POTENTIAL OF ACCOMMODATION DEVELOPMENTS IN CHIANG KHAN DISTRICT TO REINFORCE SUSTAINABLE CIVILIZATION ALONG MEKONG RIVER IN APPROACHING ASEAN COMMUNITY

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Sompong Aussawariyathipat

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This mixed method research integrated with the qualitative and quantitative approach has aimed to study 1) the scenario of accommodation management, problems and threats in Chiang khan district, 2) the expectations and perceptions in development potential of accommodation management in Chiang khan district, Loei province, and 3) exploratory factor analysis in strategic potential development of accommodation management in Chiang khan district to reinforce sustainable of civilization along Mekong River in approaching the ASEAN community. In quantitative method, the 10 persons from accommodation’s entrepreneurs, experts in tourism and marketing management and tourists were collected data and the quantitative method, the 450 tourists who visiting in Chiang Khan Area were used to gather data. The semi-structural interview and 5 scaled questionnaires were carried out as research tools. The analyzing of quantitative study has implemented Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation (S.D.) and Exploratory Factor Analysis.
The research findings revealed that: 1) the most recent of accommodations’ management is a family business which has a major problem with the limitation of area where it is unable to be expanded. 2) The studying in accommodation guests’ expectations found that it is in high level (gif.latex?\bar{X} = 4.38, S.D. 0.25) and their perceptions are also in high level (gif.latex?\bar{X} = 3.91, S.D. 0.32). And 3) the results of exploratory factor analysis in strategic potential development of accommodation management in Chiang khan district have comprised of (1) accommodation employee’s hospitality, (2) accommodation comfortability, (3) various of servicing processes, (4) unique in leisure atmospheres, (5) continued promotions in niche group and (6) pricing perceptions. According to overall factors are able to explain to the variance of accommodation’s strategic potential development in Chiang khan district at 79.351 percent.

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