Community-based tourism management case study “palm paddy sea” community cultural way. sa-ting phra district, songkhla province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study community-based tourism management case study “Palm Paddy Sea” cultural way community Sa-Ting Phra district Songkhla province. The study was conducted by data collection, interview people who involved in tourism management and tourists who traveled to the communities using questionnaire with 5 rating scales estimation. The data was analyzed according to the content and presented by descriptive analysis and tables. The study found that “Palm Paddy Sea” cultural way community has the potential to support eco-tourism. The tourism development of both natural and cultural resources within the communities encourage for being learning sources about community way and folk wisdom The community has participated in the development and wants to join in tourism management meetings with the Sub-district Administrative Organization. In addition, the community requires that a community representative must have a chance to present ideas in a meeting in order to be developed in the same way. The guidelines for tourism development need to have cooperation from involved organizations, in order to develop tourist attractions, tourism facilities and promotions.