แนวทางการพัฒนาการท่องเที่ยวเชิงสร้างสรรค์สำหรับผู้สูงอายุในจังหวัดนครนายก

Abstract

The research named Guidelines for Creative Tourism Development for the Elderly in Nakorn Nayok Province. The purposes of this research were to study potential of the creative tourist attraction for the elderly tourist of Nakorn Nayok province, to study requirements of government sector, private sector, people and opinion of tourist on creative tourism for elderly tourist of Nakorn Nayok province and to present guidelines for creative tourism development for the elderly tourist of Nakorn Nayok province. The samples were government sector, private sector, people and tourist. Tourism resource checklists, facilities in tourist attraction checklists, an in-depth interview and a questionnaire were used as the tools. The results were as followed; 1. From checking potential of creative tourist attraction that appropriate for the elderly tourist in Nakorn Nayok province. There were appropriate places as followed; The Royal Nature Conservative Center, Suan La Ong Fa, Suan Sri Ya, Kao Kok Temple, 9 Temples in Ban Na District, Fang Klong Temple Community, Wongsanit Ashram, Wangree Resort and Thung Yai Pak Phli. 2. From studying requirements of government sector, private sector, people and surveying opinion of tourist found that Nakorn Nayok province had appropriate area that could arrange creative tourism activity by focusing on creative tourism that was eco-friendly and instill conscience through activity that could make a valuable experience to tourist. 3. Guidelines for creative tourism development for the elderly in Nakorn Nayok province as followed; 1) Appropriateness of tourist attraction should develop tourism based on dimension of creative learning. 2) Appropriateness for creative tourism activity development. 3) Physical infrastructure development to facilitate elderly. 4) Development of the area managed for sustainable tourism.