The design of travel routes in wang nam khiao sub-distinct nakhon ratchasima province based on logistics principles and tourists’ behavior

Abstract

The objectives of this research project are to (1) support communities and natural resources in the province that have the potential to become tourist attractions; (2) design a route for community-based tourism and natural resources to accommodate the factors in travelers' diverse decisions and logistics systems; and (3) develop methods or tools for accessing tourist attraction information and presenting community-based tourism routes and natural resources to accommodate the diverse behavioral patterns. This research combines a survey to collect preliminary tourist attraction data with an experimental study to investigate the travel route using a computer program system. Wang Nam Khiao in Nakhon Ratchasima Province is the case study. According to the results of 107 travelers, 46.7 percent preferred to go for two days and one night. More than half of those questioned chose nature tourism, sightseeing, and camping. Twenty attractive tourist places are classified into 5 categories including camping areas, cultural tourism, natural tourism, farms, and cafés. The GAMs program is used to determine the tourism routes based on the traveling salesman and conditions from the survey results. The results show 4 tourism routes that pass 4 attraction tourism areas and 1 camping area and are then presented in the brochure.