Perceived Social Impacts of Tourism by Residents in the OTOP Tourism Village, Thailand

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Abstract This study aims to investigate the impacts of tourism development at Baan Tawai, the first OTOP Tourism Village in Thailand, and to examine the relationship between demographic factors and Baan Tawai residents' perceptions of the social impacts of tourism development. Data were collected using questionnaires. The finding is that the residents positively perceive social impacts in term of job creation for women in the village. Additionally, they do not see any social changes brought in by tourism and do not think that tourism leads to an increase in prostitution, vandalism, burglary, or drug abuse. Keywords: tourism impactssocial impactsresidents' perceptionThailand Additional informationNotes on contributorsNara Huttasin *E-mail: [email protected]