Approaches to Promote Healthy Recreation Activities for Elderly Tourists at Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market, Prapradeang District, Samutprakarn Province

The objectives of this study are to find out the
approaches to promote healthy recreation activities for elderly
tourists and develop Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market to be a
health tourism attraction. The research methodology was to analyze
internal and external situations according to MP-MF and the MCSTEPS
principles.
As for the results of this study the researcher found that the
healthy recreational activities for elderly tourists could be divided in
7 groups; travelling Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market activity,
homestay relaxation, arts center platform activity, healthy massage
activity, paying homage to a Buddha image activity, herbal joss-stick
home activity, making local desserts and food activity.

• Sasitorn Chetanont

• Elderly tourists
• recreational activities
• Bang Nam Phueng Floating Market.

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