A Research Synthesis on Responsible Tourism in Thailand from Tourist Perspective

Authors

  • Tanawan Vorasingha International College for Sustainability Studies, Srinakharinwirot University
  • Rakpong Sansri Faculty of Political Science, Ramkhamhaeng University

Keywords:

Responsible Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Public Policy, Research Synthesis, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Abstract

This study was aimed at examining and synthesizing research and academic articles related to responsible tourism in the context of Thailand and in the tourist perspective and provide policy and academic recommendations for the development of responsible tourism in Thailand. Qualitative method research was adopted. Thai and English-written articles on responsible tourism in Thailand and in the tourist dimension that had been published on the Thai Journal Online database and reliable international journals were the population. Article analysis tools and data extraction tools were developed to analyze the data. 

The results showed that 8 articles were eligible for research synthesis. Quantitative method research through structural equation modelling was mostly utilized in those eligible articles. Marketing and tourist behavior were two dimensions that most articles had studied. However, those articles focused on testing the conceptual framework and the factors derived from the literature on responsible tourism. For policy recommendations, responsible tourism should be adopted as tourism practices that all tourism-related sectors had to be applied to.

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Published

2026-06-05

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Vorasingha, T., & Sansri, R. (2026). A Research Synthesis on Responsible Tourism in Thailand from Tourist Perspective. Journal of Public and Private Management, 33(1), 17–32. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ppmjournal/article/view/288819