Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.37741/t.71.3.1

Stakeholder Involvement and the Attainment of SDGs at Local Tourism Destinations: A Case Study in Vietnam

Thi Quynh Trang Nguyen orcid.org/0000-0002-4755-6976 ; Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Thi Thu Huong Hoang ; Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam

Abstract

This paper explores how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be achieved at local tourism destinations through the collective efforts of stakeholders. A multiple-case study is conducted at Da Nang and Hue in Vietnam. These destinations experience a controversial concern between tourism development and natural/cultural preservation. A thematic analysis of qualitative data reveals the cooperation of various stakeholders to prevent the encroachment of tourism development in the natural environment in Da Nang or balance heritage preservation and tourism development in Hue. These collective efforts facilitate the achievement of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goal to attain various SDGs in each case. This research contributes to sustainability research by revealing the contribution and effects of collective actions in achieving the common goals related to the sustainable development of local destinations.

Keywords

SDGs; stakeholder involvement; tourism destinations; case study; Vietnam

Hrčak ID:

305378

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/305378

Publication date:

4.7.2023.

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