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Exploring Experiential Dimensions and Socio-Economic Impacts of Rural and Mountain Tourism on Local Communities in Sabah, Malaysia

Exploring Experiential Dimensions and Socio-Economic Impacts of Rural and Mountain Tourism on Local Communities in Sabah, Malaysia

Jennifer Kim Lian Chan, Boniface Doni Jiran
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781799813026|ISBN10: 1799813029|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799813033|EISBN13: 9781799813040
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1302-6.ch002
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Chan, Jennifer Kim Lian, and Boniface Doni Jiran. "Exploring Experiential Dimensions and Socio-Economic Impacts of Rural and Mountain Tourism on Local Communities in Sabah, Malaysia." Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism, edited by Devkant Kala and Satish Chandra Bagri, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 19-39. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1302-6.ch002

APA

Chan, J. K. & Jiran, B. D. (2020). Exploring Experiential Dimensions and Socio-Economic Impacts of Rural and Mountain Tourism on Local Communities in Sabah, Malaysia. In D. Kala & S. Bagri (Eds.), Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism (pp. 19-39). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1302-6.ch002

Chicago

Chan, Jennifer Kim Lian, and Boniface Doni Jiran. "Exploring Experiential Dimensions and Socio-Economic Impacts of Rural and Mountain Tourism on Local Communities in Sabah, Malaysia." In Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism, edited by Devkant Kala and Satish Chandra Bagri, 19-39. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1302-6.ch002

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Abstract

The chapter explores the key experiential dimensions of rural and mountain tourism and determines the economic and social aspects of rural tourism development on a selected site, namely Melangkap Tiong, an emerging new rural and mountain tourists' destination in Sabah, Malaysia. The chapter is divided into two sections. The first section briefly introduces rural and mountain tourism, and reviews the key components of the experiential dimensions of rural tourism and mountain destinations. The second section reports the key experiential dimensions and main economic and social benefits of rural and mountain tourism based on the interview responses from a total of 15 rural tourism operators located in Melangkap Tiong, Sabah, Malaysia.

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