Divulging the challenges faced by urban based tour operator in Malaysia
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been transforming tourism globally and undoubtedly changed business strategies and practices. Research trend in ICTs are mostly related with its adoption and models such as technology to performance chain and unified theory of acceptance, use of...
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| author | Mohd. Fuza, Zatul Iffah Ismail, Hairul Nizam Mohd. Isa, Sulaiha |
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| description | Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been transforming tourism globally and undoubtedly changed business strategies and practices. Research trend in ICTs are mostly related with its adoption and models such as technology to performance chain and unified theory of acceptance, use of technology and theory of diffusion of innovation, etc. Still there is a need for research studies regarding intermediate players, specifically tour operators in the tourism industry about adopting the changes of information and communication technology to enhance the efficiency in service delivery towards business resilience. In this paper, we discuss the internal and external challenges of tour operators in Malaysia. Internal challenges are grouped into staff and financial types, while external challenges include customer demand and expectation, competition through globalization, deregulation, growth of technology and government support. The literature discussed the ability of tour operators and travel agents to sustain their competitiveness or remain in business due to the rapid changes in technologies. The findings of the study indicate that tour operators face a plethora of internal and external challenges upon updating the ICTs changes in ensuring business resilience. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-621742017-05-30T01:17:48Z http://eprints.utm.my/62174/ Divulging the challenges faced by urban based tour operator in Malaysia Mohd. Fuza, Zatul Iffah Ismail, Hairul Nizam Mohd. Isa, Sulaiha TH Building construction Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been transforming tourism globally and undoubtedly changed business strategies and practices. Research trend in ICTs are mostly related with its adoption and models such as technology to performance chain and unified theory of acceptance, use of technology and theory of diffusion of innovation, etc. Still there is a need for research studies regarding intermediate players, specifically tour operators in the tourism industry about adopting the changes of information and communication technology to enhance the efficiency in service delivery towards business resilience. In this paper, we discuss the internal and external challenges of tour operators in Malaysia. Internal challenges are grouped into staff and financial types, while external challenges include customer demand and expectation, competition through globalization, deregulation, growth of technology and government support. The literature discussed the ability of tour operators and travel agents to sustain their competitiveness or remain in business due to the rapid changes in technologies. The findings of the study indicate that tour operators face a plethora of internal and external challenges upon updating the ICTs changes in ensuring business resilience. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/62174/1/HairulNizamIsmail2015_DivulgingtheChallengesFacedbyUrban.pdf Mohd. Fuza, Zatul Iffah and Ismail, Hairul Nizam and Mohd. Isa, Sulaiha (2015) Divulging the challenges faced by urban based tour operator in Malaysia. In: 13th International Congress of Asian Association - APSA 2015: Towards an Asian Urban Agenda, 12-14 August, 2015, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. http://www.utm.my/apsa2015/ |
| spellingShingle | TH Building construction Mohd. Fuza, Zatul Iffah Ismail, Hairul Nizam Mohd. Isa, Sulaiha Divulging the challenges faced by urban based tour operator in Malaysia |
| title | Divulging the challenges faced by urban based tour operator in Malaysia |
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| title_short | Divulging the challenges faced by urban based tour operator in Malaysia |
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