Miraz AhmedThesis Proposal Report

Topic of Proposal: Tourism Sector Integration in South Eastern Asian (mainland) Countries: challenges and contribution to Economic Development.

Wuhan University of TechnologySchool of Economics

June., 2011

Topics to share: Relevant investigation and research Background The purpose of the research Significance of the research Literature review Objective and key issues to be solved Contents Originality of the study Schedule of the research

Relevant investigation and research report :

Library works

Researchers

Public opinions

BooksArticles

PublicationsOfficial websites

Tourism industryResearchers’ from respective countries

FriendsThird party

South-Eastern Asia : Mainland and Maryland

Mainland

Maryland

Background:

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The purpose of the research is to resolve:

How integrated tourism can boost up respected countries economy.

What the positive effect of integrated tourism in the region and participating countries.

Roadmap of implementing the integrated tourism sector.

Maintenance of this integration

Significance of the research:

The High govt. officials ,decision and policy maker of the region.

To bridge the gap between the theoretical framework and the real life work.

some explanation of potential benefits of integrated tourism sector.

And the readers might be benefitted who will do their research on this selected topics and related works.

Literature review There were some researches concerning tourism sectors.:-

‘Understanding and tourism impacts, in integrated approach” by C Michael Hall and Alan E Lew. (2008).

Here they tried to show and analyze the impacts of tourism. They showed the impacts could be uni-dimensional (most of the cases), two way dimensional or multidimensional (rare). The impacts on place, people, environment even on economy. They also included the eco tourism.

Tourism collaboration and partnerships- policy, practice and sustainability by Bill Bramwell and Bernard lane (editor, 2007). In this book they tried to show how an effective collaboration could be occurring. It may occur both vertically and horizontally. In horizontal case, tourism collaboration can be happen between some governments related agencies which may responsible for various tourism related activities and so on.

According to the John Brahman from Simon foster university, Canada in the book named “new direction in tourism for third world development- appropriateness of tourism strategies ought to be measured according to the changing conditions and interests of host community and tourism –led development should always conform to the long-term interests of the popular majority instead of the short-term goals of an elite minority.

Case study : integration for private tourism

companies

A case study shows that, The Thomas cook a German owned company merged with My travel Group (UK based) with turnover of 14 billion euro in 2006. The companies took strategic merger to gain the market share or compete with others.

Objectives, and key issues to be solved in the research

The main objective of the report is try to figure out :

a possible way that could help the related countries to put more contribution by the tourism sector in their respective economic development.

Moreover how it will influence countries cultural and other sectors.

Contents:

Part one

• Potential opportunities of the tourism sectors integration• SWOT analysis • Role of govt. and other related agencies

Part two

• Roadmap• Contingency plan• Maintenance

Research method and technical route to be taken:

Anticipative research harvest and originality of the study

This work creates a new idea and concept.

There are also some FTA and other types of agreements like free trade, shared borders, visa free entry and so on. But as a sectoral integration has not yet been formed. This paper also shows the path of pioneer in this regard.

Schedule of the research.

Work Description Expected

schedule

Remarks

Preparation Oct,10

- jan,11

Defense of TPR May ,11

Questioner preparation, organization and Data collection

July, 11

Analysis and research preparation Sep,11

Thesis First draft submission to Supervisor

Dec,11

Revising and editing of the draft Feb,12

Sending the Revised Thesis to the Supervisor

Mar,12

Final Thesis submission Apl,12 Could be earlier if everything going smoothly

Thesis defense or presentation May,12 Depends on university policy

Thank you !!!

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