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Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?

Community-based Tourism (CBT) is a tool for local economic development due to its capability and strength to provide economic sources to the resident destination. Given its focus on benefiting the local community, CBT has attracted a significant degree of academic attention. However, to date, there...

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Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Ibrahim, Mansor, Zen, Ismawi
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Language:English
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Published: Malaysian Institute of Planners 2017
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/57310/1/Tourism.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.573102021-09-14T12:06:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57310/ Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector? Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahim, Mansor Zen, Ismawi H Social Sciences (General) Community-based Tourism (CBT) is a tool for local economic development due to its capability and strength to provide economic sources to the resident destination. Given its focus on benefiting the local community, CBT has attracted a significant degree of academic attention. However, to date, there has been little discussion and evidence based on comprehensive studies on local economic benefits with regards to tourism activities in Malaysia as compared to other regions. This study examined tourists' expenditure on food and beverage, and its contribution to the local economic in Melaka UNESCO World Heritage area. A total of 1,000 diary record survey were collected. Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) was used to model interaction of domestic and international tourists. The results revealed 22.1% of the tourists spent between RM16.00-RM147.50 per trip for breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, only 9% (breakfast), 34% (lunch) and 43% (dinner) were channelled to local economy. Malaysian Institute of Planners 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57310/1/Tourism.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57310/2/57310-Community-based%20tourism%20in%20Melaka%20UNESCO%20world%20heritage%20area_SCOPUS.pdf Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah and Ibrahim, Mansor and Zen, Ismawi (2017) Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector? Planning Malaysia: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 15 (1). pp. 89-108. ISSN 1675-6215 E-ISSN 0128-0945 http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/225/205 10.21837/pmjournal.v15.i6.225
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language English
English
topic H Social Sciences (General)
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Bachok, Syahriah
Ibrahim, Mansor
Zen, Ismawi
Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?
description Community-based Tourism (CBT) is a tool for local economic development due to its capability and strength to provide economic sources to the resident destination. Given its focus on benefiting the local community, CBT has attracted a significant degree of academic attention. However, to date, there has been little discussion and evidence based on comprehensive studies on local economic benefits with regards to tourism activities in Malaysia as compared to other regions. This study examined tourists' expenditure on food and beverage, and its contribution to the local economic in Melaka UNESCO World Heritage area. A total of 1,000 diary record survey were collected. Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) was used to model interaction of domestic and international tourists. The results revealed 22.1% of the tourists spent between RM16.00-RM147.50 per trip for breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, only 9% (breakfast), 34% (lunch) and 43% (dinner) were channelled to local economy.
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author Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Bachok, Syahriah
Ibrahim, Mansor
Zen, Ismawi
author_facet Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Bachok, Syahriah
Ibrahim, Mansor
Zen, Ismawi
author_sort Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
title Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?
title_short Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?
title_full Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?
title_fullStr Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?
title_full_unstemmed Community-based tourism in Melaka UNESCO world heritage area: A success in food and beverage sector?
title_sort community-based tourism in melaka unesco world heritage area: a success in food and beverage sector?
publisher Malaysian Institute of Planners
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/57310/1/Tourism.pdf
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/57310/
http://www.planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/225/205
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