Abstract:
The aims of this research were 1) to examine marketing mix factors influencing cultural tourism, 2) to compare the difference of factors influencing cultural tourism, and 3) to formulate the guidelines on Cultural Tourism Development for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) at Ban Mai Market Chachoengsao province. The researcher used the mixed method that the questionnaires were collected from 400 Thai tourists which they traveled at Ban Mai Market Chachoengsao by accidental sampling. The data analysis based on the descriptive and inferential statistics such as t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffe analysis. The qualitative research: the structured interview was used at cultural tourism stakeholders. The result of quantitative research was found that almost Thai tourists were female, age between 31 40, postgraduate, company employees, and more than 20,000 Baht per month as their average income. The first three factors of marketing mix those Thai tourists were focused on Physical evidence (3.30), Promotion (3.29), and Product (3.28) respectively. In addition, the analysis of different influencing factors classified by demographic characteristics of Thai tourists found that age, education level, occupation and their income effect on the marketing mix. Furthermore, development guidelines for cultural tourism concluded that the EEC is a fine opportunity for the cultural tourism in Chacheongsao province, accordingly the host of community should to be a good host, and it should to develop the logistics and facilities in order to support more Thai tourists from the EEC.