COVID-2019: Scenarios of Buddhist Tourism in New Way of Society

Abstract

Tourism in Thailand can make income to many entrepreneurs and people, whether it is the main tourism or secondary tourism in the pre-epidemic era when new occurred diseases (Covid-2019) have become the obstruction for the economic growth and income of many people. Because the government sector has ordered the closure of tourist attractions with locking foreign tourists measure to enter Thailand, prohibition measure of leaving at some times without leaving the house, lockdown measure all over country causing the income from this section to be lost enormously etc., although there will be remedy to entrepreneurs and people that is not for life. Today, All over the world have started more relaxation measures that focus on safety because of the vaccine factors have been produced that can be injected to more people around the world. Buddhist tourism is a secondary tourism that can be considered as a source of income and value-added activities to Thailand for a long time such as The Emerald Buddha Temple, archaeological sites, antiques, historical national parks and important Buddhist temples, etc. The state should promote the Buddhist tourism process for high safety responsibility without Covid-2019 outbreak strictly, including effective internal management, developing high safety standards, strengthening responsibility to the public, creating happiness and impressions, the development of more modern technology and Community participation. Which scenarios of these Buddhist tourism will be the new social dimension in the future.