This research aimed to: 1) study the potential of community tourism management,     2) build a model of a learning community focused on tourism management and 3) verify the efficiency of the Learning Community using the Tourism Management Model (LCOTM).
	The research employed a qualitative field study approach which incorporated the best practices from across five communities in the Central Area of Thailand. Thirty community leaders in Patum Thani province were given the opportunity to experiment with the model between January 2005 and February 2006, pre and post performance was then compared.
	The results demonstrated that: 1) Communities near the Chao Phraya River possessed the potential to manage community tourism as evidenced by the landscaping of housing currently found along the river. This is further supported by ancient relics of the Mon temples, cultural heritage, religion, ethics and beliefs and their incorporation of the principle of a participative management basic. Furthermore, the role of gender, the division of labor and the distribution of money in order to develop community tourism management were found to be significant. 2) The LCBTM model comprised three core elements which helped promote potential building, tourism management and the planning process. The application of the model, which consists of 20 steps when fully applied, required partnership, participation and acculturation. 3) The efficiency of the model found evidence of a clear improvement (Sig 0.05) in the efficiency of the learning community on tourism management before and after coaching. 
