Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance

This paper presents the perception of the indigenous community on tourism development in their area. This study was conducted at Kampung Sungai Bumbon, Carey Island, Selangor populated by the Mah Meri community. Naturalistic inquiry which was used as the qualitative data collection method helped the...

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Main Authors: Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran, Gill, Sarjit S., Ramachandran, Sridar, Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi, Prabhakaran, Sudesh
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Language:English
Published: IDOSI Publications 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13874/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13874/1/Strengthening%20traditional%20competenciesof%20Mah%20Meri%20community%20for%20indigenous%20tourism%20service%20performance.pdf
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author Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Gill, Sarjit S.
Ramachandran, Sridar
Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi
Prabhakaran, Sudesh
author_facet Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Gill, Sarjit S.
Ramachandran, Sridar
Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi
Prabhakaran, Sudesh
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description This paper presents the perception of the indigenous community on tourism development in their area. This study was conducted at Kampung Sungai Bumbon, Carey Island, Selangor populated by the Mah Meri community. Naturalistic inquiry which was used as the qualitative data collection method helped the researchers to understand the host-tourism relationship before conducting further investigation. The findings show that the traditional competencies are important for sustainable community development. The community also revealed that the outsiders’ influence is highly significant for the village to run the tourism activities successfully. However, the community feels that their culture and tourism business has been exploited by outsiders. The findings of this study will contribute to existing literature in the indigenous tourism field that could enhance the sector into a more profitable business for the indigenous communities in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-138742018-08-14T08:51:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13874/ Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran Gill, Sarjit S. Ramachandran, Sridar Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi Prabhakaran, Sudesh This paper presents the perception of the indigenous community on tourism development in their area. This study was conducted at Kampung Sungai Bumbon, Carey Island, Selangor populated by the Mah Meri community. Naturalistic inquiry which was used as the qualitative data collection method helped the researchers to understand the host-tourism relationship before conducting further investigation. The findings show that the traditional competencies are important for sustainable community development. The community also revealed that the outsiders’ influence is highly significant for the village to run the tourism activities successfully. However, the community feels that their culture and tourism business has been exploited by outsiders. The findings of this study will contribute to existing literature in the indigenous tourism field that could enhance the sector into a more profitable business for the indigenous communities in Malaysia. IDOSI Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13874/1/Strengthening%20traditional%20competenciesof%20Mah%20Meri%20community%20for%20indigenous%20tourism%20service%20performance.pdf Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran and Gill, Sarjit S. and Ramachandran, Sridar and Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi and Prabhakaran, Sudesh (2017) Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance. World Applied Sciences Journal, 35. pp. 1-5. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj35(SEIHT)2017.htm 10.5829/idosi/wasj.seiht.2017.01.05
spellingShingle Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Gill, Sarjit S.
Ramachandran, Sridar
Talib, Ahmad Tarmizi
Prabhakaran, Sudesh
Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
title Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
title_full Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
title_fullStr Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
title_full_unstemmed Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
title_short Strengthening traditional competenciesof Mah Meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
title_sort strengthening traditional competenciesof mah meri community for indigenous tourism service performance
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13874/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13874/1/Strengthening%20traditional%20competenciesof%20Mah%20Meri%20community%20for%20indigenous%20tourism%20service%20performance.pdf