Opportunities and Limitations of Religion Tourism (Temple) in Thailand 4.0 era

Abstract

This article is an academic article aimed at synthesizing the opportunities and limitations of religious tourism (temple) in the Thailand 4.0 era in order to develop religious tourism in line with the needs of tourists in the Thailand 4.0 era and in accordance with The Unique, Thai identity and world-class quality. From the synthesis found that development should focus as follows: 1) There should be standardization of temples for religious tourism. 2) Establish a guidebook for temples related to tourism in each province. Choose temples that are important and outstanding. 3) Temples need to create opportunities for more access and make it known widely. 4) The government to focus on the using of IT to promote infrastructure, facilities, safety and utilities. 5) Government and private sectors should cooperate to create religious tourism. To have a sustainable and holistic connection to maintaining good health and quality of life both physically and mentally. Driving the religious tourism with technology, creativity, and innovation will help generate more money and will also enhance the mind, knowledge and wisdom.