Potentials of creative tourism at Dembang cummunity-Khoaphra, Supanburi province

Abstract

          The objective is to study tourism potential and develop the readiness of personnel to support creative tourism activities. This study is a qualitative research aiming to explore. The results have shown that 1) The value of tourist attractions Attribute: Tourist sites with cultural and historical value. 2) Accessibility Attribute: travelers can easily approach the well-known tourism sites. However, unknown or developing tourism sites are difficult to be accessed and need a lot of accessibility development. 3) Ancillary Service Attribute: District has all needed public utility - plenty of water supply, electricity, telephone also Health systems are available to both public and private hospitals, health centers, as well as many hotels and resorts. 4) Environmental Attribute: The Flat terrain and the Tha Chin River flows through it. Overall there is not air pollution, some areas still found garbage 5) The limitations of accepting tourists Attribute: There is enough space to accommodate tourists. But does not use the full potential of the available space and there are attractions. There is a hospital to support the population in the community. 6) Reputation Attribute: There are cultural traditions that are still passed down since ancient times, such as the Tak Bat Devo tradition and there are still OTOP products. Including there are many famous restaurants in Suphanburi province. 7) Personnel Attribute: Most of the population is engaged in agriculture and most of them are the elderly. There is a government organization responsible for tourism development. People in the community do not have service skills and knowledge, including communication skills in English.