TTLV: Current situation and solutions for tourism development at some Mother Goddess worship sites in Hanoi

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Pham Minh Nguyet 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 6, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize students No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title: The current situation and solutions for tourism development at some Mother Goddess worship sites in Hanoi

8. Major: Tourism Studies (Pilot Training Program)

9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Pham Le Thao, Travel Department – ​​Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- The thesis has systematized the theoretical basis of tourism issues and the worship of Mother Goddesses, providing a foundation for identifying the exploitable values ​​of the Mother Goddess worship for tourism purposes.

- Analyzing and evaluating the current state of exploitation of values ​​for tourism development at: Dam Temple, Lo Temple, Ba Kieu Temple, Tay Ho Palace, Women's Museum, Ethnographic Museum, and some temples with Mother Goddess altars in Hanoi.

- Propose solutions to enhance the exploitation of the values ​​of Mother Goddess worship sites in Hanoi for tourism development.

11. Practical applications: Serving as a reference document in research on subjects related to the Mother Goddess worship culture, tourism guidance, and tourism. Contributing to improving the quality of tours that include attractions related to these unique religious sites.

12. Future research directions: None

13. The published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Pham Minh Nguyet .... 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 6, 1976 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated December 12, 2012 by the Principal of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University – Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Situations and Solutions for tourism development at some places which have Mother worshiping belief in Hanoi.

8. Major: Tourism

9. Code: Pilot training program

10. Supervisors: PhD. Pham Le Thao, Deputy Director, Travel Industry Management Department, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Thesis systematized theoretical basis on issues of tourism and religious worship as a basis for determining the values ​​which could be exploited for serving tourism of Mother worshiping belief in Hanoi

- Analyze and assess situation of values ​​exploiting which serve for tourism development at Dam Temple, Lo (or Dai Lo) Temple, Tay Ho Palace, Vietnamese women's Museum, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, and some pagodas with Mother altar in Hanoi.

- Provide recommendations in order to exploit the values ​​of the places of Mother worshiping belief in Hanoi for developing tourism.

12. Practical applicability, if any: as reference in researching subjects related to Mother worshiping belief, guiding tour, tourists. Thesis contributes to improving the quality of tours which has tourist attractions related to this specific belief.

13. Further research directions, if any: None

14. Thesis-related publications:None