THE TOURIST BEHAVIOUR IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Authors

  • Asra Zaliza Asbollah Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
  • Norhaslina Hassan Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
  • Safiah @ Yusmah Muhammad Yusoff Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
  • Hanizah Idris Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v15i1.244

Keywords:

Tourist behaviour, environment, perceptions, expectations, experiences, motivations

Abstract

In ensuring the tourism destinations are successful and sustained, good quality environments are needed. Furthermore, without an attractive environment, there would be no tourism activities. Nevertheless, people generate and encompass many different types and patterns of changes in the environment and in turn, the environment can facilitate and even reduce stress to people. In this context, it is necessary to understand the perspective of tourists and knowing what they look for in a particular destination to obtain a better understanding of spatial tourism behaviour and areas of sustainable tourist destinations. The primary focus of this paper is to understand the perceptions, expectations, experiences and motivations that tourists have when they choose to visit specific tourist destinations. Based on the literature, identifying and examining the elements of tourist attractions, tourist preferences, the values which characterize the tourism demand and their relationship to the environment would highlight challenges as well as implications for tourism development especially in Malaysia.

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Published

2017-05-12

How to Cite

Asbollah, A. Z., Hassan, N., Muhammad Yusoff, S. @ Y., & Idris, H. (2017). THE TOURIST BEHAVIOUR IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS: A LITERATURE REVIEW. PLANNING MALAYSIA, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.21837/pm.v15i1.244