Differential ethnic involvement in the Penang tourist industry: Some policy implications

• Main Author: Din, Abdul Kadir
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1986
• Subjects: GV Recreation Leisure
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/4856/1/Ab_Ka.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/4856/; http://www.ukm.my/penerbit/jademik.html
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This paper draws attention to the ethnic impact of tourism on the plural society of Penang. It suggests that extant models on tourism development pay inadequate attention to the multiethnic character of the host community which may serve to determine the manner in which benefits from tourism are dis...