The Preferences of Foreigner Tourists for the Environment In Front of Ngan Gate of the Hue Citadel in Hue City, Vietnam

Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the preferences of the foreigner tourists to the environment of Ngan Gate of the Hue Citadel which is the heritage site in Hue city, Vietnam. A photographic observation was conducted in the study area by using the digital camera captured photos in human normal visual view. Fifty photos were selected as the media which were represented the variations of the feature attributes of the environment of Ngan Gate from a parking area to the entrance of Ngan gate. The research had obtained the preference evaluations with 1-5 Likert-scale. 404 participants who are considered as potential foreigner tourists evaluated the photos by convenience sampling technique. The data were analyzed by mean. The results indicate that respondents prefer environment with the appearance of the heritage with more trees and shading images before approaching the entrance to the citadel. Keywords: Preferences, Foreigner tourists, Ngan Gate, Hue citadel. Title: The Preferences of Foreigner Tourists for the Environment In Front of Ngan Gate of the Hue Citadel in Hue City, Vietnam Author: Karuna Raksawin, Supagtra Suthasupa, Pham Manh Hung International Journal of Thesis Projects and Dissertations (IJTPD) Research Publish Journals

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