The Development of Tourism Model for learning Thai – Muslim Food Culture The Development of Tourism Model for learning Thai – Muslim Food Culture

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine tourism model for learning Thai – Muslim food culture. There were 20 informants who participated primarily in the study, including entrepreneurs in tourist attractions, a president of a tourism group, local people, the officers in the governmental section of tourism management, the experts of tourism management, and the expert community of Thai – Muslim food culture. In-depth interviews were utilized to collect the data and it was analyzed with content analysis. The findings revealed that components of tourism model and activities for learning Thai – Muslim food culture consisted of incorporating a community organization for tourism management for learning the culture through food, constructing tourism identity with local food, developing tourism products, perceiving the wisdom of local people, and creating tourism learning and activities. Moreover, the primary achievable indicators of tourism model and activities for leaning Thai – Muslim food culture were compounded of an engagement, a fairly beneficial distribution of tourism, a creative community leader, an external support, a knowledge sharing, an application of local wisdom, and the use of community culture for learning.