ISSN: 2169-0286
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Ahmad Nazrin Aris Anuar
Centre of Studies Park & Amenity Management, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying,
Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Research Article
A Preliminary Study of Tourist Friendly Destination Concept in City
Tourism
Author(s): Ahmad Nazrin Aris Anuar, Habibah Ahmad, Hamzah Jusoh, Mohd Yusof Hussain, Rabiatul Adawiyah Nasir and Che Bon AhmadAhmad Nazrin Aris Anuar, Habibah Ahmad, Hamzah Jusoh, Mohd Yusof Hussain, Rabiatul Adawiyah Nasir and Che Bon Ahmad
Tourist friendly destination is a growing concept applicable to many tourism sectors, which aim to satisfy the needs and demands of domestic as well as international tourists. In the city tourism, recent practices have shown that tourism providers have given emphasis to the general provision of physical facilities compared to the facilities and services that meet and satisfies the tourists’ needs. Previous studies have also focused on the positioning, image, and branding of tourism destination, thus, making the tourist friendly destination concept untapped. Therefore, this article aims to develop a preliminary concept of tourist friendly destination from domestic tourist’s perspective. A total of 30 respondents chose the purposive sampling method in Kuala Lumpur. The results of the study showed that the level of attributes was “important” and “very import.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2169-0286.1000137