Community based Tourism & Thai Ways of Life
Background
In general there are two different kinds of tourist :
• groups who like to travel to places which are well known and the main attraction in the country
• groups who are interested not only in the main attactions but also the way of life of the people in each country they visit.
Therefore in addition to the convential mainstream tourism tours the creation of an alternative tour covering the community life in the country has been created.
Urban life has become more westernized in Thailand nowadays. The best way to show that the tourist industry is changing the tourists attitude is by arranging tours showing the culture and life style of the villagers and the Hill Tribes. During such tours the visitors can learn, touch, and make cultural exchanges with the people they meet and establish close relationships.
Following such visits foreign visitors who become impressed with the way of life of the local people will write about their experiences and things that they have seen so that others will become interested in making similar visits.