The Feasibility of Establishment of Study Group for Knowledge Management in the Participatory Administration of Historical and Cultural Tourism in the Nan Civil Society

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of establishment of study group for knowledge management in the participatory administration of historical and cultural tourism in the Nan civil society. The researchers conducted qualitative research and collected data from several sources, such as documents, online database, and interviewing representatives of communities with the historical and cultural tourism. Based on the research, it was found that the feasibility of development of community-based historical and cultural tourism depended on several factors, including the attractive tourism resources, collaboration of people inside the community, the support provided by organizations, community learning to handle troubles in tourism, and integration of tourism into the livelihoods, re-configuring the historical and cultural tourism conditionally situated on the communities’ potentials.