The travel website has selected Ha Noi as one of 10 major cities in the world having the cheapest room service. The other cities are Tunis, Tunisia; Cape Town, South Africa; Budapest, Hungary; Prague, Czech Republic; and Marrakech, Morocco.

In another development, a British tour guidebook, The Rough Guide, listed Viet Nam as one of 15 countries having the most attractive cuisine culture. The other countries are Italy, Thailand, India and Japan. — VNS