Abstract:
The objective of a study of factors affecting the effectiveness of the implementation of the
Thainess tourism promotion policy in Ratchaburi Province are to study the factors affecting the effectiveness of the implementation of the tourism promotion policy Thainess tourism promotion policy in various areas of Ratchaburi Province and factors affecting the effectiveness of implementing tourism promotion policy Thainess in Ratchaburi Province. this research is a quantitative research collecting the data by using questionnaires. Population used in this study is people in Ratchaburi aged 15 years to 65 years. The sample selected in this research is people living in Ratchaburi Province of which the number are
stable. After using Taro Yamanes formula, the researcher gained 400 participants.
The study found that the respondents had a level of opinions on factors affecting the effectiveness of the implementation of the Thainess tourism promotion policy of Ratchaburi Province. When considering each factor, it was found that the tourism resource factor was at the highest level with average value of 4.52, followed by the management factor at the highest level with average of 4.37, the policy factor at high level with an average of 4.19 respectively. The sample had the overall opinion on the level of effectiveness in implementing the Thainess tourism promotion policy of Ratchaburi Province at highest
level with an average of 4.58. when considering each question, the sample group had the opinion at the highest level on the following questions including the topic You thought that the Thainess tourism promotion policy gave local people love and pride in their place of origin, followed by the topic You think that the tourism promotion policy Thainess makes tourists happy and return to Ratchaburi Province again, the topic You think that the Thainess tourism promotion policy makes tourists know the tourist attractions in Ratchaburi Province, the topic Organizing a variety of tourism activities is able to encourage
more tourists to visit Ratchaburi Province, and the topic You think tourism promotion policy Thainess improves the local economy respectively