EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM

In the Mekong Delta region (Vietnam), community-based tourism is developing and achieving impressive results. To maintain this success, community tourism sites should pay special attention to improving tourist satisfaction. Therefore, this study aims to demonstrate the factors influencing tourist...

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Main Authors: Quoc Nghi NGUYEN, Van Nam MAI, Thi Hong Loc HOANG
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Published: Editura Universităţii din Oradea 2024-11-01
Series:Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
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description In the Mekong Delta region (Vietnam), community-based tourism is developing and achieving impressive results. To maintain this success, community tourism sites should pay special attention to improving tourist satisfaction. Therefore, this study aims to demonstrate the factors influencing tourist satisfaction with community-based tourism in the Mekong Delta region (Vietnam). A mixed research method was used, combining qualitative and quantitative research to test the research hypotheses. The research data were collected using a convenient sampling with a sample size of 350 tourists who had experienced community-based tourism services in the Mekong Delta region. The research results have pointed out 08 factors that positively affect tourist satisfaction with community-based tourism in the Mekong Delta region, including trust, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, tangible facilities, perceived price, cultural interaction, and local cuisine. Among these, the trust factor has the most powerful impact on tourist satisfaction. Several management implications have been proposed for community tourism sites to enhance service quality and tourist satisfaction with community-based tourism in the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam.
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spelling doaj-art-ac10e5b3dcea4dc5abb6c9d3850e398c2025-08-20T03:13:10ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172065-11982024-11-015641661167010.30892/gtg.56422-1336EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAMQuoc Nghi NGUYEN0Van Nam MAI1Thi Hong Loc HOANG2School of Economics, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, e-mail: quocnghi@ctu.edu.vnSchool of Graduate, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, e-mail: mvnam@ctu.edu.vnSchool of Economics, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam, e-mail: hthloc@ctu.edu.vnIn the Mekong Delta region (Vietnam), community-based tourism is developing and achieving impressive results. To maintain this success, community tourism sites should pay special attention to improving tourist satisfaction. Therefore, this study aims to demonstrate the factors influencing tourist satisfaction with community-based tourism in the Mekong Delta region (Vietnam). A mixed research method was used, combining qualitative and quantitative research to test the research hypotheses. The research data were collected using a convenient sampling with a sample size of 350 tourists who had experienced community-based tourism services in the Mekong Delta region. The research results have pointed out 08 factors that positively affect tourist satisfaction with community-based tourism in the Mekong Delta region, including trust, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, tangible facilities, perceived price, cultural interaction, and local cuisine. Among these, the trust factor has the most powerful impact on tourist satisfaction. Several management implications have been proposed for community tourism sites to enhance service quality and tourist satisfaction with community-based tourism in the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam.https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-4-2024/gtg.56422-1336.pdfsatisfactionservice qualitycommunity-based tourismtouristsmekong delta.
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EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM
Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
satisfaction
service quality
community-based tourism
tourists
mekong delta.
title EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM
title_full EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM
title_fullStr EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM
title_full_unstemmed EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM
title_short EXPLAINING TOURIST SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM IN THE MEKONG DELTA REGION, VIETNAM
title_sort explaining tourist satisfaction with community based tourism in the mekong delta region vietnam
topic satisfaction
service quality
community-based tourism
tourists
mekong delta.
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