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Dark tourism destination sustainability: assessing visitors’ motivation and experience towards disaster sites in Malaysia

Saad, Mazni and Ishak, Nur Fatihah and Abukhalifeh, Alaa Nimer and Abu Hassan, Norhaslin (2024) Dark tourism destination sustainability: assessing visitors’ motivation and experience towards disaster sites in Malaysia. Environmental-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 9 (27). pp. 249-254. E-ISSN 2398-4287

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Abstract

The primary purpose of this research is to understand how the dark tourism business related to disasters can be sustained by providing evidence from the visiting experiences. Specifically, the objective is to answer two-fold research questions. Opinions of 182 visitors who had experienced visiting the disaster were obtained through a survey questionnaire. Descriptive analysis verified the visitors' dark tourism motivation and emotional experiences for further decision by responsible authorities and tourism operators to improve the shortcomings of dark tourism sites based on tourists' experience of dark tourism in Malaysia. The results are, however, constrained by the snowballing sampling approach.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Dark Tourism; Travel Motivation; Emotional Experience; Revisit Intention
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) > G156.5.S87 Sustainable tourism
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Sustainable Tourism and Contemporary Languages
Depositing User: AP. Dr. Mazni Saad
Date Deposited: 28 Dec 2023 10:31
Last Modified: 10 Jul 2024 17:45
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/109674

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