Design Guidelines and Improvement of Physical Environment and Facilities in Accommodations for Elderly Tourists, Samut Songkhram Province
Keywords:
elderly people, elderly accommodation, elderly tourists, Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA), Samut Songkram provinceAbstract
o promote and develop as a center for ecotourism and culture by supporting and promoting cultural and community-based tourism for the elderly. This research aims to evaluate the accommodation design guidelines for the physical environment and facilities for elderly tourists in Samut Songkhram Province by using a survey method and proposing the evaluation in accordance with to the Law on Building Facilities for the Disabled or Handicapped and the Elderly, 2005 and 2021, as well as the Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration (SHA) Standard which includes the disease prevention and control measures for hotels and accommodation stipulated by the Ministry of Public Health. It is found that there are two types of room improvement approaches. The first room type is for wheelchair users and the second is for an elderly person who can walk without assistance by using a cane. The key finding is the limitation of the bathroom area which is not suitable for wheelchair users. Hotel operators and related agencies can use these design and evaluation guidelines to improve the physical environment and hotel facilities for elderly tourists.
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