The Study of Behavior and Brand Awareness of Thailand Health Tourism Image Among Japanese Tourists

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Duangdao Yoshida
Watcharin Chotchaicharin

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This research aimed to 1) study of the data on demographic and behavior of Japanese tourists travelling to Thailand. 2) study of brand awareness of Thailand health tourism image among Japanese tourists. This research was using quantitative research methods. The quantitative questionnaires will be collected from 385 Japanese tourist who visited Thailand. The questionnaires data analysis will be based on the descriptive statistics.


The research found that 1) the most Japanese tourists were male, aged 40-49 years old who have from undergraduate and are full time employees with average monthly income more than  500,000 yen, married 2) the most brand awareness of Thailand  health tourism image among Japanese tourists factors was Thailand is a tourist destination for massage while Thailand is a tourist destination for Onsen were the less significant. The Japanese tourists with different gender, age, average monthly income has different overview option to brand awareness of Thailand health tourism.


Keywords: Behavior, Brand Awareness, Health Tourism, Thailand, Japanese Tourists

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Duangdao Yoshida, คณะบริหารธุรกิจ สถาบันเทคโนโลยีไทย-ญี่ปุ่น

อาจารย์ประจำ สาขาการจัดการการท่องเที่ยวและบริการเชิงนวัตกรรม คณะบริหารธุรกิจ สถาบันเทคโนโลยีไทย-ญี่ปุ่น

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