Ho Chi Minh City among 12 must-visit-cities in 2019

The city was described as a lively and cost-saving destination with plenty of delicious street food and icy milk coffee. Ho Chi Minh City ranks 4th on the list which also includes many famous cities such as Cape Town, South Africa; Lima, Peru; and Istanbul, Turkey.

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Formerly Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam and recently welcomed its 7 millionth foreign visitor of the year. The local tourism sector has seen annual growth of roughly 15 per cent over recent years.

It is accelerating the implementation of its tourism development strategy, focusing on sustainable and green tourism in connection with environmental protection, and technological applications for tourism development. It has set targets of expanding tourism growth by between 15 and 20 per cent in 2019 and welcoming 8-8.5 million foreign holidaymakers.