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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Travel
Isabella Lee

Why it seems like everyone in Australia is travelling to Vietnam

Tourists video a train travelling through a tiny street in Hanoi
Experts say there is strong alignment between what Australian tourists want and what Vietnam offers. Photograph: UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Georgia Quinn is adamant that Vietnam has been slept on as a holiday destination. The lifestyle-based content creator says she has loved the country since she first visited as a backpacker 15 years ago. “It wasn’t off the beaten path but it definitely wasn’t as popular as, say, Thailand or Bali,” she says.

That’s changing.

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