We worked out why so many restaurants in Vietnam have great reviews
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-01 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Travel / Travel news
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Technology & AI, Family, World News
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We’ve just returned from a short, but delightful family holiday to Vietnam. Two occurrences on the trip did cause wry smiles. After a couple of good, but not great, meals in Hoi An (a Google score of 4.9 based on 2500-plus reviews, hello?), we twigged that many Vietnamese restaurants and hotels are cleverly gaming the Google review system by incentivising customers.
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