Tourists' Opinion on Conservation Tourism Development Center Project at Jet Khot-Pong Konsao Forest Plantation, Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province

Authors

  • Apichart Pattaratuma Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University
  • Charaesak Nantawong The Protected Areas Regional Office 5th , National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department

Keywords:

tourist, conservation tourism

Abstract

     Objectives of the study were to determine the opinion level and factors related to tourists' opinions on conservation tourism development center project of Jet Khot-Pong Konsao forest plantation, Amphoe Kaeng Khoi, Changwat Saraburi. Data were collected by questionnaires to interview 390 sampled tourists who visited the conservation tourism development center project area. The statistical method used for testing relationship between independent variable and dependent variable was chi-square, at 95 percent statistical confidence level. Results of the study indicated that the tourists' opinion on the conservation tourism development center project was at high level, with an average score of 4.09. Factors related to the touristsû opinions on this recreational area were income and knowledge on ecotourism.

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Published

30-04-2009

How to Cite

Pattaratuma, A., & Nantawong, C. (2009). Tourists’ Opinion on Conservation Tourism Development Center Project at Jet Khot-Pong Konsao Forest Plantation, Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi Province. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 30(1), 60–66. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/kjss/article/view/246488

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2009): January - April

Section

Thai articles

License

This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/