Effects of travel characteristics on tourism expenditure: a case study of Malaysia young outbound tourists

• Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Syakir Amir, Bachok, Syahriah, Mahamod, Lukman Hakim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Institute of Planners 2023
• Subjects: BPG80 Islam and tourism. Sustainable tourism; BPH72 Economic development. Growth. Sustainable development. Sustainability; BPH830.3 Social systems. Urban groups. Cities and towns. Sustainable urban development; G Geography (General); G156.5.S87 Sustainable tourism; HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology; HT241 Urban ecology. Sustainable urban development; NA9080 Urban planners
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/104532/2/104532_Effects%20of%20Travel%20Characteristics.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104532/8/104532_EFFECTS%20OF%20TRAVEL%20CHARACTERISTICS%20ON%20TOURISM%20EXPENDITURE_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104532/; https://planningmalaysia.org/index.php/pmj/article/view/1233
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper aims to identify the travel characteristics determinants affecting tourism expenditure, among 40 young outbound tourists to Fukuoka Japan. Two hypotheses are tested using data collected from purposive sampling recruited via diary record survey. Pearson correlation explores the difference...