Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis, Malaysia
This paper discusses the state of tourism development in Perlis the smallest state in the country located at the northernmost part of Peninsular Malaysia where Malaysia borders Thailand . The focus is on the issues and challenges faced in developing tourism in the state. The collection of both qua...
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| author | Goh, Hong Ching Tan, Wan Hin Ching, Fei Ern |
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| description | This paper discusses the state of tourism development in Perlis the smallest state in the country located at the
northernmost part of Peninsular Malaysia where Malaysia borders Thailand . The focus is on the issues and
challenges faced in developing tourism in the state. The collection of both quantitative and qualitative data was
carried out in February and November 2010 involving site inventory, interviews, literature survey and desktop
search. The findings reveal that despite the state’s tourism potentials poor accessibility, improper and
inappropriate development planning not in accordance to the uniqueness of local tourism resources, and poor
maintenance have thwarted the potential role of tourism as a tool of development in the state, thus limiting its
tourism function to that of a mere transit town and a minor border tourism destination. |
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| spelling | ukm.eprints-71212016-12-14T06:43:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7121/ Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis, Malaysia Goh, Hong Ching Tan, Wan Hin Ching, Fei Ern This paper discusses the state of tourism development in Perlis the smallest state in the country located at the northernmost part of Peninsular Malaysia where Malaysia borders Thailand . The focus is on the issues and challenges faced in developing tourism in the state. The collection of both quantitative and qualitative data was carried out in February and November 2010 involving site inventory, interviews, literature survey and desktop search. The findings reveal that despite the state’s tourism potentials poor accessibility, improper and inappropriate development planning not in accordance to the uniqueness of local tourism resources, and poor maintenance have thwarted the potential role of tourism as a tool of development in the state, thus limiting its tourism function to that of a mere transit town and a minor border tourism destination. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2014-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7121/1/6.geografia-april_2014-Goh_Hong1-edam.pdf Goh, Hong Ching and Tan, Wan Hin and Ching, Fei Ern (2014) Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis, Malaysia. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 10 (2). pp. 68-79. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php |
| spellingShingle | Goh, Hong Ching Tan, Wan Hin Ching, Fei Ern Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis, Malaysia |
| title | Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis,
Malaysia |
| title_full | Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis,
Malaysia |
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Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis,
Malaysia |
| title_short | Border town issues in tourism development: the case of Perlis,
Malaysia |
| title_sort | border town issues in tourism development the case of perlis malaysia |
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