Abstract:
This study examines marketing strategies for promoting secondary city tourism in Eastern Thailand using a quantitative approach. Data was collected via questionnaires from tourists and analyzed with SPSS, applying percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffés test at Significant .05 level. The research most responsible are female (29-44 years old), married, or have a family, hold a bachelors degree, and reside in the Central, Eastern, and Western regions of Thailand. Their average monthly income exceeds 45,000 baht, and they work at companies. They have trips 23 times per year, mainly on weekends, average trip 23 days, with an estimated total trip expenditure ranging 5,001-10,000 baht. They prefer accommodations priced between 1,000-1,500 baht per night and search Facebook. Activities include café hopping, photography and purchasing food souvenirs. Chanthaburi is the most frequently visited province. The overall evaluation of the 6A factors was found to be highly significant, with an average score of 4.09. The assessment of individual factors also fell within the highly significant range, with average scores 3.67- 4.47. Found that gender and attractiveness showed statistically significant differences at the 0.05 level. Additionally, age and overall activity preferences also exhibited statistically significant differences at the .05 level.