Malaysian Perception Toward Foreign Tourists in Malaysia

Annals of Tourism Research, 1991

This study seeks to analysis some of major features of the phenomenon that dramatically appeared by influx of West Asian visitors to Malaysia that had evolved out the aftermath of September 11 and London Bombing. Data had been collected from a year field works, from mid-2007 to mid-2008, in Klang Valley, Langkawi, Penang, Cameron Highlands, Genting Highlands and a few tourist spots in the east coast of Peninsula. This study indicates that there are two major scenarios in Malaysian tourism: First, with the increasing number of their coming since 2001, the emerging West Asian tourist markets not only of the future with huge economic, demographic and destination potentials to Malaysia, but also has created Islamic feature in Malaysian tourism. Secondly, they have brought economic structural change in Malaysia tourism with the emergence of Islamic entrepreneurs as new players in the industry. In short, they have reconstructed toward more Islamic tourism in Malaysia in both sides, the demand and the supply.

This study seeks to analysis some of major features of the phenomenon that dramatically appeared by influx of West Asian visitors to Malaysia that had evolved out the aftermath of September 11 and London Bombing. Data had been collected from a year field works, from mid-2007 to mid-2008, in Klang Valley, Langkawi, Penang, Cameron Highlands, Genting Highlands and a few tourist spots in the east coast of Peninsula. This study indicates that there are two major scenarios in Malaysian tourism: First, with the increasing number of their coming since 2001, the emerging West Asian tourist markets not only of the future with huge economic, demographic and destination potentials to Malaysia, but also has created Islamic feature in Malaysian tourism. Secondly, they have brought economic structural change in Malaysia tourism with the emergence of Islamic entrepreneurs as new players in the industry. In short, they have reconstructed toward more Islamic tourism in Malaysia in both sides, the demand and the supply.

2014

Malaysia perhaps one of the most unique countries of the world, being strategically situated on the gate-way location of global routes with a wonderful eco-environmental setting. Being a pluralistic sosiety, Malaysia inherits its own traditional culture with harmonious integration of the diverse ethnic groups living in a very peaceful and politically stable situation. With the all its economic potentials, Malaysia has recently emerged as a newly-developed nation with a huge infrastructural growth in its industrial and manufacturing sectors. Due to these developments aand other eloquent features, people from abroad become largely attracted to this land and thus, they frequently arrive here as visitors and tourists. As recently as in the year 2005, it is reported that at least 16.7 million international tourists from outside visited Malaysia bringing about 30 billion ringgit in terms of foreign currency in this country. It brings civic pride and social prestige for Malaysia by making ...

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. The findings of the study indicate that foreign tourists perceived Malaysia as providing an adventurous holiday with the chance to see wildlife, nice beaches for swimming and offering a lot in terms of natural scenic beauty. The study also suggests that there is a positive significant relationship between destination image and tourist satisfaction.

Europe, 2010

Tourism is an integral part of many economies' services industry and is an important source of foreign exchange. The labor-intensive nature of the tourism industry also makes it an excellent generator of employment. Malaysian tourism is expected to be a significant service export with tremendous growth potential. The travel and tourism industry is also projected to contribute directly and indirectly to Malaysian GDP, so it is important to understand the image perception foreign tourists about the knowledge of Malaysia. The study found that there is a strong association between level of education and knowledge about Malaysia and the likelihood of visiting Malaysia. The higher the level of knowledge, the more likely they would visit Malaysia.

Various crises, such as the Bali Bombing, the spread of SARS and the haze, among others, had left tremendous impacts on the tourism sector. After years of concentrated efforts to attract foreign tourists to visit this country, the Malaysian government has started to acknowledge the importance and the potential of domestic tourists. Domestic travels were particularly promoted after Malaysia felt the effects of the financial crisis towards the end of the 20 th century. Malaysians have been encouraged to spend their money at home and to visit local destinations. Several monetary regulations were also introduced to limit the outflow of the Malaysian Ringgits abroad. At the same time, continuous promotion and festivities have been carried out throughout the country all year round to spur domestic spending. While Malaysians continue to dream of, or perhaps prefer visiting foreign countries, these promotional strategies seem to result in positive domestic tourism development as more and more unique products are introduced for foreign travelers and domestic alike. This revitalization of tourism has built confidence in Malaysians in general that tourism does have potentials. This paper reports on initial findings of a more comprehensive research on the psychographic background of Malaysian travelers. It discovers, among other things, Malaysian domestics are mainly made up of urban travelers, prefer to engage in rather conventional activities.

European Journal of Business and Management, 2015

As tourism is a fickle industry, it is very important for a destination to have a strong and positive destination image from the consumer perspective, particularly the potential consumers who have no past experience with the destination. The challenge of providing high-quality tourist experiences as well as promoting tourism destination effectively becomes less difficult when managers know what their prospects think of their specific destination. Thus, this paper looks at the perceived image of Malaysia as a tourism destination from the perspective of two out of six Gulf Countries. Factors were adapted from previous literature about Malaysia image as a tourism destination and from previous studies about similar countries. Data collection was conducted from 19 February till 26 March 2010 on Saudi Arabian and Emirati potential tourists using mall intercept survey method. A total of 995 respondents were approached in both cities of Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jeddah in king...

2013

Malaysia is perhaps one of the most unique countries of the world, being strategically situated on the gate-way location of global routes with a wonderful eco-environmental setting. Being a pluralistic society, it inherits its own traditional culture with harmonious integration of the diverse ethnic groups living in a very peaceful and politically stable situation. With all its economic potentials, Malaysia has recently emerged as a newly-developed nation with a huge infrastructural growth in its industrial and manufacturing sectors. Due to these developments and other eloquent features, people from abroad become largely attracted to this land and thus, they frequently arrive here as visitors and tourists. As recently as in the year 2005, it is reported that at least 16.7 million international tourists from outside visited Malaysia bringing about 30 billion ringgit in terms of foreign currency in this country (see Badruddin et.al. 2007). At present, tourism may be regarded as the la...