GUIDELINE ON DEVELOPING FACILITIES FOR SENIOR TOURISTS: A CASE STUDY OF WAT PHRA PATHOM CHEDI NAKHON PATHOM PROVINCE

Abstract

          The objectives of the research article were 1) to study facility arrangement for senior tourists, who come to Wat Phra Pathom Chedi, 2) to study the situation, problems and the need to improve facilities for senior tourist starveling to Wat Phra Pathom Chedi. Data collection instruments were questionnaire andinterviewfrom senior tourists who came to travel for478 persons.The sample group used in this research were elderly tourists who traveled for tourism. Data analysis using descriptive statistics. And present the research results by descriptive writing.

         The results were found that inside Wat Phra Pathom Chedi, there have enough facilities for senior tourists, including accessibleparking lots, ramp, sign and symbols, service points and toilet for senior tourists. However, it was found that some of the facilities provided were still unable to meet the basic needs as expected.It also found that most of the senior tourists had a high level of demand for facilities for senior tourists.The issue that senior tourists want to have the most development or set up of facilities is that there is a wide ramp that can take a wheelchair to pay homage to Phra Pathom Chedi stupa.