Potentials and Innovative Approach to Tourism Management by Community – Based Participation in Khonsan District, Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

This research aims (1) to study the potential to support
innovative approach tourism management and (2) present an
innovative approach to tourism management by community in
Khonsan district Chaiyaphum province. People is who live and came
here in the area of Khonsan Chaiyaphum. This research is a qualitative
research by using a structured interview. The sample is the data the
researcher sample by means of a specific (Purposive Sampling) and
were divided into three groups: Key Informants Group, Casual
Informants Group and General Informants Group total of 50 people.
Analysis of the data by writing a descriptive.
Results were as follows. Potential is not enough of potential
facilities, service capacity, potential of the products, marketability and
potential security. Appropriate approaches to solving the above
problem is pursuit cooperation from the government and the private
sector. Entrepreneurs need to strengthen the community by study from
an expert. And ask for a review of the service can be used to guide the
development of tourism in the same way to other places. To manage
in terms of accommodation service by having measures for cleanliness,
convenience and safety ; providing officials to keep safety and to
provide facilities for tourists all the time, and having shops to sell
varieties of community products for tourists to choose. In terms of
budgets, the state and private sectors allocate budgets to support
development tourist attractions to have potentials and to generate the
most value added for the community.