Abstract:
The research had objective to study to what extent personal factors, value of the benefit, and Thai image had an effect on Malaysian tourists intention to purchase Thai boxing shorts souvenirs. The study was a survey research and the sample group consisted of 400 Malaysian tourists travelling to Thailand. Variables used as the factors to study the demand for Thai boxing shorts product souvenirs consisted of (1) personal factor, (2) value derived from purchasing the products in term of sentimental value or value of benefit, and (3) image of country of origin. The findings revealed that respondents with different personal factors had difference in the demand for Thai boxing shorts as souvenirs, except that marital status and average monthly income didnt have an effect on the demand. Value derived from purchasing the products in term of sentimental value or value of benefit had an effect on Malaysian tourists demand for Thai boxing shorts as souvenirs. In fact, sentimental value had more effect on Malaysian tourists demand for Thai boxing shorts than value of benefit did. This indicated that Thai boxing shorts were products that gave sentimental values to purchasers or the sample group. It was also found that the image of country of origin had an effect on the sample groups demand for Thai boxing shorts at the significance level of 0.05.