Rural Tourism in Malaysia: Testing the Moderating Effects of Tourist Nationality and Past Experiences on Rural Destination

• 발행기관: 대한관광경영학회
• 저자명: Dahlan Noornina
• 간행물 정보: 『관광연구』제32권 제5호, 441~465쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 관광학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.08.30

영문 초록

One of the key initiatives in the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020) is to ‘enhance inclusiveness towards an equitable society’ whereby ‘every Malaysian should be able to participate in and benefit from the country’s economic growth’. The focus is to empower and uplift the wellbeing of rural communities. To this end, rural tourism is encouraged. In the first half of 2016, the total income of 3, 800 registered rural tourism-based operators nationwide has increased by 9.5 per cent to more than MYR 17 million compared to the same period in 2015. These operators provide 5, 354 rooms to 87, 580 local and foreign tourists in 2016. This is indeed a great boost to the rural community. Nevertheless, rural tourism in Malaysia has yet to seize the nation’s tourism market potentials in which 31.8 million tourist arrivals and MYR 118 billion receipts are forecasted in 2017. This study applies the motivation model to investigate the travel behaviors and driving forces towards rural destinations in Malaysia. The results reveal that tourist nationality moderates travel behavior. However, the inverse is true for past experiences. Practical implications are provided to the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board and industry practitioners to strategically promote rural tourism more effectively. In addition, this investigation helps the rural community practitioners to identify and capitalize on the attributes that influence tourist destination choice. Consequently, these practitioners will be able to develop their core competencies for sustainable economic growth.

목차

Abstract

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Review

Ⅲ. Methodology

Ⅳ. Findings

Ⅴ. Conclusion

References

키워드

Rural Tourism Travel Motivation Nationality Experience Destination