The objectives of this research were to study marketing communication for tourism and survey tourists’satisfaction with marketing communication for tourism in Ban Nam Chiao community, Trat province using mixed research methodology. The qualitative research consisted of collecting data by interviewing key informants. The 5 informants consisted of community administrators, community leaders and community tourism operators. The results of the research revealed that Ban Nam Chiao Community promoted community tourism through the following marketing communication tools 1) personal marketing communications, which can create interest and encourage tourists to travel; 2) public relations campaigns help tourists become aware of information about and tourism activities at the community, which aid tourists in travel decision making; 3) advertising that makes community attractions attractive and plays an important role in the decision of tourists to travel; 4) marketing through online media, which make it easy for tourists to find information about the details of the community and make quick travel decisions; 5) direct marketing where the community collects information about tourists and uses this information to send details about community tourism that attracts and impresses tourists; 6) promotional activities in which Ban Nam Chiao community adopts strategies to reduce prices and increase tourism activities in order to stimulate the interest of tourists; 7) marketing activities with other agencies in which Ban Nam Chiao community cooperaties with various agencies, such as provincial tourism, municipalities and tourism industry operators, from Trat province and nearby provinces to expand the tourist base and study the satisfaction of tourists with tourism marketing communication in Ban Nam Chiao community, Trat province the quantitative research methods consisted of collecting data from 400 tourists using questionnaires. It was found that tourists were satisfied with the marketing communication of Ban Nam Chiao Community Tourism, Trat Province. Overall, the highest average level of satisfaction was 4.82. The average levels of satisfaction for personal marketing communication, advertising, and online marketing were 4.26, 4.15, and 4.12 respectively.
