Cultural Resources Promote Tourism Development in Vietnam

Abstract

In each country, culture is the spiritual foundation that promotes socio-economic development. In that common development, culture plays an important role, as a decisive foundation for tourism development and the formation of cultural tourism activities. In other words, the development of cultural tourism is based on the foundation of cultural resources. In terms of research and management practice, cultural resources are identified as both tangible and intangible and diverse in form. In this study, the author mentions two basic contents of cultural resources, including cultural institutions and cultural products and studies them in their role as factors affecting the development of cultural tourism. The author builds a theoretical research model and surveys the opinions of 300 managers of 150 management agencies and organizations operating in the fields of culture and tourism in the capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Theoretical research and practical survey aim to analyze, evaluate, identify cultural resources and discuss policy issues to serve tourism development of Hanoi capital and Vietnam