摘要
The relationship between sport and tourism in the modem world is symbiotic. Sport helps tourism grow in a certain range and tourism also supports sport in many fields. Nowadays, sport and tourism have inextricably linked in the advancement of globalization. The potential and attractive opportunities are opened to make tourism and sport develop based on each other. With the aim to promote the development of sport tourism in Vietnam, the study of theoretical basis and current situation of sport tourism development has been carried out in Vietnam. Research results clarify the mutual relationship between tourism and sport and the effectiveness from this relationship; the assessment on the current status of sport tourism development in Vietnam has contributed to building orientation and solutions to develop sport tourism in the near future.
