Thailands culture is unlike any other. Travelers attempting to fully immersethemselves in all that this tourist destination has to offer find it essentialto bec... » 

Thailands culture is unlike any other. Travelers attempting to fully immersethemselves in all that this tourist destination has to offer find it essentialto become culturally sensitive. Thailand Tourism provides readers with anindispensable overview of this remarkable land of contrasts. This invaluabletext reveals the South East Asian country its history its culture and itspeoples funloving perspective of life. The importance of Thai symbols andtheir meaning icons and social practices its proud history of itsconstitutional monarchy and its numerous religious temples are examined indetail. This book offers tourists and students of tourism an informativerealistic view of the people food entertainment and scenery of one of themost exotic lands in the world. «