnight visitors whose total spending reached 1.1 billion USD.
Ho Chi Minh City ranked 15th in the global list with foreign arrivals, up 11.1% on average since 2009.
The survey, which ranked 132 cities, found that travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region including Vietnam were showing no signs of slowing down, with the region dominating visitor arrivals once again.
