Resumen de Tourism Destination Development: the Case of Malaysia
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.
