Tourism Destination Development: the Case of Malaysia

• Autores: Joan C. Henderson
• Localización: Tourism recreation research, ISSN 0250-8281, Vol. 33, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 49-57
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Factors that facilitate destination development and the rule of official policies art, examined in this case study of Malaysia. The devclopung country in lxmthEast Asia has recorded a significant increase in tourism since the beginning of the new centur and is striving for continued expansion. The pro-tourism policy of the federal government is explained and underl ing imperatives are identified. Economic and physical planning strategies are shown to allocate a high priority to tourism which is regarded as having a key place in national and regional economic development, including redressing regional imbalance. Disparities amongst regions are also described, focusing on two disadvantaged stales which are analysed within the conte\f of a proposed model of destination development determinants. Prospects for the future are arsewd and general conclusions derived from the particular circumstances of the case are presented.