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Impacts from Tourism Development in Langkawi Island, Malaysia

Impacts from Tourism Development in Langkawi Island, Malaysia

Azizan Marzuki
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466682689|ISBN10: 146668268X|EISBN13: 9781466682696
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8268-9.ch002
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Marzuki, Azizan. "Impacts from Tourism Development in Langkawi Island, Malaysia." International Tourism and Hospitality in the Digital Age, edited by Suresh Kumar, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 21-33. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8268-9.ch002

APA

Marzuki, A. (2015). Impacts from Tourism Development in Langkawi Island, Malaysia. In S. Kumar, M. Dhiman, & A. Dahiya (Eds.), International Tourism and Hospitality in the Digital Age (pp. 21-33). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8268-9.ch002

Chicago

Marzuki, Azizan. "Impacts from Tourism Development in Langkawi Island, Malaysia." In International Tourism and Hospitality in the Digital Age, edited by Suresh Kumar, Mohinder Chand Dhiman, and Ashish Dahiya, 21-33. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8268-9.ch002

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Abstract

Based on a study conducted in Langkawi Island, this chapter attempts to track the progress of tourism development of the island since 1986 until year 2004. Although the government and private sector had invested a lot of money in providing public infrastructure and facilities to boost the tourism industry in the island, no study had been conducted to relate tourism spending with the impact of these developments towards the local economy and socio-culture. Nevertheless, results from semi-structured interviews with local stakeholders involving hotel managers, government and non-government organizations representatives, resort and tourism developers and community leaders show two key issues regarding the benefits of tourism development and the costs of tourism development. The analysis also found that despite the limitation and development issues, the benefits of tourism development in Langkawi far outweighed the costs accrued to the local populace.

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