1. Student's name: Nguyen Thu Ha 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: January 7, 1993
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2705/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 24, 2020 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
7. Thesis topic: "Research on weekend tourism development in Ecopark, Hung Yen province"
8. Major: Tourism; Code: 8810101.01
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Vu Manh Ha - Faculty of Tourism Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of thesis results:
The first chapter of the thesis focuses on synthesizing and evaluating the concepts of tourism and weekend tourism; characteristics and roles of weekend tourism as well as analyzing the content of research on weekend tourism development at a tourist destination. The theoretical system of tourism and weekend tourism has been synthesized, inherited and supplemented on the basis of previous studies, and the issues in the thesis are always considered and placed in the context before and during the Covid pandemic. Therefore, the theoretical basis for weekend tourism development at a tourist destination is up-to-date, consistent with the movement and development of the tourism industry. By means of field surveys/field research, collecting and synthesizing documents, in-depth interviews, investigations, questionnaire surveys... the thesis chapter 2 has outlined the process of formation and development of Ecopark urban area with the formation and development of infrastructure, tourism resources here and analysis of the transportation system to the urban area. From there, the author analyzes the current status of weekend tourism development in Ecopark urban area in 2 aspects: (1) Current status of weekend tourism supply development in Ecopark urban area and (2) Current status of increasing weekend tourism demand. The research results show the attractiveness of weekend tourism destinations in Ecopark urban area; infrastructure, technical facilities of weekend tourism destinations in Ecopark urban area; price factors of weekend tourism destinations in Ecopark urban area are all rated by customers at an average score of 4 points (5-point scale). This shows that the attractiveness of weekend tourism destinations in Ecopark urban area has been known to many customers and their services are used. Based on the data and figures collected during the research and practical survey process and based on the content of the province's tourism development plans and plans, the thesis has developed orientations and proposed some recommendations to develop weekend tourism activities in Ecopark, Hung Yen province in the final chapter.
11. Practical applicability: Some contents may be useful for Hung Yen province in researching and developing local tourism as well as providing additional reference materials for weekend tourism development for investors of Ecopark urban area, Hung Yen province.
12. Further research directions: Research on ecotourism development in Ecopark, Hung Yen province.
13. The published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Nguyen Thu Ha 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: January 7th, 1993 4. Place of birth: Hanoi City
5. Admission decision number: 1308/2020/QD-XHNV; Dated: July 24th, 2020 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: “Research on the development of weekend tourism in Ecopark, Hung Yen province”
8. Major: Tourism 9. Code: 8810101.01
10. Supervisors: PhD. Vu Manh Ha - Faculty of Tourism Studies, University of Social sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The first chapter of the thesis focuses on synthesizing and evaluating the concepts of tourism and weekend tourism; characteristics, the role of weekend tourism as well as content analysis of weekend tourism development research in a tourist destination. The theoretical system of tourism and weekend tourism has been synthesized, inherited, and supplemented based on previous studies, and the issues in the thesis are always considered, placed in the previous circumstances and during the Covid pandemic. Therefore, the theoretical basis for the development of weekend tourism in a tourist destination is up-to-date, in line with the movement and development of the tourism industry.
By the method of actual survey/field study, collection, and synthesis of documents, in-depth interviews, independent surveys, surveys by questionnaires, just to indicate a few, the second chapter outlines the process of formation and development of Ecopark urban area with the formation and development of infrastructure, tourism resources here, and analysis of the transportation system to access the urban area. From there, the author analyzes the current situation of weekend tourism development in Ecopark urban area in two aspects: (1) The situation of the development of weekend tourism supply of Ecopark urban area and (2) The situation of increasing tourism demand weekend schedule. Research indicates the attractiveness of weekend tourist destinations in Ecopark urban area; infrastructure, material, and technical facilities of weekend tourist spots in Ecopark urban area; The cost factors of the weekend tourist destination in Ecopark urban area are rated by customers on average at 4 points (out of a 5-point scale). This shows that the weekend attraction in Ecopark urban is familiar and used by many customers.
Based on data and data collected in the process of research, practical survey, and based on the content of tourism development plannings and plans of the province, the thesis has built orientations and proposed some recommendations to develop weekend tourism activities in Ecopark, Hung Yen province in the last chapter.
12. Practical applicability, if any: Some content can be useful for Hung Yen province in researching and developing tourism in the locality as well as providing more references for the weekend tourism development for the investor of Ecopark urban area, Hung Yen province.
13. Further research directions, if any: Research on the development of ecotourism in Ecopark, Hung Yen province.
14. Thesis-related publications:
