Abstract:
The present study aims 1) to examine the effect of online media on decision to visit tourist attraction in Chonburi Province, and 2) to examine the effect of the online media acceptance decision to visit tourist attraction in Chonburi Province. Sample group was 400 Thai tourists who use online media for referencing the tourist attractions in Chonburi. A questionnaire was an instrument in this study. Descriptive statistics and inferential, i.e. independent sample t-test and multiple linear regression analysis, were used to analyze data. The findings showed that selection of Facebook, YouTube, Instagram affected the decision to visit tourist attraction differently at the significance level of 0.05. The acceptance of online media was found that R2 is 0.465. The equation is Ŷ = 0.116(X1 )*+0.156(X3 )*+ 0.182(X4 )* + 0.168(X5 )*+0.287(X6 )*. The factors affecting the decision included expectation in efficiency (beta = 0.116), social impact (beta = 0.156), motivation and preference (beta = 0.182), price (beta = 0.168), and being used to the places (beta = 2.87) with the significance level of 0.05.