Understanding cultural heritage visitor behavior: the case of Melaka as world heritage city

CBC Teo, NRM Khan, FH Abd Rahim - Procedia-Social and Behavioral …, 2014 - Elsevier
Visitors' interests traveling to Melaka have increased recently and expected to continue.
Melaka recorded one of the highest tourist arrivals ever in 2012 at 13.7 million tourists …

Tourist behaviour through consumption in Melaka world heritage site

NDM Khairi, HN Ismail… - Current Issues in Asian …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
The burgeoning popularity of World Heritage Sites (WHSs) has negatively impacted the
sustainability of the historic environment of the sites due to the increasing number of tourist …

Knowledge of tourist spatial behaviour to improve Melaka world heritage site management

ND Md Khairi, HN Ismail… - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The paper aims to comprehensively use the knowledge of tourist spatial behaviour
to improve World Heritage Site (WHS) management. Efficient heritage management can be …

Assessing the situational analysis of heritage tourism industry in Melaka

MAK bin Jailani, FA Rahim - Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Conservationists propose a stringent approach in protecting heritage site from possible
adverse effects such as damage, pollution, and social issues. Yet, promoters of tourism …

How heritage site tourists may become monument visitors

C Petr - Tourism Management, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to determine how to make tourists more interested in visiting the
core monument at heritage sites, rather than just sightseeing. More than 1200 responses …

Does the status of a UNESCO World Heritage City make a destination more attractive to Mainland Chinese tourists? A preliminary study of Melaka

LYY Moy, C Phongpanichanan - Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
The statistics projection by the China Academic (CTA), the number of outbound tourists from
China is in the range from 2015: 75-80 million, and 2020: 100-110 million. It is projected that …

Place meaning of the historic square as tourism attraction and community leisure space

K Zakariya, NZ Harun, M Mansor - Procedia-Social and Behavioral …, 2015 - Elsevier
Squares serve as an integral civic space in cities where historic events and socializing
activities take place. Theyare an attraction for locals and tourists alike. However, some …

Heritage site perceptions and motivations to visit

Y Poria, A Reichel, A Biran - Journal of travel research, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study has two main objectives:(1) to further explore the motivations of potential
visitors to a heritage site, and (2) to explore whether the relationships among the tourists' …

A study on tourists' tendency towards intangible cultural heritage as an attraction (case study: Isfahan, Iran)

H Masoud, M Mortazavi, NT Farsani - City, Culture and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Human civilization is a set of material and immaterial achievements, none of which was
produced without the other. Intangible cultural heritage and spiritual heritage are part of the …

Memorable tourist experiences in national parks: Impacts on future intentions and environmentally responsible behavior

S Obradović, V Stojanović, A Tešin, I Šećerov… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aims to investigate how national parks, identified as remarkable and, therefore,
worthy of the trip, are visited and experienced. The main objective of this study was to …