Tourism and Malaysia

Several studies have investigated the perception of the local community on the tourism impacts and tourism development. The research by Ramkissoon and Nunkoo (2011) in Port Louis showed that favorable attitude toward the tourism industry was found to support for tourism development, with higher insights of positive tourism impacts, this means that the community shows higher support for the industry. Nejati, Mohamed & Omar (2014) found that locals in Perhentian Island have an ominously greater level of outlook towards the positive economic impacts of tourism than residents in Redang Island after comparing the two islands in Malaysia. Aside from the perceived negative environmental impacts of tourism, locals on both islands

While many problems are associated with International tourism, it can still offer some advantages. For one thing, International tourism can open job opportunities for the native citizens. To demonstrate, when tourists visit an area, the vast majority of them don’t have a clue on

Over the last 60 years, tourism has benefited from continuous growth and diversification, becoming one of the largest as well as the fastest growing world’s economic sectors. Tourism becomes one of the major categories of global trade in services. Nowadays, 7% of global goods and services exports are contributed by international tourism, and for the last four years, it has grown faster than the general global trade.[ Exports from international tourism rise 4% in 2015, (2016, May 6). Retrieved from http://media.unwto.org/press-release/2016-05-03/exports-international-tourism-rise-4-2015]

Tourism plays a vital role in economic development in most countries around the world. The industry has not only direct economic impact, but also significant indirect and influential impacts. There is agreement among experts that the travel and tourism sector is the fastest growing of global economy. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011, growing about 3.8%up from 2010 (WTO, 2012).

Masyarakat Cina di Malaysia merujuk kepada sekelompok manusia iaitu orang Cina yang mengamalkan budaya yang hampir seragam, termasuk adat resam, pakaian, bahasa, dan kegiatan ekonomi di negara kita. Mereka biasanya berasal dari luar negara yang menjadi warganegara atau penduduk tetap di Malaysia. Kebanyakan daripada mereka adalah pendatang dari China yang tiba di Malaysia sekitar abad ke-15 hingga pertengahan abad ke-20.

According to CTH Lecture notes (2014) the hospitality industry is one of the largest growing sector in the world and it will be discussed according to the history, characteristic and the importance of the industry as well as the features of the business along with the grading system, the internal and external factors, and the tourism industry is also a large growing sector which provides services such as accommodations, food, etc. The history, characteristics and the importance of the tourism industry will be discussed including the patterns of demands and tourism indicators, with the growth of emerging forms of tourism and the importance of transport, accommodation, attractions and events as well as the deference between tourism

Tourism is often synonymous to traveling for pleasure and education. It is also a business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation and entertainment. In many countries, tourism is an industry for earning Inland Revenue and foreign exchange. The many businesses that grow concomitantly with development of tourism include airlines, shipping, hotels and restaurants, finance companies, tour operators, travel agents, car rental firms, caterers and retail establishments and together,

Tourism is one of the most exciting and progressive industries in the world. Tourism today is a leisure activity of the masses. People travel to international destinations to break the regular monotony of life. They are mainly attracted by either the scenic beauty of its nature or by fascinating leisure, sports and adventure activities offered by the destination. However, every destination has some internal strengths and weaknesses that either enhance its capacity to attract foreign visitors or diminish it. Similarly the external environment can create various opportunities or exposed to threats as well.

Undeniably, Lim Goh Tong had brought a big impact to the tourism of Malaysia. It is difficult to calculate the massive influence he had to the tourism industry where he had been awarded much recognition throughout his life. These

The Travel and Tourism industry is still one of the largest single businesses in world commerce and its importance is widely recognized. The tourism industry is now one of the largest sectors earning foreign exchange. In the face of many benefits, many countries have started assigning due weight age to the tourism industry in their national development agenda. Tourism is an industry that operates on a massively broad scale: it embraces activities ranging from the smallest sea-side hotel; to air-lines, multi-national hotel chains and major international tour operators. Originally, non-traditional industries such as tourism emerged as a solution to strike a balance between ecology and industry

This brochure analyzes the attributes of contemporary Malaysia; Singapore & Brunei package tourism, through an investigation of visit handouts. The leaflets are examined regarding useful segments of the visits, and the visual pictures that are spoken to. Offering an occasion to the intended interest group is the fundamental point of the infinity holidays that planned and promoted the brochure or this reason the brochure may seem 'spiced up ' to make them appear to be all the more engaging the intended interest group. This brochure highlight holiday package in three categories as luxury/ extravagance, youth and family. This brochure additionally gives the traveler travelling tips and thoughts with respect to your visa, travel permit and travel counsel. It additionally issues you the thoughts regarding when to go, the temperature of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, average rainfall, electricity, time, currency, and the language you ought to know. Additionally, it issues you the data about the offers you will be given in this trip and the cruising facilities. Moreover, it likewise gives the point-by-point data what will you get in the trip if you pick the three

“China now ranks as one of the biggest source markets of tourism globally, but more significantly, the Chinese are now the top spenders on tourism in the world”.

In recent years, the people of Bangladesh have been noticed to be interested in travelling abroad for pleasure trips especially to countries like Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Moreover, the ongoing economic meltdown has forced these countries to reduce the traveling cost to attract more tourists. According to a statistics of Malaysian Tourism Department, they have reduced the travel tax by 25%, overall hotel cost by 30% and their shops have announced sales discount ranging from 10% to 50% for tourists. As a result many of the middle and upper middle class people are now being attracted to travel this countries especially Malaysia.

Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia. The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur which has a population of almost seven million. It consists of two regions separated by the South China Sea and is bordered by Brunei, Indonesia and Thailand. The government is Constitutional Monarchy, where head of state is king and head of government is prime-minister. The economic system is mixed where private freedom combines with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Malaysia is a member of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation(APEC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), and the Trans-Partnership(TPP).

Euromonitor International from trade interviews and official sources (including Tourism Malaysia Profile of Tourist 2004), cited in Travel and Tourism in Malaysia, 2006, pp.25