{"title":"RESIDENT’S PERCEPTION OF HERITAGE-BASED TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN KUALA TERENGGANU","authors":"Jassmin Johari","doi":"10.35631/jthem.833007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Terengganu is a unique state that has a diversity of arts and cultures, indirectly exploiting the uniqueness and beauty of its natural heritage to be commercialized. Therefore, developing heritage-based tourism activities is an idea that is seen as very relevant to promote economic growth in a heritage area such as Kuala Terengganu. This study used qualitative methods of interview. A total of four respondents and semi -structured interviews were guided by a set of core questions and designed for local’s based on the perception of heritage-based tourist attractions in Kuala Terengganu. The findings of the study found that heritage-based tourism is a field that should be continued and developed in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Therefore, the involvement of the locals plays an important role in developing and ensuring the survival of a heritage town. The findings also prove that the locals are involved and acknowledge the importance of developing heritage tourism in the town.","PeriodicalId":235421,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Environment Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.35631/jthem.833007","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Terengganu is a unique state that has a diversity of arts and cultures, indirectly exploiting the uniqueness and beauty of its natural heritage to be commercialized. Therefore, developing heritage-based tourism activities is an idea that is seen as very relevant to promote economic growth in a heritage area such as Kuala Terengganu. This study used qualitative methods of interview. A total of four respondents and semi -structured interviews were guided by a set of core questions and designed for local’s based on the perception of heritage-based tourist attractions in Kuala Terengganu. The findings of the study found that heritage-based tourism is a field that should be continued and developed in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. Therefore, the involvement of the locals plays an important role in developing and ensuring the survival of a heritage town. The findings also prove that the locals are involved and acknowledge the importance of developing heritage tourism in the town.