SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LY SON ISLAND DISTRICT, QUANG NGAI PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Nguyen Thanh Tuong

Abstract


Through research and assessment on the level of sustainable development, it can be seen that tourism activities in Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai province, Vietnam have been developing in a sustainable direction. This sustainability is fully demonstrated through economic, social and environmental aspects... The aggregate score on three economic, social and environmental domains is quite high, with a given score compared to the maximum score percentage of 68.8%, 70.8% and 62.8% respectively. Thus, it can be affirmed that tourism in Ly Son island district, Quang Ngai province, Vietnam is quite sustainable. However, tourism activities here in the process of development also reveal some potential risks of unsustainability. These risks need to be overcome for tourism activities in Ly Son island district to become a bright spot in tourism development in the sea and island area of Vietnam.


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Sustainable tourism develepment, tourism activities, Ly Son island district.

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