TTLV: Research on minimizing the seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

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. Decision on student admission No. 3215/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 31, 2014, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:"Research on reducing the seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son"

8. Major: Tourism Code: Pilot Training Program

9. Scientific supervisor:Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuc, Head of the Tourism Department, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Based on the current situation of seasonality and identifying the main factors causing tourism seasonality in Sam Son, this study aims to highlight its impact on Sam Son's tourism activities. The author proposes several solutions to minimize the negative impacts of seasonality on Sam Son's tourism, moving towards sustainable tourism development. This will help the Sam Son tourism industry leverage its potential and advantages to develop year-round tourism in the future.

In summary: This thesis has contributed to affirming the role and importance of exploiting the tourism development potential of Sam Son. It analyzes and provides objective assessments of the negative impacts of seasonality on Sam Son's tourism activities, particularly emphasizing the negative impacts of seasonality on tourism management and business efficiency, on tourism resources and the environment, and on tourists. It identifies the advantages and disadvantages in the development of Sam Son tourism. Based on this, the thesis proposes several groups of solutions and recommendations to minimize the negative impacts of seasonality on Sam Son's tourism activities.

11. Practical applications:

The solutions presented in this thesis have high practical applicability. Recognizing the urgent need to research ways to mitigate the seasonality of tourism activities in Sam Son for the development of year-round tourism, implementing these solutions effectively will maintain tourism resources and ensure the sustainable development of tourism in Sam Son in particular and Thanh Hoa in general.

12. Future research directions: None

13. The published works related to the thesis:

Article: Sam Son Tourism Seeks Solutions to Break the "Monoculture" Struggle - Vietnam Tourism Magazine, November 2016 Issue (article approved for publication 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