Solutions for developing community tourism in Lac Duong district, Lam Dong province

INDEX

COMMITMENT i

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii

SUMMARY iii

ABSTRACT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES x

LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS xi

INTRODUCTION 1

Chapter 1: OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY TOURISM 9

1.1. Overview of theoretical basis 9

1.1.1. Perspectives on community tourism 9

1.1.2. Some basic concepts of community tourism 9

1.1.3. Community tourism development goals 12

1.1.4. Conditions for the formation and development of community tourism 14

1.1.5. Principles of participation in community tourism development 16

1.1.6. Participation of local communities in tourism activities 17

1.2. Current trends in community tourism development 17

1.3. Impact of tourism on the community 18

1.3.1. Positive 18

1.3.2. Negative 20

1.4. Some models of community tourism development in Asia and Vietnam 21

1.4.1. Some models of community tourism development in Asia 21

1.4.1.1. Experience in developing community tourism in Malaysia 21

1.4.1.2. Experience in tourism development in Bali (Indonesia) 22

1.4.2. Some models of community tourism development in Vietnam 23

1.4.2.1. Community tourism in Ha Giang 23

1.4.2.2. Community tourism model in Yen Duc village - Quang Ninh 25

1.4.3. Lessons learned 26

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1. 27

Chapter 2: POTENTIAL AND CURRENT STATUS OF COMMUNITY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LAC DUONG DISTRICT, LAM DONG PROVINCE 28

2.1. Overview of Lac Duong district, Lam Dong province 28

2.2. Natural conditions 31

2.2.1. Geology, geomorphology 31

2.2.2. Soil 32

2.2.3. Climate 32

2.2.4. Minerals 33

2.2.5. Forest resources 33

2.3. Socio-economic conditions 33

2.3.1. Population and labor 33

2.3.1.1 Population 33

2.3.1.2 Labor 34

2.3.2. Current status of economic development 36

2.3.2.1 Technical infrastructure 37

2.3.2.2 Education 38

2.3.2.3 Arts and Culture 39

2.4. Tourism resources 39

2.4.1. Natural tourism resources 39

2.4.2. Human tourism resources 40

2.4.2.1 Cultural heritage 41

2.4.2.2 Folklore Festival 41

2.4.2.3 Traditional crafts 42

2.5. Current status of community tourism exploitation in Lac Duong district 44

2.5.1. Current status of tourism activities in Lac Duong district 44

2.5.1.1 Types of tourism available in Lac Duong district 44

2.5.1.2 Current status of exploitation of routes and tourist attractions 46

2.5.1.3 Tourist accommodation 47

2.5.1.4 Tourists and revenue 47

2.5.2. Assessment of tourist satisfaction 49

2.5.2.1 Level of satisfaction with environmental landscape 49

2.5.2.2 Satisfaction level with human resources 50

2.5.2.3 Level of satisfaction with human factors 51

2.5.2.4 Satisfaction level with infrastructure 51

2.5.2.5 Type of residence if built here 53

2.5.2.6 Tourists' expectations when returning 53

2.5.3. Current status of local community participation in tourism activities. 54

2.5.3.1 Forms of participation in tourism services of the 54th CĐĐP

2.5.3.2 The impact of tourism on local environmental landscape

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2.5.3.3 The impact of tourism on agricultural activities 55

2.5.3.4 The impact of tourism on local communities 56

2.6. Existing limitations in Lac Duong district 58

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 60

Chapter 3: ORIENTATION AND SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITY TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN LAC DUONG DISTRICT, LAM DONG PROVINCE. 61

3.1. Tourism development orientation of Lam Dong province 61

3.2. Orientation for tourism development in Lac Duong district 61

3.2.1. Opportunities and advantages 61

3.2.2. Difficulties and challenges 62

3.3. Viewpoints and goals of tourism development in Lac Duong district. 62

3.3.1. Development perspectives. 62

3.3.2. Development goals 63

3.3.3. Specific indicators 64

3.4. Solutions for developing community tourism in Lac Duong district 65

3.4.1. Strengthening and improving the effectiveness of state management of tourism in the area 66

3.4.2. Mobilize local communities in preserving and promoting cultural heritage and tourism-related values. 67

3.4.3. Investment in infrastructure 68

3.4.4. Solutions to create unique community tourism products with high appeal to tourists. 69

3.4.5. Strengthening tourism promotion and advertising and expanding market research 71

3.4.6. Human resource training 73

3.5. Recommendation 74

3.5.1. Recommendations to Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee 74

3.5.2. Recommendations to Lam Dong Department of Tourism 74

3.5.3. Recommendations to Lac Duong District People's Committee 75

3.5.4. Recommendations to local communities 75

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3. 77

CONCLUSION 78

REFERENCES 80

APPENDIX 1 83

APPENDIX 2 89

APPENDIX 3 92

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

CDDP

Local community
Infrastructure	Infrastructure
DL	Tourism
DLCĐ	Community based tourism
DLST	Ecotourism
Transport	Transportation
JICA	Japan International Cooperation Agency
KDL	Tourists
TNDgL	Tourism resources
TNMT	Environmental resources
People's Committee	People's Committee
National Park	National Park
Culture, Sports and Tourism	Culture, sports and tourism
WWF	World Wide Fund for Nature

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1: Ethnic groups in Luoyang 34

Table 2.2: Socio-economic conditions - Classification of rich and poor of communes 35

Table 2.4: Summary of tourism resources of Lac Duong district. 43

Table 2.5: Number of visitors to Lac Duong in the period 2013-2016 48

Table 2.6: Tourism revenue of Lac Duong district in the period 2013-2016 49

Table 2.7: Tourist satisfaction level on landscape conditions, natural environment and environment. 49

Table 2.8: Tourist satisfaction level with human tourism resources 50

Table 2.9: Tourist satisfaction with the community 51

Table 2.11: Tourists' wishes about the type of accommodation if built here.

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Table 2.12: Activities that need attention, investment and development 54

Table 2.13: Level of impact on local environmental landscape 55

Table 2.14: Level of impact on agricultural activities 56

Table 2.15: Impact of tourism activities on people's lives 57

LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS

Figure 2.1: Administrative map of Lam Dong province 29

Figure 2.2: Administrative map of Lac Duong district 30

Chart 2.1: Tourist situation in Lac Duong 48

INTRODUCTION

1. Reason for choosing the topic.

Tourism has become a popular trend globally, international tourism is constantly growing, domestic tourism accounts for a large proportion. Tourism has become one of the fastest growing and largest service industries globally, contributing to the development and prosperity of countries, especially developing countries, remote areas, which consider tourism development as a tool to eliminate hunger, reduce poverty and economic growth. This is a great opportunity of the times that Vietnam can take advantage of to develop new and diverse types of tourism, taking advantage of tourism resources to quickly achieve development goals, especially the emerging trend of community tourism is an opportunity to promote economic development for poor areas and developing countries like Vietnam.

Community tourism is a type of tourism that aims to preserve resources and the environment at tourist destinations for sustainable tourism development, while encouraging and enhancing the participation of local communities in organizing tourism activities, thereby creating sustainable livelihoods and contributing to increasing their income; community tourism also particularly attracts international visitors from the local tourism products of the tourist area. With these outstanding advantages, developing community tourism in the current period is considered an effective tool to address the negative impacts of tourism, aiming at sustainable, long-term development.

The benefits of community tourism are undeniable. Promoting and expanding community tourism models will enrich tours and routes associated with nature and the community, arouse environmental protection awareness among people and tourists, create sustainability in tourism development, and bring socio-economic benefits to the locality.

Lac Duong district, Lam Dong province is located at the northern gateway to Da Lat city, with traffic connecting Nha Trang and the southern Central Highlands with natural landscapes, cool climate and more than 40 ethnic minority communities with a unique culture, rich in identity, especially gong culture, Lac Duong has been and is witnessing

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