TTLV: Restoring traditional festivals to serve tourism development (Case study of Tich Dien Doi Son festival and Tran Thuong temple festival, Ha Nam province).

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name: Ho Thi Phuong Thuy 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 6, 1985 4. Place of birth: Nghe An

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 28, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic: Restoring traditional festivals to serve tourism development (Case study of Tich Dien Doi Son festival and Tran Thuong temple festival, Ha Nam province).

8. Major: Tourism Studies; Code:

9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Hong Quang, Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts.

10. Summary of thesis results:

- The thesis provides an important theoretical basis to clarify the role of festival heritage in tourism development.

- From the process of restoring traditional festivals, the thesis gives an assessment and comments on the restoration process. The achievements and limitations, the causes for the process of restoring traditional festivals to develop tourism.

- Propose directions, solutions and some recommendations to develop tourism based on cultural potential.

11. Practical applicability: the thesis can be used as a reference for organizations, businesses, and individuals interested in researching the restoration of traditional festivals.

12. Further research directions: Conduct more in-depth research on the process of restoring traditional festivals to turn traditional festivals into truly practical human resources for tourism. Replicating the model so that more and more traditional festivals are restored to meet the aspirations of the people as well as tourism managers and businesses.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Ho Thi Phuong Thuy 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 6^thMarch, 1985 4. Place of birth: Nghe An

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated 18^thDecember, 2012 University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: Recovery traditional festivals for the development of tourism (case study Tich Dien Doi Son festival and Tran Thuong Temple Festival, Ha Nam province).

8. Major: Faculty of tourism study 9. Code:

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luong Hong Quang - Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts studies (VICAS)

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- This thesis provides an important theoretical basis in order to clarify the role of heritage festivals for tourism development.

- From the resurrection of traditional festivals thesis presents an evaluation, to comment on the process of reconstruction. The achievements and limitations, reasons for the traditional festivals to develop tourism.

- Give direction, solutions and recommendations for the development of tourism based on cultural potential.

12. Practical applicability: thesis can reference for organizations, businesses and individuals interested in the study of traditional festivals reconstruction

13. Further research directions: More in-depth study of the reconstruction process in order to bring the traditional festivals into human resources really practical for Tourism. Replicaable model to more traditional festivals were restored meet feelings and aspirations of the people as well as managers and business tourism.