The study found that there were three main outcomes. They were general information to tourism of the hot
springs in the west and tourism patterns at the hot spring sites. The result found that the potential of the various
hot spring areas was divided into four groups.
(1) The first group (Figure 1) included hot spring location where tourism data had not been gathered. Their
hot water temperature in between 40-51 Celsius, with poor quality for tourism as they are in the deep jungle
and hardly accessing by road and no tourism facilities.
(2) The second group (Figure 2) encompassed hot spring where tourism data had been gathered with hot
spring degree between 45-48 Celsius and the sites are preparing for hot spring tourism. But they face with
valued tourism planning. These groups need some advices by health tourism planning consultation.
(3) The third group (Figure 3) were hot spring tourism sites where some tourism details had been gathered,
but the hot spring sites were faced with some problems. These sites in the past were famous for health tourism.
After tourism facilities construction and the effect from earthquakes, the hot water had gone away from the
sites. These areas had no tourism as there are no natural hot water. Their temperatures are between 31-35
Celsius.
(4) The last (Figure 4) included well-developed hot spring locations where tourism data had been gathered
before. They are very good sites for health tourism as their temperature are in between 39-72 Celsius. Tourism