Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah

This paper reports the findings of the issues and challenges in the backpacker industry and its potential to establish an association for the backpacker accommodation owner in Sabah. Issues in this accommodation segment which are Service Standard, Marketing Strategy, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Lack of...

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Main Author:	Franklin Hazley Lai
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	HC Economic history and conditions
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/9274/1/mt0000000413.pdf
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spelling	my-ums-ep.92742017-10-30T02:03:20Z Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah 2008 Franklin Hazley Lai HC Economic history and conditions This paper reports the findings of the issues and challenges in the backpacker industry and its potential to establish an association for the backpacker accommodation owner in Sabah. Issues in this accommodation segment which are Service Standard, Marketing Strategy, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Lack of representation, Lack of Affiliation had showed that there are a high needs of establish an association for backpacker accommodation operators. In order to ensure, the association continuously serve their member and the industry there are 9 challenges in running an association. The potential challenges that need to be observed carefully are chairman credibility, experience and knowledge, committee member support and commitment, financial resources planning, feasible and realistic objective, clear vision and mission of an association, to satisfy member's needs and wants, membership recruiting, service offered to the member and limited expertise. 2008 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/9274/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/9274/1/mt0000000413.pdf text en public masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah School of Business and Economics
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description	This paper reports the findings of the issues and challenges in the backpacker industry and its potential to establish an association for the backpacker accommodation owner in Sabah. Issues in this accommodation segment which are Service Standard, Marketing Strategy, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Lack of representation, Lack of Affiliation had showed that there are a high needs of establish an association for backpacker accommodation operators. In order to ensure, the association continuously serve their member and the industry there are 9 challenges in running an association. The potential challenges that need to be observed carefully are chairman credibility, experience and knowledge, committee member support and commitment, financial resources planning, feasible and realistic objective, clear vision and mission of an association, to satisfy member's needs and wants, membership recruiting, service offered to the member and limited expertise.
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title	Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah
title_short	Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah
title_full	Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah
title_fullStr	Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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Issues and challenges of the backpacker industry: The potential of establishing an association for backpacker accommodation operators in Sabah

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