Khóa luận - Regional intra tourism market in ASEAN after the establishment of the AEC: Perspectives and policy implications for Vietnam

TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.........................................................................................i LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................ii LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... iii INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND ABOUT REGIONAL
INTRA TOURISM .........................................................................................................5
1.1. Basic concepts related to regional tourism market.............................................5
1.1.1. Definitions of tourism ..................................................................................5
1.1.2. Definitions of regional tourism....................................................................7
1.1.3. Definition of regional tourism market .........................................................7
1.1.4. Definitions and classifications of tourists....................................................8
1.2. Demand tourism in theoretical aspects ...............................................................8
1.2.1. Demand tourism in Maslow theory..............................................................8
1.2.2. Gravity framework .....................................................................................11
1.3. Determinants to build up regional intra tourism market ..................................12
1.3.1. Demand of regional tourism market ..........................................................12
1.3.2. Supply of regional tourism market ............................................................13
1.4. Factors affecting to regional tourism market....................................................13
1.4.1. Factors affecting to supply of regional tourism market ............................13
1.4.2. Factors affecting to demand of regional tourism market ..........................19
1.5. The impacts of regional economic integration on the intra – regional
tourism ........................................................................................................................21
1.5.1. Levels of regional economic integration ...................................................21

1.5.2. Influences of regional economic integration on the intra – regional
tourism 23
1.6. Experiences of developing regional intra tourism market................................27
CHAPTER 2: STATUS QUO AND PERSPECTIVES OF ASEAN’S INTRA –
REGIONAL TOURISM MARKET IN THE CONTEXT OF THE AEC ESTABLISHMENT .....................................................................................................30
2.1. Overview about the AEC..................................................................................30
2.1.1. Background about the AEC .......................................................................30
2.1.2. Characteristics and goals of the AEC .......................................................30
2.2. Reasons considering regional tourism as a priority compared with other
kinds of tourism ..........................................................................................................33
2.2.1. Growth of GDP and economic similarity of AMS .....................................33
2.2.2. Cultures of nations in ASEAN...................................................................36
2.3. Situation of regional tourism market in ASEAN before the AEC
establishment ..............................................................................................................37
2.3.1. The size of regional intra tourism in ASEAN.............................................37
2.3.2. Situation of intra – ASEAN tourist arrivals in each AMS .........................43
2.4. Prospects of ASEAN regional tourism after establishing the AEC .................47
2.4.1. Strengths and weaknesses to develop regional intra tourism in ASEAN ..47
2.4.2. Opportunities for regional intra tourism in ASEAN after forming the
AEC ....................................................................................................................50
2.4.3. Challenges for intra – ASEAN tourism after the AEC establishment........55
CHAPTER 3: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR VIET NAM IN THE CONTEXT OF ESTABLISHING THE AEC ...........................................................58
3.1. Situation of intra – ASEAN tourist arrivals to Vietnam ..................................58
3.2. Orientation of developing Vietnamese tourism in the context of forming the
AEC ..........................................................................................................................61

3.2.1. Orientation for developing tourism markets..............................................61
3.2.2. Orientation to develop tourism products ...................................................64
3.2.3. Orientation towards supply source of tourism service ..............................65
3.3. Recommendations for developing Vietnamese regional tourism market
while establishing the AEC ........................................................................................68
3.3.1. Recommendations for legal framework .....................................................68
3.3.2. Recommendations for infrastructure .........................................................70
3.3.3. Recommendations for human resource in tourism sector .........................77
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................82 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................84 APPENDICES ..............................................................................................................92