Developing Sustainable Tourism: Critical Perspective from Bac Kan Province, Vietnam

Abstract

Currently, many countries appreciated the role of sustainable tourism development because tourism plays an important role in socio - economic development and the process of international economic integration. This paper focuses on assessing the sustainability of tourism development in Bac Kan province, uses both of secondary data and primary data; and the statistical, systematic, synthesized method. The study shows that local authorities focused on planning and investing in tourism facilities, so tourism is increasingly developing with the total revenue from tourism also increasing rapidly in the period 2017-2019; creates many jobs. However, tourism development also makes indigenous culture much changed and has negative effects on the environment. On basis of the research results, the study gives some recommendations aim to contribute in the sustainable development of Bac Kan's tourism.