TTLV: Assessment of tourism capacity in Cat Ba Archipelago

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Do Hue Chi 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 19, 2001

4. Place of birth: Viet Thuan, Vu Thu, Thai Binh Province

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 5626/QD-XHNV dated December 29, 2023 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: Assessment of tourism capacity in Cat Ba Archipelago

8. Major: Tourism Studies; Code: 8810101.01

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Quang Anh, Faculty of Tourism Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the results of the thesis: The thesis has comprehensively assessed the tourism capacity in Cat Ba in three aspects: physical, psychological and management, indicating that the destination is under obvious overload pressure, especially during the peak season. The regression results determine the threshold of visitors that begins to cause a feeling of overload, while also showing that management capacity is still limited in the environmental field.

11. Practical applicability: Has high practical value for planning, controlling the number of visitors and designing sustainable tourism development policies.

12. Further research directions: None

13. Those works published are related to the thesis: “Assessment of Tourism Capacity Assessment of Beaches for Sustainable Tourism Development Management in Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago, Vietnam” at the International Tourism Conference ICMR 2024

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Do Hue Chi 2. Sex: Femal

3. Date of birth: 19/09/2001

4. Place of birth: Viet Thuan, Vu Thu, Thai Binh Province

5. Admission decision number: 5626/QD-XHNV Dated: 29 Demcember, 2023

6. Changes in academic process:None

7. Official thesis title: Assessment of tourism capacity in Cat Ba Archipelago

8. Major: Tourism 9. Code: 8810101.01

10. Supervisors: PhD. Nguyen Quang Anh, Faculty of Tourism Studies, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis provides a comprehensive assessment of tourism carrying capacity in Cat Ba across three dimensions: physical, psychological, and management. It reveals that the destination is under significant overload pressure, especially during peak seasons. The regression results identify the threshold at which tourists begin to perceive overcrowding and highlight limitations in management capacity, particularly in the environmental domain.

12. Practical applicability, if any: It has high practical value for planning, visitor flow control, and designing sustainable tourism development policies.

13. Further research directions, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications: “Assessment of tourism carrying capacity of beaches for managing sustainable tourism development in Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago, Vietnam” at the ICMR 2024