Using Holiday Climate Index to assess the favorable climate for tourism development in some locals of Southern Vietnam

Abstract

The climate conditions for tourism development by using the HCI - Holiday Climate Index developed by Mantao Tang (2013). HCI index assesses the impact of climate through 4 elements of climate: thermal comfort index; average rainfall; cloud cover and average wind speed. The result shows that Ba Ria - Vung Tau province has the most favorable level of climate for tourism development. Moreover, the monthly HCI index shows that the most suitable period for tourist activities every year usually appears from December to February of the following year with favorable levels from Good to Very Good.