This final project with the analysis of typical case of Cu Lao Cham may not come to the conclusion whether or not tourism development in Cu Lao Cham is sustainable at this stage, and may not reflect the whole picture of tourism activities in Vietnam.
From these initial findings, it is insisted that sustainability is the vital factor for the development of tourism, hence there is much knowledge to be gained from further researches of the following concerns.
1. There are now various forms of tourism activities trading in Cu Lao Cham, which is a small-scale but nature-sensitive destination. Is there a specific tourism form on that Cu Lao Cham should be focusing to marketing the destination, attract most tourists and achieve sustainability?
2. Cu Lao Cham is one of the many Marine Protected Areas and Biosphere Reserves in Vietnam that welcome tourists. Is there any cross impact on the environment, the biodiversity and vegetation among these areas if tourism is overexploited at one destination?
3. Sustainability has recently been announced strategy for tourism development in many tourist destinations in Vietnam. The measurement and evaluation how sustainable the destination has been and should become is however left blank, since there is no national criteria or indicator for sustainable tourism for inspectors to base on. This is open for future researches.
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