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Tourists' roles in developing an 'eco' tourism industry
Get PDFECOTOURISM has been variously defined in terms of its objective and roles contributing to certain areas in tourism.The public sectors would define ecotourism based on their roles as the policy-making, whilst the private sectors would define ecotourism based on the fact that they should gain something worth out of it.The concept of ecotourism is more on sustainable tourism, intelligent tourism, alternative tourism and solf tourism that normally known as 'geen'tourism.Since the early 1980s, there has been considerable debate on the environmental impacts of tourism and the links between green issues and ecotourism.The questions raised nowadays are, to what extend do tourists aware of their roles in developing ecotourism? Do they really need to understand the meaning of ecotourism in order to traveland use tourism infastructures? What actually are the tourists' roles in developing ecotourism industry? It is obvious that tourists play important roles in order to develop sustainable tourism.Thus, they need to understand clearly their roles as tourist in the context of ecotourism. This article aims to point out the roles of tourists in ecotourim and to discuss their roles in the context of ecotourism
Community-based rural tourism: A proposed sustainability framework
Get PDFMany tourism projects run by community in the rural areas are labelled as Community-based Rural Tourism (CBRT), a type of a more ‘responsible’ tourism that contributes to sustainable development.However, a framework is needed to enable planners and managers to understand its criteria thus ensuring that the CBRTs fulfil the sustainability requirement.This paper presents findings from a literature review on previous writings in this topic.Findings from an analysis on the criteria of a sustainable CBRT product are
discussed.It is found that in order for it to play a role in sustainable development, a CBRT product must focus on competitive management, resource conservation, and benefit creation to the community.The three elements need to be supported, in turn, by community involvement and commitment. As the proposed conceptual framework of sustainable CBRT product can be a basis for further research in CBRT, it offers producing theoretical and practical implications
Penglibatan ahli komuniti dalam program pembangunan komuniti: satu kajian ke atas program homestay di Kedah
No full textPenglibatan ahli komuniti di dalam apa jua program pembangunan, termasuk program pembangunan pelancongan, merupakan pemacu dalam usaha mencapai kelestarian pembangunan. Namun begitu, terdapat kelopongan mengenai bagaimana sebenarnya penglibatan ahli komuniti di peringkat akar umbi. Artikel ini membincangkan ciri-ciri penglibatan ahli komuniti dalam program yang dirangka untuk pembangunan komuniti berdasarkan dapatan kajian yang dijalankan terhadap dua program homestay di Kedah. Kajian ini menghasilkan satu model untuk membantu kita memahami faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penglibatan ahli komuniti dalam program pembangunan komuniti
Psychological determinants of leisure time physical activity participation among public university students in Malaysia
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to identify the influences of attitude, self-efficacy, and motivation on leisure time physical activity participation among undergraduate students at local public universities. The theory of planned behaviour and self-efficacy theory were used as a theoretical framework. The study sample comprised 1352 undergraduate students selected by random cluster sampling. Questionnaires were utilised to collect data. The results of the study showed that motivation and self-efficacy factors were the best predictors of leisure time physical activity participation. Furthermore, the results of path analysis revealed that the combination of attitude and self-efficacy had direct and indirect effects on motivation for leisure time physical activities participation among the students at local public universities. This study suggests that to encourage students’ leisure time physical activity participation and involvement, the university management should plan and organise programmes to develop positive attitudes among students and increase their self-efficacy and motivation levels for physical activity participatio
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A Study on the Successful Self-Employed in Malaysia
Get PDFIn a dualistic labor market, self-employment is classified as the informal sector because its members are usually unable to find formal jobs. In big cities throughout the world it has been reported that the urban self-employed are often faced with highly restrictive government regulations in the belief that they do not contribute very much to the output. This thesis studies the factors that can explain the successes of these self-employed such as the extent of their capital, entrepreneurial experience, and education. The discriminant analysis is used throughout the study
CUSTOMER ORIENTATION AMONG RURAL HOME STAY OPERATORS IN MALAYSIA
Get PDFBased on earlier writings and research in the fields of total quality management, service quality and marketing which suggest understanding customer needs is a pre-requisite to satisfactory service delivery, a study was undertaken to understand and analyze customer orientation among the home stay operators in Malaysia. Data was collected from 142 respondents who operate home stay programs in 10 rural areas in Peninsular Malaysia using structured survey questionnaires. Findings from the study indicate that rural home stay operators place utmost importance on customer satisfaction as long as it is within their means and their boundaries of traditional customs. What needs to be improved on is their capability so that they are able to identify the expected quality of service of the visitors and so that they are able to fulfil this expected quality of service
Power Through Tourism: A Blessing on Mahsuri's Eighth Generation in Langkawi?
Get PDFOne of the frameworks used in earlier studies to understand residents’ attitudes towards tourism development is based on social exchange theory. Basically, this framework explains that residents will have positive attitudes towards tourism if they feel that tourism gives them more benefits than costs. This study proposed that social
exchange theory alone cannot sufficiently explain residents’ attitudes towards tourism. A literature review indicated that power plays a role in the exchange between residents and tourism; thus it was proposed that power might play a role in determining residents’ attitudes.
In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirty residents from the ‘power’ group (those who had certain resources that would allow them to take advantage
of the opportunities offered by tourism) and sixteen residents from the ‘no-power’ group (those who had no resources that would allow them to take advantage of the opportunities offered by tourism). An interview guide based on a conceptual framework established from literature reviewed was used during each interview. These data were then analyzed qualitatively to explore the contribution of power in explaining residents’ attitudes towards tourism.
Findings reveal that social exchange theory is useful in examining residents’ attitudes towards tourism -- during their exchange with tourism, residents indeed based their attitudes on their evaluations of the impacts. Power does not appear to affect residents’ evaluations of these impacts directly. Instead, residents’ general values (about
religion, culture, equity, resources, and the environment), their dependence on tourism, and their ability and willingness to adapt seem to have more direct influence on the evaluation of impacts than power. Study results are expected to be useful to researchers with interests in expanding conceptualizations on the understanding of residents’ attitudes towards tourism. The results are also useful to tourism planners with interests in understanding issues that arise due to tourism development
Exploring factors influencing individual participation in community‐based tourism: The case of Kampung Relau homestay program, Malaysia
No full textThis paper presents the early findings from a qualitative investigation conducted to examine how participation is practiced in a community‐based tourism program which offers homestay experience to tourists in Kedah, Malaysia.The first objective of the study was to determine where on the spectrum of participation (Pretty 1995) does the homestay program fall. The second objective was to explore the variables that may influence the extent of community participation in this program. Findings from the present study indicate that participation in community‐based tourism is influenced by community members’ motivations to participate. An important implication from this finding is that community‐based tourism projects must include awareness programs among its members so as to educate them about the project and to motivate them to participate
Homestay programme as a Malaysian tourism product
No full textThis book discusses the homestay programme in Malaysia in the context of tourism product.It begins by looking into the evolution of tourism in Malaysia, focusing on its growth and development.Tourism product is an important component of any tourism destination, thus the book later looks into the product concept as well as the development of tourism products in Malaysia.Malaysia has many natural, cultural and man-made tourist products and attractions that can potentially pull tourists to its shore.The rest of the book then turns into the discussion of the Malaysian homestay programme.The programme, which can be categorized as Malaysia’s rural cultural tourism product may well be a way to reinvigorate tourism as it is an initiative to attract alternative tourist markets due to its unique product elements.Different perspectives and conceptual frameworks are used in looking at the homestay programme specifically in the area of product benefits, tourist experience, resident perceptions, and product quality. The elements of the programme are identified and the outcomes explored.Finally, issues surrounding the programme are discussed and recommendations on future management of the programme are offered. The book is hoped to answer enquiries about the unique homestay programme in Malaysia, if not completely, at least partially
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