Applying FAHP in evaluating the effectiveness of ecotourism management in Hoa Binh province


Authors

  • Nguyen The Kien VNU University of Economics and Business
  • Tran Thi Mai National Academy of Public Administration, Branch Campus in Tay Nguyen
  • Nguyen Dang Phuong Truyen National Academy of Public Administration, Branch Campus in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Nguyen Duc Kim Ngan School of Political and Administration Sciences - Vietnam National University HCMC
  • Nguyen Thi Minh Khue Center for Socio-Economic Analysis and Databases, VNU University of Economics and Business
DOI: https://doi.org/10.57110/jebvn.v3i3.184

Keywords:

Ecotourism, Fuzzy-AHP, management, Hoa Binh

Abstract

The study focuses on assessing the current status of management and effectiveness of ecotourism management in Hoa Binh province. To do this, the study applies the Fuzzy AHP method to evaluate the ecotourism management cycle with 6 stages of the management cycle, including 32 criteria. The results show that the efficiency of ecotourism management in Hoa Binh province is 0.54 (54%), ranked as Fair (Effective enough), with a small number of points exceeding the inefficient mark. Of these, the value of Process scored the lowest at 0.39 (39%), and was classified as inefficient. The other stages of the effective ecotourism management process are not really high, just above the threshold of inefficiency, ranked from low to high as follows: Process, Input, Output, Background Scene, Outcome and Planning. The study helps to provide some solutions to improve management efficiency, contributing to the development of eco-tourism in Hoa Binh province in a sustainable way.

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Nguyen The Kien, Tran Thi Mai, Nguyen Dang Phuong Truyen, Nguyen Duc Kim Ngan, & Nguyen Thi Minh Khue. (2023). Applying FAHP in evaluating the effectiveness of ecotourism management in Hoa Binh province. VNU JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, 3(3), 82. https://doi.org/10.57110/jebvn.v3i3.184

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