An Analysis of Tourism Research in the Context of ASEAN Community

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Supaphorn Akkapin
Nana Srithamasak

Abstract

This qualitative research aims to study and analyze tourism research in the context of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). This study is based upon social science research data published from 2008 to 2014. Three aspects of research were analyzed, namely research titles, methods, and analysis trends. Sixty-nine research articles were characterized by a combination of analysis of Content Analysis and Thematic Analysis utilized through the computer software package NVivo10. The study’s results revealed that research on tourism in the context of ASEAN was pursued in a wide range of analysis, for example, the collaboration and competitiveness between the member countries, marketing and branding, management and development, and policy and planning. In terms of the methods used to collect data, all quantitative,
qualitative and mix methods were found. In the case of trends in tourism research in the ASEAN context, it has been forecast and analyzed by the standards of professional proficiency due to the effect of a policy of free-flow skilled labor between the ASEAN member countries.

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Akkapin, S., & Srithamasak, N. (2019). An Analysis of Tourism Research in the Context of ASEAN Community. University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Journal Humanities and Social Sciences, 37(4), 1–19. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/utccjournalhs/article/view/178239
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