Philosophy o Major
"Create a knowledge of tourism. To develop Thai tourism and international travel business"
History of Tourism and Hotel Department
Tourism Industry Program, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University. It was founded in 1991 by Assistant Professor Bangor Piyaphant, the current head of the program. The first 32 graduates are produced and open to students every year. Until the academic year 2012, the name changes from the program of Tourism Industry to Tourism and Hotel department. Now, there are two curriculums that compose; Tourism and Hotel course and Tourism Service and Tour Guide.
Importance
Tourism and Tourist Services is major field of study is the integration of relevant disciplines. Develop a professional curriculum, emphasize theoretical and practical. This field of study covers the fields of planning, development, management, service, communication, information technology, marketing, foreign language research, law and conservation of national identity. In this field, students can expand their knowledge to the doctoral degree. Graduates in this field can pursue careers in the provision of operational and administrative services in both public and private sectors. And the private sector of the tourism business.
Thailand is a diverse country with natural tourism resources. In addition, Thailand has focused on tourism in the social and environmental aspects, especially in the economy. The policy is to promote tourism for both Thai tourists and foreign tourists. In the year 2558, the Department of Tourism has collected 8,593 travel guides and 42,293 tour guides, including 41,452 tour guides (foreign). There are 841 Thai people and guides (Thai), and 29,881,091 tourists come to Thailand average 706 tourists to the tour guide is considered a lack of a lot of tourists. In addition to the development of Thailand in ASEAN countries, it has been driven by economic, social, cultural and educational backgrounds, making it directly relevant to the development and production of graduates. To support the tourism industry and services in this region of all the reasons, It is imperative that educational institutions produce and develop graduates in the field of tourism. The quality and efficiency of tourism in the quality of local, national and international.
Mission
1. Produce graduates with quality, moral, ethics, attitude and academic potential for profession.
2. Produce graduates to Thailand and international service standard for tourism.
3. Maintain and promote Culture, local wisdom, natural resources and environment with sustainable.
4. Research for develop local tourism with sustainable.
5. Develop management system with effective and efficient.
6. Promote, local academic service, and succeed to the Royal projects.
Vision
Graduates with knowledge of quality in Tourism Industry with mural for sustainable tourism development