Hanoi named World's Top Solo Travel Destination

Hanoi,the capital of Vietnam, has topped a list of the world's best cities for solo travel, while Ho Chi Minh City ranks sixth, according to a report by U.K.-based adventure travel company Explore Worldwide. By analyzing Google search data from the last two years, the company has determined the places that are seeing the biggest boosts in solo travel online searches.

Hanoi saw a 946% rise in year-on-year solo travel searches. Ho Chi Minh City ranked sixth with a solo travel search increase of 480%. The rest of the top 10 were Kuala Lumpur, Perth, Singapore, and Sydney. Hanoi received 1.5 million foreign tourists last year, just over a quarter of 2019. The capital plans to attract 3 million foreign tourists this year.