Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur
tudies on Special Interest Tourism (SIT) have gained an increasing attention within the last decade. This article examined the potentials of attractions in Kuala Lumpur that can attract built environment professionals as a niche group of tourists. Based on analysing secondary data sourc...
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| author | Zakariya, Khalilah Che Haron, Roziha Yusof, Zeenat Begam Ibrahim, Illyani |
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| description | tudies on Special Interest Tourism (SIT) have gained an increasing attention within the last decade. This article examined the potentials of attractions in Kuala Lumpur that can attract built environment professionals as a niche group of tourists. Based on analysing secondary data sourced from technical tours, tour packages and attractions promoted by different agencies, this study mapped, tabulated and examined existing buildings and sites with their unique characteristics. 58 buildings and sites showed potentials as tourism attractions for built environment professionals through technical tours. A customised experience can be high-yield as they are tailor-made to special interest tourists |
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| spelling | iium-817412020-11-19T08:37:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/81741/ Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur Zakariya, Khalilah Che Haron, Roziha Yusof, Zeenat Begam Ibrahim, Illyani GV Recreation Leisure tudies on Special Interest Tourism (SIT) have gained an increasing attention within the last decade. This article examined the potentials of attractions in Kuala Lumpur that can attract built environment professionals as a niche group of tourists. Based on analysing secondary data sourced from technical tours, tour packages and attractions promoted by different agencies, this study mapped, tabulated and examined existing buildings and sites with their unique characteristics. 58 buildings and sites showed potentials as tourism attractions for built environment professionals through technical tours. A customised experience can be high-yield as they are tailor-made to special interest tourists e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/81741/1/81741_Technical%20Tours%20as%20Special%20Interest%20Tourism.pdf Zakariya, Khalilah and Che Haron, Roziha and Yusof, Zeenat Begam and Ibrahim, Illyani (2020) Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur. Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies (ajE-Bs), 5 (16 (May/Aug)). pp. 59-74. E-ISSN 2514-751X https://aje-bs.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/ajE-Bs/article/view/370/376 10.21834/ajebs.v5i16.370 |
| spellingShingle | GV Recreation Leisure Zakariya, Khalilah Che Haron, Roziha Yusof, Zeenat Begam Ibrahim, Illyani Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur |
| title | Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full | Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur |
| title_fullStr | Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full_unstemmed | Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur |
| title_short | Technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of Kuala Lumpur |
| title_sort | technical tours as special interest tourism in the urban context: a case study of kuala lumpur |
| topic | GV Recreation Leisure |
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