The Development of Cultural Tourism Information System for Special Economic Zones in Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom and Mukdahan

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the context of cultural tourism in special economic zones: Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan; 2) to develop an information system for linking travel information of Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam in special economic zones: Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan; and 3) to evaluate the level of satisfaction of using information database for cultural tourism in special economic zones: Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan. The samples were 9 proprietors selected through the purposive sampling method and 300 people by the accidental sampling selection in the special economic zones in Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan. The tools used were the interview guide, a questionnaire and an evaluation form. The statistical methods used in the analysis were percentage, mean, standard deviation. The research found that the cultural tourism context and the database integrity were found at a high level (= 4.20) and the satisfaction of using the information database had an overall average value at a high level (= 4.33)