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Title:
Factors Affecting Green Tourism Destination Development in Vietnam: Case Study of Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province

Authors:
Nga Nguyen Thi Phuong and Phan Trinh Thi

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Nga Nguyen Thi Phuong1 and Phan Trinh Thi2
1. Factly of Economic and Management – Thuy Loi University, Vietnam
2. Faculty of Social Science, Hong Duc University, Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
1. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6296-752X
2. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2599-5123

MLA 8
Phuong, Nga Nguyen Thi, and Phan Trinh Thi. "Factors Affecting Green Tourism Destination Development in Vietnam: Case Study of Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4777-4788, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.047. Accessed Oct. 2024.
APA 6
Phuong, N., & Thi, P. (2024, October). Factors Affecting Green Tourism Destination Development in Vietnam: Case Study of Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4777-4788. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.047
Chicago
Phuong, Nga Nguyen Thi, and Phan Trinh Thi. "Factors Affecting Green Tourism Destination Development in Vietnam: Case Study of Sapa Town, Lao Cai Province." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4777-4788. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.047.

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ABSTRACT:
The main aim of this research is to evaluate and analyze factors affecting green tourism destination development in Vietnam from surveys for the case of Sa Pa town, Lao Cao province. The study conducted a survey of 91 green destination managers and green hotel managers in Vietnamese cities (65 votes) and Sa Pa (26 votes). The collected data is statistically descriptive and analyzed to check the influence of factors in 3 groups (natural tourism resources, cultural tourism resources, green tourism development policies at the locality). method) to develop green destinations. The results show that green tourism destination development is greatly influenced by the resource characteristics of each destination, thereby creating appropriate green tourism destination development policies and ensuring the sustainability of the destination.

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