TTLV: Research on tourism development combined with volunteer activities in Ho Chi Minh City

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Tran Cong Danh 2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: 09 – 07 – 1975

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2799/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28,

2012 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: Research on tourism development combined with volunteer activities

in Ho Chi Minh City

8. Major: Tourism Studies; Code: Pilot Training Program

9. Scientific instructor: Associate Professor, Dr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director, Department of Training, Ministry

Culture, Sports and Tourism

10. Summary of the results of the thesis: In addition to the introduction, table of contents, list of references

Table, conclusion, references and appendix, the main content of the thesis consists of 3 chapters.

The thesis has focused on implementing and achieving the following basic results:

- Overview of theoretical basis and overview of types of tourism in general and tourism in particular.

- Analyze tourism development conditions to develop volunteer tourism in

Ho Chi Minh City.

- Analysis of the current status of volunteer tourism development in Ho Chi Minh City

- Propose solutions to develop volunteer tourism into a type of tourism combined with

Volunteer activities in Ho Chi Minh City.

11. Practical applicability: The thesis can be used as a reference for cadres.

Ministry, experts of state management agencies on tourism at all levels of the city, companies

tourism, travel, tourism students...

12. Further research directions: this topic can be developed for further research.

planning new types of tourism, promoting specialized types of tourism such as tourism

Poverty reduction and responsible tourism programs in Ho Chi Minh City and other destinations

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Cong Danh 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: July 09th 1975 4. Place of birth: Long An province

5. Admission decision number: 2799/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated: December, 28th 2012,

by Director of University of social sciences and humanities, Vietnam National University,

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Research on associated with volunteer activities tourism

development in Ho Chi Minh City

8. Major: Tourism 9. Code: Pilot training program

10. Supervisors: Asso. Prof. Dr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Chief of Department of Training,

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: besides the introduction, table of contents, list

of tables, conclusions, references and appendices, the main contents of thesis consist of

three chapters. Thesis has focused on implementing and achieving the basic results:

- Overview of rationale and overview of the types of tourism in general and volunteer

- Analysis of the conditions for tourism development and development volunteer tourism

- Analysis of the current situation of tourism development in general and volunteer

tourism in Ho Chi Minh City in particular in the period from 2008 to 2013.

- Pointed out the ways to develop volunteer tourism become one characteristic forms of

Ho Chi Minh city tourism.

12. Practical applicability, if any: Thesis may be the reference for staffs, experts of

government management on tourism in Ho Chi Minh city, travel agencies, tourist

companies and tourism students…

13. Further research directions, if any: The thesis can be further studied in the direction of

tourism territory planning, create new forms of tourism, promote tourism as tourism

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thematic poverty reduction, responsible tourism ... in Ho Chi Minh city and other tourist

14. Thesis-related publications: No