Economic Benefits and Consequences of Tourism in Developing Countries: A Case of Thailand
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This article is an attempt to study the economic benefits and consequences of tourism in developing countries with the use of Thailand as a case study. Tourism in Thailand has been developed rapidly during the last 20 years and is becoming a pillar industry in Thailand. In 2009 tourism was contributing 14.70% to Thai GDP. According to the government’s data, in 2010, Thailand attracted 15.80 million tourists, and it generated about 19 billion dollars of revenue. Obviously, tourism is becoming a leading industry of Thai economy from the job creation, income generation and government revenues to the economic leakage and local prices increasing.
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1. กองบรรณาธิการสงวนสิทธิ์ในการพิจารณาและตัดสินการตีพิมพ์บทความในวารสาร
2. บทความทุกเรื่องจะได้รับการตรวจสอบทางวิชาการโดยผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ แต่ข้อความและเนื้อหาในบทความที่ตีพิมพ์เป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนแต่เพียงผู้เดียว มิใช่ความคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของมหาวิทยาลัยศรีปทุม
3. การคัดลอกอ้างอิงต้องดำเนินการตามการปฏิบัติในหมู่นักวิชาการโดยทั่วไป และสอดคล้องกับกฎหมายที่เกี่ยวข้อง
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