Abstract:
The research study has the following intentions: 1) Study the personal factors
of tourists in Phetchabun province. 2) Study the marketing mix factors used in
choosing to buy sweet tamarind products of tourists in Phetchabun province. 3)
Study the decision to buy sweet tamarind products of tourists in Phetchabun
province. 4) Find the relationship between the personal factors of tourists and the
decision to buy sweet tamarind products in Phetchabun province. 5) Find the
relationship between marketing mix factors and the decision to buy sweet tamarind
products of tourists in Phetchabun province. The sample population used in the
research were 400 tourists who travelled to Phetchabun province and chose to buy
the sweet tamarind products there. A set of questionnaires was used as a research
tool. The statistics used in the data analysis included frequency, percentage, average,
standard deviation and the Chi - Square Test.
The results of the research showed the following information:As for the
personal factors of tourists who choose to buy sweet tamarind products in
Phetchabun province, 58.00 percent of the tourists were women; 29.25 percent were
aged between 31-40 years old; 33.25 percent were government officials and/ or state
enterprise employees; 27.25 percent have income of more than 30,001 baht and
41.50 percent have their domicile in Bangkok and its vicinities.The tourists who
choose to buy the sweet tamarind products in Phetchabun province paid attention
to the overall marketing mix factor at a high level. ( X̅= 4.23, S.D. = 0.544) When
considering each side of the factor, it can be concluded that the side with the
highest average is the distribution channel ( X̅ = 4.31, S.D. = 0.660) followed by the
product side ( X̅ = 4.26, S.D. = 0.569) and the least is the location ( X̅ = 4.17, S.D. = 0.756)
As for the reason of purchase and the type of tamarind products, 31.50 percent of the tourists bought the sweet tamarind products in Phetchabun province as a gift; 33.00 percent bought the type called tamarind pods which are seedless tamarinds, peeled tamarinds and fresh tamarind pods. Occasionally, 38.25 percent of the tourists would buy sweet tamarind products. And 47.00 percent of the tourists would buy 2-3 bags/boxes of sweet tamarinds. As for the spending of the purchase, 38.00 percent of the tourists would spend 1,001 2,000 baht worth of the fruit each time. Age, monthly income and domicile of the tourists had influence in the decision to choose the purchase of sweet tamarind products from Phetchabun province with statistical significance at .05. As for the marketing mix factors of the tourists, there is no connection or influence with the decision to buy the sweet tamarind products in Phetchabun province.