The Impacts of Ecotourism in Samut Sakhon province

Abstract

This research aimed to study the impacts of Eco-tourism in Samut Sakhon province.The respondent in this research included 400 Thai tourists who have experienced in ecotourism in Samut Sakhon province. The sample was selected by random sampling method. The Data was collected by using questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.

The result indicated that the economic impacts of ecotourism in Samut Sakhon province led to job creation, income generation and more income distribution in local area. For the social impacts, the awareness and the application of travel resources created good relationship between tourists and people living in the community. For cultural impacts, local people were proud of their own culture and promoted their unique products of the community. Lastly, the value of local environmental resources was raised and it led to the development and improvement of the community environment.