Community Tourism Potential Development A Case Study of Minburi Uppatham Community Bangkok

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were 1) to study the potential of tourism of Min Buri Uphathum Community 2) to survey from People who involved in tourism development in the community by collecting data through In-depth interviews and questionnaire from people who live in the community. The data analysis of In-depth interviews uses content analysis, data analysis from the questionnaire which includes frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.

          According to the findings from the research, the tourist potential of Min Buri Uphathum Community is arranged as followed: The best potential is tourist attraction, accessibility, Community – based Tourism Management , information and public relation, and amenities respectively. The people who relate with the tourist development of the community agree that Min Buri Uphathum Community has an most outstanding architect the group of houses and should be registered with the Fine Arts Department. In terms of accessibility, can access the community both by road and river. The community has good infrastructure and able to accommodate tourists traveling to the community easily. There are community management committees, but there is still no person who responsible for tourism management in the community. For the information and public relations, the community used to be the location for filming, which made the community more well-known by promoting through the Facebook of the community and outside from now. The opinions of people in the community towards tourism development in the community is the community should be developed for a creative market and Historical learning resources.