Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia

The growth in Malaysiantourism industry has led to high demand for homestayas a tourism product, albeit indirectly. With thatgrowth, it has been acknowledged that homestay accommodation business plays a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry in Malaysia.There arealready a lar...

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Main Authors: Md. Yassin, Azlina, Arif, Norjariah, Perumal Naidu, Jeya Lechumy
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5193/1/AJ%202017%20%28324%29%20Homestay%20industry%20%E2%80%93%20drivers%20and%20challenges.pdf
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author Md. Yassin, Azlina
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description The growth in Malaysiantourism industry has led to high demand for homestayas a tourism product, albeit indirectly. With thatgrowth, it has been acknowledged that homestay accommodation business plays a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry in Malaysia.There arealready a large number of registered homestay entrepreneurs and the number is growing. The main aim of this paper isto examinethe factors that contribute to thegrowth of homestay industry in Johor.The conceptis introduced while the drivers and barriers to the business are also discussed in this paper. A literature review was earlier undertaken on homestayentrepreneurships around the worldto offer some measure of comparison.
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spelling uthm.eprints-51932022-01-06T04:16:26Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5193/ Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia Md. Yassin, Azlina Arif, Norjariah Perumal Naidu, Jeya Lechumy G154.9 - 155.8 Travel and state. Tourism HD1361-1395.5 Real estate business The growth in Malaysiantourism industry has led to high demand for homestayas a tourism product, albeit indirectly. With thatgrowth, it has been acknowledged that homestay accommodation business plays a significant role in aiding the success of the tourism industry in Malaysia.There arealready a large number of registered homestay entrepreneurs and the number is growing. The main aim of this paper isto examinethe factors that contribute to thegrowth of homestay industry in Johor.The conceptis introduced while the drivers and barriers to the business are also discussed in this paper. A literature review was earlier undertaken on homestayentrepreneurships around the worldto offer some measure of comparison. 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5193/1/AJ%202017%20%28324%29%20Homestay%20industry%20%E2%80%93%20drivers%20and%20challenges.pdf Md. Yassin, Azlina and Arif, Norjariah and Perumal Naidu, Jeya Lechumy (2017) Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia. International Journal of Property Science, 7 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2229-8568
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Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia
title Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia
title_full Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia
title_short Homestay industry – drivers and challenges in the State of Johor, Malaysia
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topic G154.9 - 155.8 Travel and state. Tourism
HD1361-1395.5 Real estate business
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