Sereeratana (2003, p. 50) explained that satisfaction is performed after a buying decision has been made or services have been received. In terms of consumers' expectations, there are comparison results between the perception of service operation and the effectiveness of products and services. If consumers' expectations are not met, they are dissatisfied and will see satisfaction elsewhere (Sangkaworn and Mujtaba, 2010). However, if consumers perceive the services as satisfactory to their expectation, they will be satisfied; and, services that are provided beyond their expectation result in high satisfaction. Chaipanya (1998) stated the following measurement tools for determining satisfaction:
1. Survey questionnaire based on opinions toward various satisfaction factors using multiple choice or open-ended questions.
2. Interviewing that is specifically directed to measure toward satisfaction based on technical question design and true data.
3. Observation to measure a person's behavior based on performance, speaking and manner.
Than Kanwatananon (2004) research entitled, Evaluation of the Walking Street Project, Chiang Mai Province, had objectives to study the following: 1) peoples' satisfaction and opinion towards the Walking Street Project, 2) the income of products' sellers, and 3) problems and obstacles in carrying out the above-mentioned project. The sampling cohort consisted of 200 units that were gathered from street shoppers, causal sellers along the Walking Street and permanent shops on the Walking Street through a purposively structured questionnaire. The data was then analyzed by means of SPSS for Windows.
The study's results indicated that street shoppers, causal sellers and permanent shops on the Walking Street were all satisfied with the so-called project; to which, reliability equals 0.000l (less than 0.050). All of the casual sellers along the Walking Street had more incomes and net profits from their business, to which, reliability equals 0.000 (less than 0.050). However, the Chiang Mai Walking Street Project still had some problems and obstacles to be tackled; such as, the spirit of service officers was still lacking. General problems may have included the following issues: lack of public transportation for the tourists and general people; a shortage of parking spaces, watchdogs for tourist vehicles, and waste bins for garbage from tourists and traders; as well as, the lack of facilities for tourists and traders, such as electricity, drinking and washing water, public phone, etc. Additionally, there were some bicycles and motorcycles running back and forth along the Walking Street which created a safety concern, plus the security measures were at an insufficient level and inappropriate for tourists.