TTLV: Sustainable tourism development in Hon Tam, Nha Trang

1. Student's full name: NGUYEN THI HOANG SA 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 13, 1983

4. Place of birth: Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 1698/QD-XHNV dated July 11, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process: Extend the study period by 01 year

7. Thesis topic: “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN HON TAM, NHA TRANG”

8. Major: Tourism; Code: 8810101

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. TRAN THI MAI HOA - Lecturer, Faculty of Tourism, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

Firstly, based on an overview of relevant documents, especially global criteria for sustainable tourism development, the thesis has built a system of appropriate criteria to evaluate sustainable sea and island tourism activities with four main pillars: management, economy, environment and socio-culture.

Second, the thesis has built a scale of criteria to evaluate the sustainability of Hon Tam tourism. This evaluation model can be applied to evaluate the sustainability of island tourism activities in Nha Trang Bay in particular and Vietnam's island tourism in general.

Third, based on the survey results, the thesis has provided objective assessments of the current status of tourism activities on Hon Tam Island (both positive and negative) and pointed out the causes of those results.

Fourth, the thesis has proposed some basic orientations for sustainable tourism development in Hon Tam. These orientations can also be good suggestions for sustainable tourism development on other islands.

11. Practical application (if any)

It is a good reference document for the management board of MerPerle Hon Tam Company in business development strategy and for state management agencies in managing the orientation of sustainable development of Nha Trang island tourism.

12. Further research directions

Apply and develop criteria for evaluation for other islands, thereby drawing a general model for planning sustainable tourism development of islands in Nha Trang Bay.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: NGUYEN THI HOANG SA

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: 13^thApril, 1983.

4. Place of birth: Khanh Hoa Province

5. Admission decision number: 1698/QD-XHNV Dated 11^thJuly, 2017

6. Changes in academic process: Extend to 1 year

7. Official thesis title: “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT HON ​​TAM, NHA TRANG”

8. Major: Tourism Code: TD

9. Scientific Supervisors: Ph.D. Tran Thi Mai Hoa - Faculty of Tourism Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Firstly, based on the overview of related documents, especially the global criteria for sustainable tourism development, the thesis has built an appropriate criteria system to evaluate sustainable sea and island tourism activities with four pillars of management, economy, environment and socio-culture.

Secondly, the thesis has built a scale to evalute the sustainability of Hon Tam Tourism. This evaluation model can be applied to assess the sustainability of sea and island tourism activities in Nha Trang Bay in particular, Vietnam sea and island tourism in general.

Thirdly, based on the results of the survey, the thesis gave an abjective assessment of the current situation of tourism activities on Hon Tam Island (both positive and negative) and pointed out the causes of those results.

Fourthly, the thesis proposes a number of basic orientations for the development of Hon Tam may also be good suggestions for the development of tourism on other island towards sustainability.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

It is a good reference for the management of Merperle Hon Tam Company in business development strategy and for the State management orientation of Nha Trang beach tourism in a sustainable manner.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Application and development of criteria to evaluate for other islands from which draws an overview model for planning tourism development of islands in Nha Trang Bay in a sustainable manner.

13. Thesis-related publications: No