Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination

Tourism malaysia reported that 76.8% of the respondents chose islands and beaches as the main attractions to visit malaysia, and one of the activities involved is scuba diving. Tourists prefer the coastal area in malaysia because of the pristine marine environment and long-stretched beaches, which a...

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Main Author: Saad, Mohd Fairus
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Published: 2024
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description Tourism malaysia reported that 76.8% of the respondents chose islands and beaches as the main attractions to visit malaysia, and one of the activities involved is scuba diving. Tourists prefer the coastal area in malaysia because of the pristine marine environment and long-stretched beaches, which attract both divers and non-divers. Scuba diving has shown a notable surge in popularity as a recreational pursuit within the malaysian context. Tourism malaysia and malaysia scuba diving association highlighted scuba diving as one of the essential activities in promoting tourism destinations in malaysia, and they advocate for the scuba dive operators to actively promote their products and services to the respective market segments. Nonetheless, the absence of significant statistical data challenges the scuba diving operators to strategize their marketing initiatives effectively. Thus, the main aim of this study is to identify the most important segmentation of demographic variables and motivations among scuba divers that influences their selection of diving destinations. The researcher adopted the quantitative method by using an online survey of scuba divers who had visited diving destinations in malaysia. The online survey was distributed via social media and the scuba divers’ association. The usable responses were 321, and the data were coded and analysed using spss software. This study implemented four analysis methods: reliability test, descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and analysis of variance (anova). Three (3) clusters emerged from the analysis: pro-divers,
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spelling usm-627072025-07-29T01:25:20Z http://eprints.usm.my/62707/ Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination Saad, Mohd Fairus TH1-9745 Building construction Tourism malaysia reported that 76.8% of the respondents chose islands and beaches as the main attractions to visit malaysia, and one of the activities involved is scuba diving. Tourists prefer the coastal area in malaysia because of the pristine marine environment and long-stretched beaches, which attract both divers and non-divers. Scuba diving has shown a notable surge in popularity as a recreational pursuit within the malaysian context. Tourism malaysia and malaysia scuba diving association highlighted scuba diving as one of the essential activities in promoting tourism destinations in malaysia, and they advocate for the scuba dive operators to actively promote their products and services to the respective market segments. Nonetheless, the absence of significant statistical data challenges the scuba diving operators to strategize their marketing initiatives effectively. Thus, the main aim of this study is to identify the most important segmentation of demographic variables and motivations among scuba divers that influences their selection of diving destinations. The researcher adopted the quantitative method by using an online survey of scuba divers who had visited diving destinations in malaysia. The online survey was distributed via social media and the scuba divers’ association. The usable responses were 321, and the data were coded and analysed using spss software. This study implemented four analysis methods: reliability test, descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and analysis of variance (anova). Three (3) clusters emerged from the analysis: pro-divers, 2024-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/62707/1/24%20Pages%20from%20MOHD%20FAIRUS%20BIN%20SAAD.pdf Saad, Mohd Fairus (2024) Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination. Masters thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut.
spellingShingle TH1-9745 Building construction
Saad, Mohd Fairus
Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination
title Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination
title_full Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination
title_fullStr Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination
title_full_unstemmed Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination
title_short Market Segmentation Based On Push And Pull Factors Among Local Scuba Divers On Dive Destination
title_sort market segmentation based on push and pull factors among local scuba divers on dive destination
topic TH1-9745 Building construction
url http://eprints.usm.my/62707/
http://eprints.usm.my/62707/1/24%20Pages%20from%20MOHD%20FAIRUS%20BIN%20SAAD.pdf