Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur
Within the last ten years, there has been growing attention to Special Interest Tourism (SIT). This article examined the sites in Kuala Lumpur that have potentials to attract built environment professionals and design enthusiasts. This study uses secondary data from technical tours, tour packages an...
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| author | Zakariya, Khalilah Che Haron, Roziha Yusof, Zeenat Begam Ibrahim, Illyani |
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| description | Within the last ten years, there has been growing attention to Special Interest Tourism (SIT). This article examined the sites in Kuala Lumpur that have potentials to attract built environment professionals and design enthusiasts. This study uses secondary data from technical tours, tour packages and attractions offered by various agencies. The data gathered are mapped, tabulated and analysed. The findings revealed that Kuala Lumpur has potentials to promote 58 sites in the city for Special Interest Tourism. These results may help professional bodies, destination managers, tourism operators and site/building owners to enhance and position their sites as attractions for SIT. |
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| spelling | iium-823672020-11-24T07:49:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82367/ Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur Zakariya, Khalilah Che Haron, Roziha Yusof, Zeenat Begam Ibrahim, Illyani HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning Within the last ten years, there has been growing attention to Special Interest Tourism (SIT). This article examined the sites in Kuala Lumpur that have potentials to attract built environment professionals and design enthusiasts. This study uses secondary data from technical tours, tour packages and attractions offered by various agencies. The data gathered are mapped, tabulated and analysed. The findings revealed that Kuala Lumpur has potentials to promote 58 sites in the city for Special Interest Tourism. These results may help professional bodies, destination managers, tourism operators and site/building owners to enhance and position their sites as attractions for SIT. e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK 2020-07-01 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82367/1/82367_otentials%20of%20Technical%20Tours%20for%20Special%20Interest.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82367/6/82367_Potentials%20of%20technical%20tours%20for%20special%20interest_WoS.pdf Zakariya, Khalilah and Che Haron, Roziha and Yusof, Zeenat Begam and Ibrahim, Illyani (2020) Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur. In: AMER ABRA International Virtual Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, 1stSeries 2020, 24th-25th June 2020, Shah Alam, Selangor. https://ebpj.e-iph.co.uk/index.php/EBProceedings/article/view/2240/1146 https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2240 |
| spellingShingle | HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning Zakariya, Khalilah Che Haron, Roziha Yusof, Zeenat Begam Ibrahim, Illyani Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur |
| title | Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full | Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_fullStr | Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_short | Potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in Kuala Lumpur |
| title_sort | potentials of technical tours for special interest tourists in kuala lumpur |
| topic | HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning |
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