TTLV: Research on reducing seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Trinh Thi Thu Thuong                   

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: May 12, 1987

4. Place of birth: Ha Trung, Thanh Hoa

5. Student recognition decision No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:“Research on reducing seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son”

8. Major: Tourism Code: Pilot training program

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuc, Head of Tourism Faculty, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism

10. Summary of thesis results:

Based on the current situation of seasonality and identifying the main factors causing tourism seasonality in Sam Son to point out its impacts on Sam Son tourism activities. The author of the topic has proposed a number of solutions to minimize the negative impacts of seasonality on Sam Son tourism activities, towards sustainable tourism development. Thereby helping Sam Son tourism industry to promote its potentials and advantages to develop four-season tourism in the future.

Summary: The thesis has contributed to affirming the role and importance of exploiting the potential for tourism development in Sam Son. Analyzing and providing objective assessments of the negative impacts of seasonality on tourism activities in Sam Son, especially emphasizing the negative impacts of seasonality on the organization and management of tourism business, on tourism resources and environment and on tourists. Identifying the advantages and disadvantages in developing tourism in Sam Son. On that basis, the thesis has proposed a number of groups of solutions and recommendations to minimize the negative impacts of seasonality on tourism activities in Sam Son.

11. Practical application:

The solutions proposed in the thesis have high applicability in practice. Realizing the urgency of researching to reduce the seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son for the development of four-season tourism. Implementing these solutions well will maintain tourism resources and ensure the sustainable development of Sam Son tourism in particular and Thanh Hoa in general.

12. Further research directions: None

13. The published works related to the thesis:

Article: Sam Son tourism seeks solutions to break the "monoculture" situation - Vietnam Tourism Magazine, November 2016 issue (the article was approved by the Magazine to be published in the November 2016 issue).

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Trinh Thi Thu Thuong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: May 12, 1987 4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa provine

5. Admission decision number: 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31^st, 2014 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: The study on reducing the seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son

8. Major: Tourism studies Code:

9. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuc, lecturer of Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Thanh Hoa.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Based on the actual seasonality of tourism activities and identify the seasonality of the major factors causing seasonality in Sam Son Tourism to show its impacts on Sam Son tourism activities. The author of the thesis has given some solutions to mitigate the negative impact of seasonality to Sam Son tourism activities for the sustainable tourism development. Thereby, the thesis also aims at promoting the potential and advantages to develop four seasons tourism in the future.

To sum up, the thesis has contributed to affirm the role, the importance of exploiting the potential for the development of Sam Son tourism. Analyzing and objective giving assessments of the negative impact of seasonality to Sam Son tourism activities, especially emphasizing the negative impact of seasonality on the organization of effective management and business tourism, resources, tourism environment and tourists. Thus, we can draw the advantages and disadvantages to developing Sam Son tourism. On that basis, the thesis has proposed several solutions and petitions in order to minimize the negative impacts of seasonality to Sam Son tourism activities.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis offers a high applicability in practice. It also recognizes the urgency to reduce the seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son for the development of four seasons tourism. Good implementation of these solutions will sustain tourism resources and ensure the sustainable development of Sam Son tourism in particular and Thanh Hoa in general.

12. Further research directions, if any: None

13. Thesis-related publications:

Sam Son tourism finding solutions to break the "monoculture" - Vietnam Tourism Magazines – Published on November, 2016