IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND

The objective of this study was to consider the impacts of climate change on tourism along the Mekong River in Thailand. The factors to be considered included temperature and rainfall on the number of Thai and international tourists. Panel data were used, i.e., cross-sectional data from eight prov...

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Main Authors: Sakkarin NONTHAPOT, Tanawat WATCHALAANUN
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Language:English
Published: Editura Universităţii din Oradea 2024-12-01
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description The objective of this study was to consider the impacts of climate change on tourism along the Mekong River in Thailand. The factors to be considered included temperature and rainfall on the number of Thai and international tourists. Panel data were used, i.e., cross-sectional data from eight provinces of Thailand located along the Mekong River, from January 2013 to December 2023. The results revealed that, over the long-term, only higher temperatures affected the number of Thai tourists. In the short run, average temperatures and rainfall showed the opposite relationship with regard to the number of Thai tourists. The results identified climate change as a cause of the smaller number of Thai tourists in those provinces, mainly as a resul t of higher average temperatures. Therefore, higher temperatures could be considered a major obstacle for tourism activities.
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spelling doaj-art-1a66283c0b044e988fdafa47dda0d1552025-08-20T03:40:23ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172065-11982024-12-01574 supplement2071207910.30892/gtg574spl21-1374IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILANDSakkarin NONTHAPOT0Tanawat WATCHALAANUN1Khon Kaen University, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Nong Khai, Thailand, e-mail: sakkno@kku.ac.thIndependent Researcher, Nong Khai, Thailand, e-mail: gng3379@gmail.comThe objective of this study was to consider the impacts of climate change on tourism along the Mekong River in Thailand. The factors to be considered included temperature and rainfall on the number of Thai and international tourists. Panel data were used, i.e., cross-sectional data from eight provinces of Thailand located along the Mekong River, from January 2013 to December 2023. The results revealed that, over the long-term, only higher temperatures affected the number of Thai tourists. In the short run, average temperatures and rainfall showed the opposite relationship with regard to the number of Thai tourists. The results identified climate change as a cause of the smaller number of Thai tourists in those provinces, mainly as a resul t of higher average temperatures. Therefore, higher temperatures could be considered a major obstacle for tourism activities. https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-4spl-2024/gtg.574spl21-1374.pdfclimate changemekongtourism developmenttourismgms
spellingShingle Sakkarin NONTHAPOT
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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND
Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
climate change
mekong
tourism development
tourism
gms
title IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND
title_full IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND
title_fullStr IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND
title_full_unstemmed IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND
title_short IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON TOURISM IN THE PROVINCES ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER IN THAILAND
title_sort impacts of climate change on tourism in the provinces along the mekong river in thailand
topic climate change
mekong
tourism development
tourism
gms
url https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-4spl-2024/gtg.574spl21-1374.pdf
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