Table of Contents

1.    Introduction

1.1    Thailand's Tourism Product
1.2    Tourism Development in Thailand: Demand and Supply
1.3    Overview

2.    History and Emerging Trends

3.    Domestic and Outbound Tourism in Thailand

3.1    Domestic Tourists
3.2    Outbound Tourism
3.3    The Distribution of Economic Benefits From Tourism

4.    Supply and Carrying-Capacity of Tourism Resources

4.1    Physical Carrying Capacity
4.2    Environmental Carrying Capacity

5.    Cultural and Social Implications

5.1    Tourism's Effect on the Bun Bang-Fai Festival

6.    Tourism Policy of Thailand

6.1    National Plans
6.2    Sectoral Planning
6.3    Private Sector Supports
6.4    Future Policy Requirements

Conclusions