Currently, Surin is managing tourism impacts with a visitor register charge, boat permits, specific activities management, a short term zoning plan and an information centre. A visitor information database was created in 2001 using data gathered from the visitor register charge and boat permit records. All tourist operators are required to seek permission for activities in the park and all visitors have to pay the register fee before entering the park. This information has been used to calculate the number of visitors and number of activities carried out in the park. Surin faces most of the problems that are found in many protected areas around the world. Some of these common problems facing protected areas are a lack of resources (funding and personnel for patrolling and protection), weak enforcement of regulations, lack of relevant information for visitors and non-management related tasks undertaken by park officers (Hockings, 2002).