MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND COMMUNITY TOURISM NETWORKS KHMER CASTLE IN SURIN PROVINCE

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Research subject The “Management Strategy and Tourism Network of Prasat Khmer Community in Surin Province” aims to 1) to study the management mechanism and tourism network of Prasat Khmer community in Surin Province; 2) to strengthen the tourism network of the Prasat Khmer community. Prasat Khmer Community in Surin Province 3) To apply the process of building a network of Prasat Khmer community in Surin Province. This is a qualitative research in the field. The research tools consisted of an observation form, an in-depth interview form. with a group of key informants consisting of historical scholar Khmer castle tourism relevant government agencies and key informant for community tourist attractions and then analyzed, synthesized, interpreted, explained, descriptive conclusions. The results showed that. The mechanism that drives tourism to the Khmer castle in Surin province consists of a policy-level mechanism consisting of government policies that support tourism in ancient sites. Area-level policies such as provincial-level agencies and Surin Provincial Administrative Organizations The Fine Arts Department by the Surin National Museum has a policy about supporting conservation and tourism in the Khmer castle in a concrete way. Area-level mechanisms such as sub-district administrative organizations, village communities that jointly organize activities related to tourism to the Khmer castle, Surin province There are also university mechanisms such as Maha University.Chulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Surin Campus with a policy of educating Khmer castles has driven tourism to Khmer castles in Surin province in a concrete way. Strengthening the Khmer Prasat Community Tourism Network consists of 4 Prasat Khmer communities, namely Prasat Sikhoraphum. Chang Bei Castle Prasat Phum Phon and Prasat Ta Muen The strengthening of the four networks is not yet very concrete. Still in a different way, different people do. The application of the process of building a Khmer castle tourism network is not yet clear.