Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia

Ecotourism establishment are the merging the environmental conservation and development. The environmental conservation approach is by recognizing the right and influence of people in biological valuable areas, more attention to human and biological preferences. The development approach was link wit...

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Main Authors: Yacob, Mohd Rusli, Radam, Alias, Samdin, Zaiton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22794/1/Tourist%20perception%20and%20opinion%20towards%20ecotourism%20development%20and%20management%20in%20Redang%20Island%20Marine%20Parks.pdf
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author Yacob, Mohd Rusli
Radam, Alias
Samdin, Zaiton
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description Ecotourism establishment are the merging the environmental conservation and development. The environmental conservation approach is by recognizing the right and influence of people in biological valuable areas, more attention to human and biological preferences. The development approach was link with the environment to generate economic profitability in term of businesses and employment opportunities. This study analyzed the tourist perceptions and opinions towards ecotourism management and development in one of the famous island in Malaysia. The research addresses concentrating on four sections; analyses of tourists profiles and their characteristic of visit; tourists perceptions and opinions on ecotourism resource management; ecotourism resource maintenance; and tourists opinion on implementing of revenue collection. The personal interview has been made with a total of 298 representative respondents available were used in statistical analyses. The results found that tourists have different preferences against their profiles in term of ecotourism resource management and maintenance as well as on revenue implementation. The results provide useful implications on ecotourism resources management in marine park. It is possibly assists park management for their future improvement in managing ecotourism resources and developed integrated management plan of ecotourism development.
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spelling upm.eprints-227942015-10-28T04:58:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22794/ Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia Yacob, Mohd Rusli Radam, Alias Samdin, Zaiton Ecotourism establishment are the merging the environmental conservation and development. The environmental conservation approach is by recognizing the right and influence of people in biological valuable areas, more attention to human and biological preferences. The development approach was link with the environment to generate economic profitability in term of businesses and employment opportunities. This study analyzed the tourist perceptions and opinions towards ecotourism management and development in one of the famous island in Malaysia. The research addresses concentrating on four sections; analyses of tourists profiles and their characteristic of visit; tourists perceptions and opinions on ecotourism resource management; ecotourism resource maintenance; and tourists opinion on implementing of revenue collection. The personal interview has been made with a total of 298 representative respondents available were used in statistical analyses. The results found that tourists have different preferences against their profiles in term of ecotourism resource management and maintenance as well as on revenue implementation. The results provide useful implications on ecotourism resources management in marine park. It is possibly assists park management for their future improvement in managing ecotourism resources and developed integrated management plan of ecotourism development. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22794/1/Tourist%20perception%20and%20opinion%20towards%20ecotourism%20development%20and%20management%20in%20Redang%20Island%20Marine%20Parks.pdf Yacob, Mohd Rusli and Radam, Alias and Samdin, Zaiton (2011) Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia. International Business Research, 4 (1). pp. 62-73. ISSN 1913-9004; ESSN: 1913-9012 http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ibr/article/view/6202 10.5539/ibr.v4n1p62
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Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia
title Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia
title_full Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia
title_fullStr Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia
title_short Tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in Redang Island Marine Parks, Malaysia
title_sort tourist perception and opinion towards ecotourism development and management in redang island marine parks malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22794/1/Tourist%20perception%20and%20opinion%20towards%20ecotourism%20development%20and%20management%20in%20Redang%20Island%20Marine%20Parks.pdf
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