Tourism System: Driving through Hospitality

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Chalongsri Pimonsompong

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The objective of this article is to provide knowledge and understanding about “hospitality” issue which plays an important role to drive and combine characteristics of hospitality demand through professional service providers of tourism supply with Thai hospitality being able to develop as universal hospitality. The contents are synthesized from related literature review concerning tourism definition confirming correct understanding of tourism components, tourism destination components, tourist as a center of tourism system, hospitality in tourist demand, background, definition, significance and characteristics of hospitality which the service providers should have. They should meet tourist demands in tourism and service businesses in the system. This will result in sustainable growth in both tourism industry or people industry and hospitality (hospitable) industry. The important mechanism for driving hospitality energy is knowledge, capability and skills of professional or hospitable personnels who need the study and training to develop practical work in many professional dimensions from academic institutions and tourism and hospitality stakeholders. The important mechanism for driving hospitality energy is knowledge, capability and skills of professional or hospitable personnels who require proper job training and development in many professional dimensions from academic institutions and tourism and hospitality stakeholders.

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Pimonsompong, C. . . (2023). Tourism System: Driving through Hospitality. JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN TECHNOLOGY, 16(2), 119–129. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journal_sct/article/view/267738
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