THE STUDY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM: BAN PRANG BAN NAKHON, PRANG SUB DISTRICT, KHONG DISTRICT, NAKHON RATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research is qualitative research and following by 4  objectives as followed; 1) to study the cultural heritage tourist attractions of Ban Prang Nakhon, Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 2) to study the value of cultural heritage tourist attractions of Ban Prang Nakhon, Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province 3) to find out cultural heritage tourism of Ban Prang Nakhon, Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province sustainable guidelines management.The sample group in this study are followed the group of tourism experts from both government and private sectors as well as the community leaders’ local people who are responsible for tourism total number are 20 people. This study found that Ban Prang Nakhon community has the potential to be a cultural heritage tourism destination but there are lack of a systematic tourism management system and a lack of budget support, guidelines for developing the Ban Prang Nakhon community as a cultural heritage tourism destination as followed development of tourism management systems, budget support, promotion of tourism activities, development of tourism information and database, improving basic utilities, and organizing activities that attract tourists. Guidelines for managing sustainable cultural heritage tourism in Ban Prang Nakhon as followed, the community participates in preserving the stone sanctuary and its culture, developing the area around the castle into a cultural tourist destination, to give importance to the development and inheritance of community culture, creating a network of people in the community to preserve the castle and cultural, and government agencies and private organizations participate in promoting tourism and preserving culture.