Title: Sustainability of tourism development in Vietnam's coastal provinces

Authors: Nguyen Hoang Tien; Phan Quan Viet; Nguyen Minh Duc; Vo Thi Tam

Addresses: Saigon International University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ' Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ' Van Hien University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam ' Phu Yen University, Tuy Hòa, Vietnam

Abstract: This article presents achievements and limitations related to sustainable tourism development in coastal provinces of Vietnam. Through the research process, this study found that sustainable tourism development had many positive benefits for a variety of stakeholders, including community, local government, cultural and natural environment and the tourists. Although the principles of sustainable tourism development are beneficial, their implementation is an enormously difficult task due to the prevailing socio-economic context, political conditions and institutional settings in the developing world. This article assesses the current status of sustainable tourism development in coastal provinces of Vietnam, reflecting gap between the policy planning and its implementation towards that end. On that basis and based on so far achieved successes and limitations, we propose preliminary solutions for ecotourism and cultural tourism development as ways of reaching sustainability.

Keywords: sustainable development; tourism; coastal provinces; Vietnam.

DOI: 10.1504/WREMSD.2021.117443

World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2021 Vol.17 No.5, pp.579 - 598

Received: 02 Apr 2020
Accepted: 17 Apr 2020
Published online: 07 Sep 2021 *

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