Abstract:
The objectives of this research were to 1) study the level of social media marketing communication, expectation and decision making of tourists who used the health retreat resorts in Krabi province, 2) examine the personal factors affecting the decision making of tourists who used the health retreat resorts in Krabi province, and 3) investigate the influences of social media marketing communication and expectation affecting the decision making of tourists who used the health retreat resorts in Krabi province.
The samples were 400 tourists who arrived at the Krabi airport and wanted to use the health retreat resorts in Krabi province. Data were collected by a questionnaire. Statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA (F-test) and multiple regression analysis with statistical significance at a level of 0.05.
The results of this research indicated that the social media marketing communication, in terms of sales promotion (β=0.311) and advertising (β=0.234) affected the decision making on using the health retreat resorts in Krabi province. The expectation, in terms of physical features (β=0.278), service quality (β=0.212) and price appropriateness (β=0.162) affected the decision making on using the health retreat resorts in Krabi province.