ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MANG DEN TOWN, KON PLONG DISTRICT, KON TUM PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Autores

  • Ly My Tien Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Thi Be Ba Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Thi Huynh Phuong Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Le Thi To Quyen Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Huynh Y Tour Guide, Can Tho City, Vietnam
  • Thai Cong Dan Senior Lecturer, Dr., School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejsss.v9i3.1604

Palavras-chave:

current situation of tourism development, Mang Den Town, Kon Tum Province, tourism potentials

Resumo

This study surveyed 120 domestic tourists in Mang Den Town, using the convenience sampling method. The method used to analyze primary data was descriptive statistics. The research results have proposed six factors to evaluate the current situation of tourism development in Mang Den Town, Kon Plong District, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam including: (1) Quality of tourism services and tourism resources; (2) Perceived prices; (3) Human resources; (4) Security, order, and safety; (5) Quality of tourism services and tourism infrastructure; (6) and Tourism resources and perceived prices, in which "Human resources" is the factor that has the strongest impact on the current situations of tourism development in Mang Den Town. Through research results, the article has proposed some solutions to develop tourism in Mang Den Town more effectively in the future.

 

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Biografias do Autor

  • Ly My Tien, Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Ly My Tien is currently a lecturer at DoHGT, SSSH, CTU, Vietnam. The main research interests are tourism teaching and learning, tourism and hospitality issues, tourism case-studies, and tourism project management nationwide and worldwide as well. Correspondence email: lmtien@ctu.edu.vn.

  • Nguyen Thi Be Ba, Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Le Thi To Quyen is currently a lecturer at DoHGT, SSSH, CTU, Vietnam. The main research interests are tourism teaching and learning, tourism and hospitality issues, tourism case-studies, and tourism project management nationwide and worldwide as well.

  • Nguyen Thi Huynh Phuong, Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thi Huynh Phuong is currently a lecturer at DoHGT, SSSH, CTU, Vietnam. The main research interests are tourism teaching and learning, tourism and hospitality issues, tourism case-studies, and tourism project management nationwide and worldwide as well.

  • Le Thi To Quyen, Department of History-Geography-Tourism, School of Social Sciences & Humanities, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thi Be Ba, a chairwoman of Department of History-Geography-Tourism (DoHGT), School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSSH), Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam, has held her doctoral degree. Her main interests are tourism teaching and learning, tourism and hospitality aspects, community-based tourism, and ecotourism development. She can be reached at ntbba@ctu.edu.vn.

  • Nguyen Huynh Y, Tour Guide, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Ms. Nguyen Huynh Y, tour guide, in Can Tho City, Vietnam. Her interests are tour guide skills, tourism and travel management, and professional development.

  • Thai Cong Dan, Senior Lecturer, Dr., School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University, Can Tho City, Vietnam

    Mr. Thai Cong Dan, senior English lecturer, School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University (CTU), Vietnam, is currently both a lecturer in English and an expert in Tourism. He has held his PhD at Naresuan University, Thailand since 2010 in Educational Administration (English program). He got his MA in Cultural Aspects and Literature from University of Notre Dame du Lac, Indiana, USA in 1999. His main research interests are TEF/TESOL issues, intercultural communication, high school and higher education levels in English learning and teaching, English program management, curriculum design, testing and evaluation, professional development, educational administration, and ESP for Tourism, Political Education. He can be reached at tcdan@ctu.edu.vn.

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Publicado

2023-12-04

Edição

Vol. 9 N.º 3 (2023)

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