Title of article
Regional Tourism Approaches in Malaysia: A Scenario from 2008-2012
Author/Authors
Wan Ibrahim, Wan Suzita Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Ahmad, Habibah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Jusoh, Hamzah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia
Pages
14
From page
87
To page
100
Abstract
Regional tourism refers to the offering and networking of tourism activity in areas providing various product including eco-tourism, coastal tourism, cultural tourism, heritage and island tourism. These products have attracted tourist and increasingly becoming a vital asset in driving the regional economic corridor development especially in ECER, NCER and the Iskandar Development Region (IDR). However, this conceptual has yet to be proven in terms of their performance and effectiveness. This article aims to examine the developmental scenario and how effective this concept in contributing to the sustainable tourism region.
Keywords
Regional tourism , tourism product , sustainability , spatial , host
Journal title
Akademika
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Akademika
Record number
2628642
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