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The Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Management, Engineering, Science, Social Science and Humanities (iCon-MESSSH’20) , 2020
Tourism has emerged as a major sector of global economy, generating 319 million jobs and 10.4 % o... more Tourism has emerged as a major sector of global economy, generating 319 million jobs and 10.4 % of GDP, and supporting merchandize exports worth US$1.7 trillion. These facts and figures justify a focused attention on tourism development under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for realizing its full economic potential. Malaysia has pledged to implement the SDGs for the socio-economic benefits. Policies are being laid down for promoting sustainable tourism. With a vast coastline and rich natural resources, Malaysia offers opportunities for achieving the targets of SDG14. A knowledge-based development of this tourism subsector will help the coastal communities and contribute to national economy. The existing infrastructure and trained human resources can aid in transformation of tourism with more sustainable practices. Such practices will generate income and dissuade the coastal communities from unsustainable exploitation of marine environmental resources in favor of higher income that sustainable tourism will generate. This paper is based on a general survey of the status of nature-based tourism in coastal areas of Sabah. Observations were focused on existing infrastructure in tourism hotspots, trend of exploitation of natural resources and feedback from tourists. The work also involved review of documents related to SDG targets for making progress in implementation. This paper discusses ways and means of promoting nature-based tourism through knowledge-based plans and strategies. These include follow-up action on: regulating the tourism according to carrying capacity of tourism hotspots, diversification of tourism sub-sectors, linking socio-economic benefits with environmental conservation, academia-industry cooperation, academia-community interaction, and application of knowledge management tools to properly shape development of nature tourism in coastal areas. The role of institutions of higher education in addressing the challenges in developing sustainable tourism, adapting the DPSIR framework to local conditions and constructing models of tourism compatible with the SDGs have been highlighted in this paper.
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Vol.3 (1) Jul.2021, 2021
The tourism sector is one of the major economic sectors in Malaysia that contributes to the count... more The tourism sector is one of the major economic sectors in Malaysia that contributes to the country’s GDP amounting to RM 84.1 billion in monetary value, with 25.8 million tourist footfalls in 2019. This sector was expected to grow during the year 2020 and earn RM 100.0 billion but suffered a serious setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic that devastated the global economies. This study was undertaken to better understand the effects of tourism disruption in Malaysia and highlight some post-COVID-19 tourism revival strategies using the content analysis and synthesis of information. Key terms such as “COVID-19 impact on tourism”, “tourism and COVID-19”, “tourism revival post-COVID-19” have been used to study the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on tourism in Malaysia and ways and means of reviving this activity. It appears that domestic tourism will lead the way while international arrivals will begin in a phased manner according to guidelines that the government will review and upda...
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