Musa, Ghazali and Kayat, Kalsom and Thirumoorthi, Thinaranjeney (2010) The experiential aspect of rural home-stay among Chinese and Malay students using diary method. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 10 (1). pp. 25-41. ISSN 1467-3584

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Abstract

Tourism involving home-stays is one of the Malaysian government's key efforts to diversify its cultural tourism product.Tourists to the programme are adopted by their foster families experience a more traditional life in Malay villages.Using a diary method, this study examines the experiential aspects of home-stay holidays among domestic students in Kampung Lonek.A total of 19 diaries were content-analyzed using NVivo, which is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer software package produced by QSR International. Based on the findings, the home-stay experiential model is developed which explains the different phases of travel experience and their components.The on-site experience reveals three distinct dimensions: ‘environmental experience’, ‘activity, culture and knowledge experience’ and ‘human interaction experience’. The study discusses the differences between Chinese and Malay students in their home-stay experience. The article highlights its methodological, theoretical and managerial contributions.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure
Divisions:	College of Law, Government and International Studies
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Kalsom Kayat
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2015 07:19
Last Modified:	30 Aug 2015 07:19
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/15258

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