Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the influence of Thai drama series on Thai tourism promotion. The samples were 400 Thai people aged between 25 - 60 years old, who worked or lived in Bangkok Metropolitan area and watched Thai drama series. A questionnaire was used as a survey tool and data were analyzed statistically using the percentage, means and standard deviation. The test value t was used in order to compare Thai drama series factors which influenced Thai tourism promotion between male and female. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the average of monthly income. If the results had been significantly different at 0.05, LSD (Least Significant Different)s method was employed. The results were as follows; 1. Respondents mainly were female, aged between 25 - 30 years old, working as government official and state enterprise employed. Their average monthly income was about 10,001 - 20,000 Baht and highest education level was Bachelor degree. 2. Respondents mainly watched Thai drama series between 20.01 - 00.00 hours for an average of 4 - 10 hours a week and preferred watching comedy or lighthearted drama. The motivation of previous Thai drama series was Duangjai Akkanee by channel 3, shooting at Villa Maroc Resort, Pranburi & Palio Khao Yai, and mainly joined a drama tour after watching. 3. Thai drama series factors which had an influence in Thai tourism promotion was at high level in plot factors ([x-bar] =3.23), and the general factors which had an influence in tourism promotion was at high level in geographic factors ([x-bar] =3.34). 4. When comparing Thai drama series factors by gender, there were significant differences at 0.05 level in character factors, theme factors, diction factors, sound factors and spectacle factors. 5. When comparing Thai drama series factors by the average of monthly income, there was a significant difference at 0.05 levels in sound factors.