The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang

Gua Musang is a remote area that located at Kelantan Southern Region. Listed as a gateway in the Master Plan of East Coast Economic Region (ECER), this town is now getting more attention from various sectors. The location of Gua Musang which is between the major routes to East Coast Malaysia is havi...

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Main Author: Abdul Kadir, Irhanida
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5916/1/IrhanidaAbdulKadirMFAB2008.pdf
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spelling my-utm-ep.59162018-10-14T07:19:41Z The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang 2008-05 Abdul Kadir, Irhanida GE Environmental Sciences Gua Musang is a remote area that located at Kelantan Southern Region. Listed as a gateway in the Master Plan of East Coast Economic Region (ECER), this town is now getting more attention from various sectors. The location of Gua Musang which is between the major routes to East Coast Malaysia is having a potential to be developed as a major gateway in the region. Besides, Gua Musang is also blessed with natural attractions that can catch the attention of nature lovers. In this study, Trip Index has been used to study the travel pattern of the tourist. It is found from the study that Jalan Gua Musang-Merapoh is the main route used by the tourist to enter Kelantan. Market Appeal Model has also been used to evaluate and to determine the hierarchy of the attractions in the study area. On the other hand, data that have been gathered from the questionnaire survey is analysed to obtain the information regarding tourism demand dan tourist satisfaction of the study area. Tourism resources that having a potential to be developed have been identified and proposals to improve Gua Musang as a gateway have been done. 2008-05 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5916/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5916/1/IrhanidaAbdulKadirMFAB2008.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic GE Environmental Sciences
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Abdul Kadir, Irhanida
The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang
description Gua Musang is a remote area that located at Kelantan Southern Region. Listed as a gateway in the Master Plan of East Coast Economic Region (ECER), this town is now getting more attention from various sectors. The location of Gua Musang which is between the major routes to East Coast Malaysia is having a potential to be developed as a major gateway in the region. Besides, Gua Musang is also blessed with natural attractions that can catch the attention of nature lovers. In this study, Trip Index has been used to study the travel pattern of the tourist. It is found from the study that Jalan Gua Musang-Merapoh is the main route used by the tourist to enter Kelantan. Market Appeal Model has also been used to evaluate and to determine the hierarchy of the attractions in the study area. On the other hand, data that have been gathered from the questionnaire survey is analysed to obtain the information regarding tourism demand dan tourist satisfaction of the study area. Tourism resources that having a potential to be developed have been identified and proposals to improve Gua Musang as a gateway have been done.
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author Abdul Kadir, Irhanida
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title The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang
title_short The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang
title_full The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang
title_fullStr The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang
title_full_unstemmed The study of tourist flows and travel movement in Gua Musang
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granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
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publishDate 2008
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5916/1/IrhanidaAbdulKadirMFAB2008.pdf
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