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Patterns of Tourism along the Thai-Myanmar Border:The Check Point in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Patterns of Tourism along the Thai-Myanmar Border:The Check Point in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Thanut Wongsaichue,Sumit Suwan, Surapong Jaratrodjanakol, Danupon Sangnak, Ratthanon Thanathornkhunanon,Pimporn Srirungraung, Wassaraporn Lanil, Khemchira Nongped and Reawadee Poo-udom
February 6, 2015
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Background
• Cooperation and partnership in ASEAN• The relationship of Thailand - Myanmar
(trading, border, terrain)• The opening up of Myanmar• Dawei deep seaport project, Myanmar• Flow of tourists arrivals to Myanmar,
especially Thai tourists
• Cooperation and partnership in ASEAN• The relationship of Thailand - Myanmar
(trading, border, terrain)• The opening up of Myanmar• Dawei deep seaport project, Myanmar• Flow of tourists arrivals to Myanmar,
especially Thai tourists
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Objectives
• To explore the routes linking Thailandwith Myanmar along the border
• To design tourist routes betweenThailand with Myanmar along the border.
• To offer activities and tour programs ofinterest
• To explore the routes linking Thailandwith Myanmar along the border
• To design tourist routes betweenThailand with Myanmar along the border.
• To offer activities and tour programs ofinterest
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The study area
• Phunumron check point, Kanchanaburi, Thailand• Htee Khee check point, Dawei, Myanmar• The route development of Kanchanaburi-Dawei
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Tourism in Thai-Dawei
• Travel and tourism resources in Dawei
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Tourism in Thai-Dawei• Hotels and Accommodations
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Tourism in Thai-Dawei
• The restaurants, food shops and local foods
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Tourism in Thai-Dawei• Transportation to Dawei by Phunumron check point
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Tourism in Thai-Dawei• Thai-Dawei package tour
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Methodology
• Step 1: Tourism situation in the study areaPublic hearing, survey, data collection from touroperators and stakeholders in Thai and Myanmar
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Methodology• Step 2: To explore the area & present travel programs
Readiness assessment, Potential access andTo explore the study area
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Methodology
• Step 3: To offer tourism programs and activitiesOffering entrepreneurs, stakeholders and getfeedback about the tourism programs and activities.
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Results
• Channel and transport links between Thai – Dawei
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Results
• Phunumron checkpoint-Htee Khee checkpoint
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Results• The document to cross border
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Results• The transportation along Thai – Myanmar border
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Results• Border tourism between Thai - Dawei
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Results
• The route ofborder tourismbetweenThai - Dawei
“Tanintharyi River”
Length300 kilometres(190 mi)
• The route ofborder tourismbetweenThai - Dawei
“Tanintharyi River”
Length300 kilometres(190 mi)
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Results• Tourism programs and activities along
Thailand - Myanmar border.
Tuloe islets, Tanintharyi River
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High potential for rafting trips
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Natural environment
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A giant bagarius18 kg
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Gold mining community nearestChangphuak (White elephant) village
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Gold mining machinery
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Wooden dam at Cha Ngat rapids for gold mining
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Panning for gold by hand
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A nugget of gold fromTanintharyi river
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Conclusion and Suggestion
• The discovery of new tourist routes-Tanintharyi river, rafting, panning for gold
• Kanchanaburi - Dawei routes andchannels are highly tourism potential
• Should encourage the road developmentand facilitate the travel for Thai,Myanmar and abroad
• The discovery of new tourist routes-Tanintharyi river, rafting, panning for gold
• Kanchanaburi - Dawei routes andchannels are highly tourism potential
• Should encourage the road developmentand facilitate the travel for Thai,Myanmar and abroad
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