MECHANISM OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN COMMUNITY TOURISM PARTICIPATORY PLANNING IN SAMUI ISLAND, THAILAND

Kannapa Pongponrat; Naphawan Jane Chantradoan

doi:10.26215/tourismos.v7i1.272

Kannapa Pongponrat

Program Director of Master of Management in Tourism and Hospitality Management and a lecturer for Tourism and Hospitality Management, Mahidol University International College, Salaya Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.

Naphawan Jane Chantradoan

Head of Department and a lecturer for Hospitality and Tourism Department at Stamford International University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Keywords

Community participation, social capital, tourism planning

Abstract

Community participation as a strategy for local tourism development has become an important mechanism to promote sustainable tourism. This paper explores community participatory planning process in local tourism development on Samui Island, Thailand. Factors associated with participation of local people were examined in decision-making, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation phases. Result showed social capital as a driver in various stages can be considered as crucial mechanism for the success of the planning for local tourism activities.

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