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11042 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/view.php?ref=11042 https://intelek.unisza.edu.my/intelek/pages/search.php?search=!collection407072 Restricted Document Article Journal application/pdf 8 Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 20 Paper Capture Plug-in 1.7 PDFium 2015-12-22 13:02:21 5194-01-FH02-FSSG-17-09620.pdf UniSZA Private Access Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci The repeated kidnapping incidents in Sabah had negatively impacted Malaysia’s tourism sector, especially in the number of tourist arrivals. An immediate survey with international tourists upon their perceptions toward the embedded risks visiting Sabah after six months of the incidents had been conducted. A total of 224 complete questionnaires were collected. The results showed unexpected findings that the respondents do not have a strong life-threatening perception on Sabah. The correlations of safety perception and precaution taken during the traveling were not statistically significant. The major reason is that tourists view the incidents as transitory and independent of tourism activity. This study further shows the pattern of risk tolerance with different tourists’ behavioral and demographic profiles. Multivariate regression was conducted to examine the major determinants of tourists’ risk perception. Ultimately, the study provides useful implications toward the sustainability of the tourism industry over a crisis period. 15 1 IDOSI Publications IDOSI Publications 96-103
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Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia
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The repeated kidnapping incidents in Sabah had negatively impacted Malaysia’s tourism sector, especially in the number of tourist arrivals. An immediate survey with international tourists upon their perceptions toward the embedded risks visiting Sabah after six months of the incidents had been conducted. A total of 224 complete questionnaires were collected. The results showed unexpected findings that the respondents do not have a strong life-threatening perception on Sabah. The correlations of safety perception and precaution taken during the traveling were not statistically significant. The major reason is that tourists view the incidents as transitory and independent of tourism activity. This study further shows the pattern of risk tolerance with different tourists’ behavioral and demographic profiles. Multivariate regression was conducted to examine the major determinants of tourists’ risk perception. Ultimately, the study provides useful implications toward the sustainability of the tourism industry over a crisis period.
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Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia
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Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia
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Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia
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Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia
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Tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in Sabah, Malaysia
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tourists’ perception of crisis and the impact of instability on destination safety in sabah, malaysia
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