Srinamphon, P.; Chernbumroong, S.; Tippayawong, K.Y. The Effect of Small Particulate Matter on Tourism and Related SMEs in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sustainability2022, 14, 8147.
Srinamphon, P.; Chernbumroong, S.; Tippayawong, K.Y. The Effect of Small Particulate Matter on Tourism and Related SMEs in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sustainability 2022, 14, 8147.
Srinamphon, P.; Chernbumroong, S.; Tippayawong, K.Y. The Effect of Small Particulate Matter on Tourism and Related SMEs in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sustainability2022, 14, 8147.
Srinamphon, P.; Chernbumroong, S.; Tippayawong, K.Y. The Effect of Small Particulate Matter on Tourism and Related SMEs in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sustainability 2022, 14, 8147.
Abstract
In northern Thailand, the problem of small particulate matter happens every year, with the pri-mary source being agricultural weed burning and wildfire. The tourism industry is strongly impacted and has been the spotlight for the past few years. Thus, the study aims to investigate the effect of small particulate matter on tourism and related SMEs in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The data was collected from 286 entrepreneurs in the tourism and related SMEs sectors. The data was analyzed using data mining and association rule techniques. The study revealed that small particulate matter has a considerable impact on customer factors, especially the number of customers has decreased. Operational factors and prod-uct/service factors are also affected by the dust in the form of adjustments to keep the business running and the protection of the health of employees and customers. Certainly, financial factors are affected by the small particulate matter situation, both lower revenues and higher costs.
Keywords
tourism and related; SMEs; small particulate matters; association rules; data mining
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Business and Management
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