TTLV: Research on the development of traditional festival tourism in Khanh Hoa

1. Student's full name: Truong Thi Xuan Nhi 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: November 5, 1986

4. Place of birth: Ninh Hoa – Khanh Hoa

5. Decision to recognize trainees No.: 1698/QD-XHNV dated: 11/07/2017

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

6. Changes in the training process: Extending the study period by 1 year.

7. Thesis title: Research on the development of traditional festival tourism in Khanh Hoa

8. Major: Tourism; Code: TD

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Vu Anh Tu – Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The thesis "Research on the Development of Traditional Festival Tourism in Khanh Hoa" yielded the following results:

• The thesis has initially systematized the research problem and summarized some related concepts.such as festivals, traditional festivals, festival tourism, the role of festivals in tourism development.asPrinciples of festival tourism development, content of exploiting festivals for tourism purposes....
• This study provides an overview of the natural and human conditions for tourism development in Khanh Hoa province, as well as the potential and current state of exploiting traditional festival tourism in Khanh Hoa province, especially during the three years from 2017 to 2019.
• Based on practical surveys, both qualitative and quantitative, as well as a synthesis of available sources, this thesis analyzes and evaluates the participation of tourists in festival tourism, the organizational work of businesses in the province, and the management of traditional festival tourism activities by competent authorities. From this, it highlights the achievements and weaknesses that need to be addressed in the development of traditional festival tourism in Khanh Hoa.
• Based on the current state of development of traditional festival tourism and the development orientation of this type of tourism in Khanh Hoa, this thesis has initially proposed several groups of solutions to overcome weaknesses and promote strengths in organizing traditional festival tourism activities in Khanh Hoa.

11. Practical applications:

• This thesis serves as a reference document for tourism businesses operating in Khanh Hoa province in particular, as well as tourism businesses exploiting tourism products in Khanh Hoa in general.
• This thesis serves as a valuable reference for policy planning in tourism development and the preservation and promotion of traditional cultural values ​​in socio-economic development at the local level.
• This thesis serves as a reference for teaching and learning about tourism at educational institutions.

12. Future research directions:

13. The published works related to the thesis:

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Truong Thi Xuan Nhi 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 5^thNovember 1986 4. Place of birth: Ninh Hoa – Khanh Hoa

5. Admission decision number: 1698/QD-XHNV Dated on 11st July 2017 by The Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University (VNU - USSH)

6. Changes in academic process: Extend to 1 year

7. Official thesis title: Researching for developing traditional festival tourism in Khanh Hoa province

8. Major: Tourism Code: TD

9. Supervisors: Ph.D. Vu Anh Tu – Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Art Studies

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- The thesis has systematized research issues, generalized some related concepts such as festivals, traditional festivals, festive tourism, and the role of festivals in tourism development, the principles of developing festive tourism, content of exploiting festivals in tourism, ...

- Overview of the natural and cultural conditions for tourism development of Khanh Hoa, of potential and reality of tourism exploitation of traditional festivals in Khanh Hoa in 3 years 2017-2019

- Based on the practical surveys on both qualitative and quantitative and synthesis of available data, the thesis analyzes and evaluates the participation in traditional tourism festivals by tourists, on the organization of the tourism businesses in the province, on the management of authorities for the traditional festival tourism, from there, point the achieved results and weaknesses to be overcome in the development of traditional festival tourism in Khanh Hoa.

- Based on the actual development of traditional festival tourism as well as the development orientation of this type of tourism in Khanh Hoa, the thesis proposes the groups of solution to overcome weaknesses, to promote strengths in the organization of traditional festival tourism activities.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

- The thesis is used as a reference for tourism businesses in the area of ​​Khanh Hoa province in particular as well as tourism businesses exploiting tourism products in Khanh Hoa in general.

- The thesis has a reference meaning for the policy making of tourism development, conservation and promoting traditional cultural values ​​in the development of economy and society in Khanh Hoa

- The thesis is a monograph for tourism-hotel teaching, learning and scientific research in our educational school.

12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications: