Factors Affecting in Managing Cultural Tourism of the Tourist Attractions in Kalasin Provice

Abstract

          The purposes of the study were 1) to study levels of factors affecting in managing cultural tourism, 2) to investigate levels of managing cultural tourism, 3) to explore factors affecting in managing cultural tourism, and 4) to study suggestions on ways of managing in factors affecting in managing cultural tourism of the tourist attractions in Kalasin province. The study was a quantitative research. The instruments were the questionnaires. The participants were 400 tourists in Kalasin province and the calculation formula of Taro Yamane is presented. The statistic used were frequency distributions, mean, average, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, and Multiple Linear Regression with the statistically significant at the 0.05 level. Beside that, the suggestions were calculated through the frequency distributions and description. The results shown 1) levels of factors affecting in managing cultural tourism were at the highest level, 2) levels of managing cultural tourism were at the highest level, 3) there were 3 factors affecting in managing cultural tourism of the tourist attractions in Kalasin province; culture, transportation, and income These 3 factors were used to describe the dependent variable, managing cultural tourism of the tourist attractions in Kalasin province averagely at 28.07, R² = .287, with the statistically significant at the 0.05 level, and 4) suggestions on ways of managing in factors affecting in managing cultural tourism 1) improving the interior landscape with beautiful, clean, and tidy conditions, 2) using the unique and outstanding from each culture to attract the tourists, 3) it should have enough transportation for the tourist attractions, it should have facility management, and using various and continue publics.