A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak
This paper aims to identify potential factors of Memorable Tourism Experience (MTE) which is unique to Mulu National Park (MNP), Sarawak. Review of previous studies in the area of tourism experience and a qualitative research approach was chosen for this study as it offered an avenue to understand o...
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Institut Kajian Dasar Pertanian dan Makanan, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2015
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| author | Mahdzar, Mazlina Shuib, Ahmad Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Ramachandran, Sridar |
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| description | This paper aims to identify potential factors of Memorable Tourism Experience (MTE) which is unique to Mulu National Park (MNP), Sarawak. Review of previous studies in the area of tourism experience and a qualitative research approach was chosen for this study as it offered an avenue to understand of the factors that characterize memorable tourism experience. In-depth interviews were conducted, using a structured questionnaire, to collect data from individuals who are directly related to the national park. A total of 13 individuals were interviewed. The findings proposed a new construct of Memorable Tourism Experience (MTE) which can be used to measure the memorable experiences of tourists visiting Mulu National Park. |
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| spelling | upm-409472016-07-28T04:05:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40947/ A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak Mahdzar, Mazlina Shuib, Ahmad Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Ramachandran, Sridar This paper aims to identify potential factors of Memorable Tourism Experience (MTE) which is unique to Mulu National Park (MNP), Sarawak. Review of previous studies in the area of tourism experience and a qualitative research approach was chosen for this study as it offered an avenue to understand of the factors that characterize memorable tourism experience. In-depth interviews were conducted, using a structured questionnaire, to collect data from individuals who are directly related to the national park. A total of 13 individuals were interviewed. The findings proposed a new construct of Memorable Tourism Experience (MTE) which can be used to measure the memorable experiences of tourists visiting Mulu National Park. Institut Kajian Dasar Pertanian dan Makanan, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40947/1/40947.pdf Mahdzar, Mazlina and Shuib, Ahmad and Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman and Ramachandran, Sridar (2015) A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak. In: International Conference on Natural Resources, Tourism and Services Management 2015, 14-16 Apr. 2015, Hotel Promenade, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. (pp. 211-216). http://www.ikdpm.upm.edu.my/dokumen/IKDPM_Proceeding_ICNTS2015.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Mahdzar, Mazlina Shuib, Ahmad Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Ramachandran, Sridar A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak |
| title | A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak |
| title_full | A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak |
| title_short | A preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in Mulu National Park, Sarawak |
| title_sort | preliminary study identifying factors of memorable tourism experience in mulu national park, sarawak |
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