Community Based Tourism Handbook (by REST)

This CBT Handbook was written to communicate the direct experiences of CBT practitioners working in the field. It contains 12 chapters, representing lessons, practical successes and failures in 8 years of experimentation with local communities and their leaders in different project areas around Thailand. Development practitioners will notice that CBT in fact shares many lessons in common with other development activities worldwide.

  • Kiriwong village in Nakhon Sri Thammarat
  • Koh Yao Noi in Phang Nga
  • Hauy Hee village in Mae Hong Son
  • Huaykeelek village in Chiang Rai province
  • Pangkha and Sipsong Pattana village in Payao province
  • Ban Umyom in Tak province.