Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi

Community based tourism (CBT) has been a well-known practices in many country. CBT provide tourists the opportunity to experience and respect traditional cultures and rituals, to discover the physical local environment and etc. Nevertheless, tourists visit CBT area with a variety of motives. Underst...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman, Ramachandran, Sridar, Shuib, Ahmad, Zameli, Nurul Hikmah, Matthew, Nitanan Koshy, Sapari, Mohamad Safee
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48389/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48389/1/Influences%20of%20tourist%20motivation%20on%20CBT%20marketing%20strategies%20case%20study%20of%20Kilim%20Geopark%2C%20Langkawi.pdf
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author Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Ramachandran, Sridar
Shuib, Ahmad
Zameli, Nurul Hikmah
Matthew, Nitanan Koshy
Sapari, Mohamad Safee
author_facet Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Ramachandran, Sridar
Shuib, Ahmad
Zameli, Nurul Hikmah
Matthew, Nitanan Koshy
Sapari, Mohamad Safee
author_sort Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
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description Community based tourism (CBT) has been a well-known practices in many country. CBT provide tourists the opportunity to experience and respect traditional cultures and rituals, to discover the physical local environment and etc. Nevertheless, tourists visit CBT area with a variety of motives. Understanding tourists’ motivation help in marketing CBT since the tourism providers understand what tourist seek and expects from their vacation. Considering the lack of information regarding motivation research in the Langkawi Islands, this study had been conducted to examine the recreational motives among tourist at Kilim Geopark, Langkawi. This study reveals that main motive of tourist to Kilim Geopark were to enjoy the scenery based on the resources of Langkawi and the beautiful scenery and beaches. Visitors also love to rest and relax during their holiday and to temporary escape from their daily life by spending their leisure time in Langkawi Islands. Hence, it is imperative to conserve Kilim natural environment. This paper demonstrates that understanding tourist motivation for pristine natural resources is a key factor of tourist arrivals which is useful in marketing such area.
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spelling upm-483892016-09-14T05:40:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48389/ Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman Ramachandran, Sridar Shuib, Ahmad Zameli, Nurul Hikmah Matthew, Nitanan Koshy Sapari, Mohamad Safee Community based tourism (CBT) has been a well-known practices in many country. CBT provide tourists the opportunity to experience and respect traditional cultures and rituals, to discover the physical local environment and etc. Nevertheless, tourists visit CBT area with a variety of motives. Understanding tourists’ motivation help in marketing CBT since the tourism providers understand what tourist seek and expects from their vacation. Considering the lack of information regarding motivation research in the Langkawi Islands, this study had been conducted to examine the recreational motives among tourist at Kilim Geopark, Langkawi. This study reveals that main motive of tourist to Kilim Geopark were to enjoy the scenery based on the resources of Langkawi and the beautiful scenery and beaches. Visitors also love to rest and relax during their holiday and to temporary escape from their daily life by spending their leisure time in Langkawi Islands. Hence, it is imperative to conserve Kilim natural environment. This paper demonstrates that understanding tourist motivation for pristine natural resources is a key factor of tourist arrivals which is useful in marketing such area. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48389/1/Influences%20of%20tourist%20motivation%20on%20CBT%20marketing%20strategies%20case%20study%20of%20Kilim%20Geopark%2C%20Langkawi.pdf Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman and Ramachandran, Sridar and Shuib, Ahmad and Zameli, Nurul Hikmah and Matthew, Nitanan Koshy and Sapari, Mohamad Safee (2012) Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi. In: Regional Symposium on Rural Tourism 2012: Scaling up Community-Based Ecotourism, 18-19 May 2012, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. .
spellingShingle Mohammad Afandi, Syamsul Herman
Ramachandran, Sridar
Shuib, Ahmad
Zameli, Nurul Hikmah
Matthew, Nitanan Koshy
Sapari, Mohamad Safee
Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi
title Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi
title_full Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi
title_fullStr Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi
title_full_unstemmed Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi
title_short Influences of tourist motivation on CBT marketing strategies: case study of Kilim Geopark, Langkawi
title_sort influences of tourist motivation on cbt marketing strategies: case study of kilim geopark, langkawi
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48389/
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