Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to; (1) investigate tourist attractions and
tourism activities in Ban Noenhom communities; (2) enhance travel routes and bicycle
tours in these areas; and (3) analysis willingness to pay the tourism activity fee. The
operating looked at both quantitative and qualitative. The instruments for data
collection were interview and questionnaires.
As a result, (1) The Khlong Mai Plong projects dam, the Haew Narok waterfall,
the Tarnrattana waterfall, the Khao Ito waterfall, temples, and the adjacent Wang Bon
reservoir became notable tourist attractions in the Ban Noenhom vicinity. There were a
total of eight community enterprises. (2) to develop tourist routes and tourism activities
showed the 3 suitable locations of Khlong Mai Plong reservoir, Khao Prathammakhan
temple, and Wang Bon reservoir. Ban Bo Rae Thai rice noodle, Ban Noenhom herbal
product, wicker basket and knife manufacture, and angklung manufacturing were four
community businesses interested in enhancing tourism sector. There were eight cycling
routes with a total trip distance of 35.05 kilometers.
As a result of tourists travel behavior, the tourists preferred; nature touring on
weekends, a group of 2-5 travelers, and one day trip. There was a traveling expense of 1,000 3,000 Baht. In general, the tour was in January March, with family, and traveled by private vehicle. Regarding willingness to pay the tourism activity fee, the tourists were willing to pay the activity fee for the group of 10, 20, and 30 travelers as 89.87, 94.29, and 94.81 percent. Researching binary logistic regression analysis found that the logistic regression equation could predict willingness to pay the tourism activity fee for 10, 20, and 30 travelers as 36.8, 39.1, and 52.2 percent. Furthermore, the tour expense of group 10 and 20 travelers influenced willingness to pay tourism activity fee with statistical significance at 0.05 and 0.10
accordingly. Concerning Exp (β), the tourist dealing with the increase of traveling expense
from lower than 1,000 Baht to 1,000-3,000 Baht tended to pay less traveling expense.