Abstract
Problem statement: Lao Wieng and Lao Songe Ethnic Groups were herded from Lanchang Region to Siam Region. In recent time, they settled down in Central Thailand. The objectives of this research were to study: (1) historical background of Lao Wieng and Lao Songe Ethnic Groups, (2) their lifestyle facilitating tourism and (3) development of cultural tourism model as Home Stay of the Ethnics. Approach: the research area included Pechaburi, Nakonpatom, Saraburi, Supanburi and Kanchanaburi Provinces. The key informants were selected by Purposive Sampling including: 30 experts, 40 practitioners and 50 general villagers. The research design was Qualitative Research. Data were collected by techniques of interview, observation and focus group discussion. They were analyzed by using Triangulation technique. The findings were presented by descriptive analysis. Results: (1) Lao Wieng and Lao Songe Ethnic Groups, were herded from Vientiene City, Lao Country abut 200 years ago. They settled down in Middle Thailand by doing rice farm. For their living, they maintained their traditional culture of community since then, (2) lifestyle facilitating tourism consisted of identity including household, relatives relationship, dressing, language, religious, custom and beliefs, (3) the model of inherited local cultural tourism as Home Stay, each ethnic group should be organized as the following model: For Lao Wieng Ethnic, the conservation and inheritance of local culture should be focused using major lifestyle factor based on household, food and dressing. For Thai Songedam Ethnic Group, major lifestyle factor should be based on lifestyle and cultural factor with identity including living place, food, dressing, tradition, ritual, local item selling and play. Conclusion/Recommendations: The ethnic group identity was necessary for cultural tourism. But, the scenery, culture, custom and tradition with identity should be emphasized so that it would be prominent by focusing on safety and congruence with the tourist’s need. Consequently, it would be blended as the adequate model in future.
Highlights
In recent time, the cultural tourism was more popular both in Thai People and foreigners
The tourism activities were organized in community sites to study lifestyle, culture and manufacture of locality with Home Stay referred to living place since it was one type of tourism based on living place centered
The researcher was interested in studying to search for guidelines in developing the model of cultural tourism as Home Stay for Lao Wieng and Lao Songe Ethnic Groups in Central Thailand so that it would be guidelines for improving, inheriting and promoting the local community evolution as well as model for setting the cultural tourism as Home Stay in future including the economic, social and cultural aspects with sustainable existence as well
Summary
The cultural tourism was more popular both in Thai People and foreigners. Various activities were provided for serving the tourists’ need, simple way of life as rural society was remarkable in which the tourists were interested in, cultural activity management of rural area and an alternative in local market which was not a competitor of hotel and resort. For Lao Wieng and Lao Songe Ethnic Groups, they were population in a sector of Thai Society who were ethnic groups with the custom, tradition and culture including identity of specific group. As a result, it should be conserved and promoted for usefulness in dimension for enhancing the community economic. To study the background in ethnic group of Lao it led by village committee and the monks in
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