Information about the thesis "Research on the Development of 'Visiting Former Battlefields' Tourism in Quang Tri" by graduate student Le Ho Quoc Khanh, majoring in Tourism Studies.1. Student's Full Name: Le Ho Quoc Khanh 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: September 2, 1961 4. Place of Birth: Lai Chau 5. Decision No. 1539/2009/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH, dated October 16, 2009, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student as a postgraduate student. 6. Changes during the training process: (None) 7. Thesis Title: Research on the Development of "Visiting Former Battlefields" Tourism in Quang Tri 8. Specialization: Tourism Studies 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Mai Ha Phuong - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture 10. Summary of the thesis results: The Master's thesis in Tourism Studies with the topic: "Research on the development of 'Visiting the Old Battlefields' tourism in Quang Tri" has achieved the following results: 1. Overview of some issues on the theoretical and practical basis of developing "Visiting the Old Battlefields" tourism. This is an important type of tourism with great significance in economic, cultural, political, social, and educational aspects. Based on the theory of tourism development in general, the thesis has focused on analyzing some key factors affecting the development of "Visiting the Old Battlefields" tourism: Tourism resources; Social needs; Tourism human resources; Infrastructure and technical facilities; and Policies on investment and tourism development. 2. Based on local practical research, the thesis has clarified the potential strengths of Quang Tri province in developing tourism in general and "Visiting the Old Battlefields" tourism in particular. However, currently, the development of this type of tourism is not commensurate with its existing potential and has not met the growing needs of society. The thesis has scientifically analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of "Visiting the Old Battlefields" tourism in Quang Tri province to propose directions and comprehensive solutions for the future development of "Visiting the Old Battlefields" tourism in Quang Tri province. 3. The thesis has made the following recommendations: To develop "Visiting the Old Battlefields" tourism in Quang Tri province, the locality needs to implement comprehensive solutions in the following areas: Building and diversifying tourism products; Exploiting the unique tourism resources of this type of tourism effectively and comprehensively; Strengthen investment in upgrading and building tourism infrastructure and technical facilities; Conduct comprehensive research to develop effective market strategies; Focus on training a sufficient and high-quality tourism workforce; Promote the socialization of investment in tourism development; Innovate and enhance the effectiveness of tourism management and operation. 11. Practical application potential: (if any) The "Visiting former battlefields" tourism model can be applied to localities with similar conditions to Quang Tri province.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Quoc Khanh Le Ho. 2. Sex: Male. 3. Date of birth: September 02, 1961. 4. Place of birth: Lai Chau. 5. Admission decision number: 1539/2009/QD–XHNV-KH&SĐH. Dated: October 16. 2009 signed by the rector of HCM University of Social Sciences & Humanities. 6. Changes in academic process: None. 7. Official thesis title: Research on the tourist development “Visiting the battle field in the past” in Quang Tri. 8. Major: Tourism 9. Code: None 10. Supervisor: Phuong Mai Ha – Vice Dean of the Tourist faculty, HCM University of Culture. 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The Master's thesis in Tourism on the topic of “Research on the tourist development “Visiting the battle field in the past” in Quang Tri” achieved some results: 1. A comprehensive report on the basis of argument and the reality to develop the tourist type “Visiting the battle field in the past”. This is an important tourist type and has the great significance of economics, culture, social fields and education. On the basis of argument for the general tourist development, some main factors of the thesis “Visiting the battle field in the past” are: the tourist assets; the social needs; the Human resources in Tourism; the infrastructure system and facilities; the techniques and policies of investment and tourist development. 2. On the basis of studying the local reality, the thesis cites the potentiality of Quang Tri in the tourist development in general and the tourist type “Visiting the battle field in the past” in particular. However, the development of this tourist type has not been appropriate with its existing potentiality up to now, and it has not satisfied the increasingly growing requirements of society. The thesis analyzed scientifically the strong point, the weak point, the opportunities, and the challenges to the tourist activities of the “Visiting the battle field in the past” in Quang Tri, and then it suggested the synchronized orientations to develop the tourist type “Visiting the battle field in the past” in Quang Tri in the future. 3. The thesis has offered some suggestions: To develop the tourist type “Visiting the battle field in the past” in Quang Tri, the local authority should implement the major solutions in the synchronized process as follows: Building and diversifying the tourist products; Exploiting the distinctive tourist assets of this tourist type effectively; Boosting the upgraded investment and and building the infrastructure system and facilities – The tourist techniques; Doing the cumulative research in order to get the market strategy effectively; Focusing on the Human resources to reach the standard of quantity and quality; Strengthening the socialization of the tourist developing investment; Innovating and enforcing the effect of the tourist management task. 12. Practical applicability, if any: It is possible to develop and apply to the tourist type “Visiting the battle field in the past” in the local regions which has the comparable conditions with Quang Tri province.
