Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia

This study investigated the tourists’ expenditure pattern in Melaka city and its contribution to the local economy. Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) was chosen to model the interaction for domestic and inbound tourists in transportation and shopping sectors and subsequently identif...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir, Bachok, Syahriah, Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
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spelling iium-521412017-12-26T08:25:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52141/ Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia Mohamed Osman, Mariana Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir Bachok, Syahriah Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn HD Industries. Land use. Labor This study investigated the tourists’ expenditure pattern in Melaka city and its contribution to the local economy. Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) was chosen to model the interaction for domestic and inbound tourists in transportation and shopping sectors and subsequently identify the local economic benefits. Results revealed that the tourists exhibited low expenditure levels (RM18.50 and below) in the transportation sector, contributing less benefits to the local economy as most tourists chose to walk. The tourists also demonstrated low levels of expenditure (RM75 and below) in the shopping sector, but contributed to the local economy by shopping in Jonker Street. Elsevier 2016-06-30 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52141/1/Local%20economic%20benefit%20in%20shopping%20and%20transportation%20%20a%20study%20on%20tourists%20expenditure%20in%20Melaka%20Malaysia.pdf Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir and Bachok, Syahriah and Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn (2016) Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 222. pp. 374-381. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816302610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.186
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Bachok, Syahriah
Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn
Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia
description This study investigated the tourists’ expenditure pattern in Melaka city and its contribution to the local economy. Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) was chosen to model the interaction for domestic and inbound tourists in transportation and shopping sectors and subsequently identify the local economic benefits. Results revealed that the tourists exhibited low expenditure levels (RM18.50 and below) in the transportation sector, contributing less benefits to the local economy as most tourists chose to walk. The tourists also demonstrated low levels of expenditure (RM75 and below) in the shopping sector, but contributed to the local economy by shopping in Jonker Street.
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author Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Bachok, Syahriah
Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn
author_facet Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir
Bachok, Syahriah
Ibrahimy, Muhammad Ibn
author_sort Mohamed Osman, Mariana
title Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia
title_short Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia
title_full Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia
title_fullStr Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in Melaka, Malaysia
title_sort local economic benefit in shopping and transportation: a study on tourists’ expenditure in melaka, malaysia
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/52141/
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