THESIS INFORMATION
COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN AREA OF THANH HOA PROVINCE
1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Lan
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: October 4, 1988
4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa
5. Decision to recognize student No. 2119 November 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Thesis topic: Community-based tourism development in the western region of Thanh Hoa province
7. Major: Tourism Studies
8. Scientific instructor:Dr. Tran Thi Mai Hoa
9. Summary of thesis results:
- Overview of theoretical and practical basis for developing DLDVCĐ.
- System of conditions for developing community-based tourism in the western region of Thanh Hoa province.
- Investigate and evaluate the current status of community-based tourism development at some typical locations (Ben En National Park, Pu Luong Nature Reserve, Cam Luong tourist area).
- Develop short-term and long-term solutions for community-based tourism development in the West of Thanh Hoa.
- Propose recommendations to support the development of DLDVCĐ locally.
10. Practical application:
- This study may have contributed to the planning of tourism policies of the province, especially in preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic minorities in the Western region to support community tourism activities for local socio-economic development.
- The proposed solutions can be applied to orient tourism development in the region in the coming time.
- The work is a valuable reference source for related sciences.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
COMMUNITY – BASED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE WESTERN REGION OF THANH HOA PROVICE
1. Full name:Nguyen Thi Lan.
2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: OCT, 4th, 1988
4. Place of birth: Thanh Hoa
5. Admission decision number: 2119/2011/QD/XHNV Dated: Nov,1th, 2011
By rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6. Official thesis title: “Community – based tourism development in the western region of Thanh Hoa province”.
7. Major: Faculties of Tourism Studies; Code: Pilot education program
8. Supervisor:Tran Thi Mai Hoa Ph.D
9. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- Making literature review on community – based tourism development
- Outlining conditions for development of CBT in the western region of Thanh Hoa province.
- Investigating current situation of CBT in Ben En National Park, Pu Luong Natural Protected Area and Cam Luong tourism site; providing overall assessment on CBT of the research area.
- Seggesting short – term and long – term solutions for CBT development in the western region of Thanh Hoa provice.
- Making recommendations to support CBT development of the research area.
10. Practical applicability, if any:
- This research contributes to the toursim policy – making, with a view to especially in preservation and promotion of the cultural identity of ethnic regions in the western region, in order to support community tourism and develop economic - local society.
- The solutions given could be applied for tourism development of the region in the future.
- The thesis is a source of reference value for related scientific researches.
