Abstract:
Research subject The study of the management mechanism and tourism
network of the Khmer Prasat community in Surin province had the objectives: 1) To
Study the management mechanism and tourism network of the Khmer Prasat
community in Surin province; 2) To strengthen the network of tourism. 3) To apply
the process of building a network of Prasat Khmer community in Surin province. It is
a documented and qualitative research. The research tools consisted of an
observation form, an interview form, and two groups of key informants, namely,
tourism scholars in the Khmer cultural castle and tourism. and key informant for
community tourist attractions and then analyzed, synthesized, interpreted, explained,
descriptive conclusions
The results showed that Mechanisms that drive tourism to the Khmer castle
in Surin include: Constitution, a government policy that supports the conservation
and tourism of ancient sites and community tourism. Fine Arts Department by the
Surin National Museum It is a resource to educate about ancient relics, antiques and
information about the Khmer castle in Surin. and is an agency that maintains and
restores the Khmer castle in Surin Provincial Administrative Organization is an
agency that supports tourism promotion in Surin Province. Support the budget for
the community to organize tourism activities such as worshiping the Khmer castle.
The strengthening of tourism networks of Prasat Khmer communities in this
research consisted of 4 Khmer Prasat communities namely Prasat Sikhoraphum.
Chang Bei Castle Prasat Phum Phon and Prasat Ta Muen The issues in the study were
divided into 5 different areas as follows: 1 ) the aspect of the people 2 ) the
coordination between the networks 3) the exchange of knowledge and experiences
between the networks 4) the work process 5) Vision Leader policy and strategy
The application of the process of building a Khmer castle tourism network
summarized according to the existing network from a study of the condition of the
Khmer castle tourism network in Surin province. Aspects of integration and network
independence Extending tourism to other communities learning and then sharing
experiences These three aspects are in the early stages. For the process of working to
connect with various communities and cooperation in building service quality
Performs well in some areas As for cooperation in the development of tourism
personnel to have potential.
Keywords: mechanism, management, tourism network, Khmer castle