ROLE OF ECOTOURISM AND WELLNESS TOURISM IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THAILAND

Sirinya  Siriyanun; Thanapat  Patchim; Wallop  Piriyawatthana

Sirinya Siriyanun Security Innovation Management, College of Innovation and Management Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
Thanapat Patchim School of Law and Politics, Suan Dusit University, Bangkok, Thailand
Wallop Piriyawatthana College of Politics and Government, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords: Ecotourism, Wellness Tourism, Sustainable, Development

Abstract

Ecotourism and wellness tourism are popular nowadays, especially in tourist attractions that are outstanding in terms of natural resources. Ecotourism and wellness tourism have played a huge role in the economic and social development of Thailand. However, when humans benefit from resource utilization through health tourism, it is essential to protect the environment. Ecotourism focuses on preserving the environment while integrating tourism into the local population, and exists in a variety of forms. The government therefore wants to achieve sustainable development of ecotourism and wellness tourism. The government ecotourism project focuses on research from around the world that pertains the positive and negative impacts of ecotourism and wellness tourism on various economic sectors. It starts with an ecotourism and wellness tourism assessment, and continues training and project implementation, and additional implementation of suitable management policies.