The Participation of Community for Touring area Development in koh Samui district Surat Thani province

Abstract

The study was The  participation  of  community  for  touring  area  development  in  Samui  district,  Surat Thani  province have purpose 1)To study Community participation in tourist attraction development of Koh Samui district.  2) To study ways of promoting, conserving and developing together with the locality to make the tourist destination sustainable.  And 3) To create new knowledge for the community in the development of tourist attractions in Koh Samui district.  It’s qualitative research.  The researcher chose the research area in Koh Samui Island, Suratthani province.  There is research content about 1) Conservation of natural resources for tourism.  2) Planning for promoting and preserving tourist attractions.  3) Participation in expanding the economic base of tourism with the local.  4) Meetings with local tour operators and 5) Data collection for evaluation on tourism.  Data collection through in-depth interview With 35 people in 7 sub-district communities.  Analyze and write report and descriptive research. Explanation of community phenomena in tourist attraction development in Koh Samui District.  By dividing the in-depth interview form into 6 issues.  The researcher uses participation theory as the main theory in data analysis. 

          The result of the opinions  that people in the community of Koh Samui district Have a part to develop important tourist destinations which are 1) Preserving the ecosystem in the community by not destroying forests and keeping it clean.  2) Promoting local wisdom, producing products / souvenirs, selling.  3) Maintaining / surveillance of tourist safety.  4) Welcome tourists like relatives.  5) Tourist information recording for planning for next season tourism.