Factors influencing environmental management practices among hotels in Malaysia.

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Samdin, Zaiton and Abdu Bakori, Kasimu and Hassan, Hamimah (2012) Factors influencing environmental management practices among hotels in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Economics, Business Management and Marketing, 13-14 May 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (pp. 30-33).

Abstract

This paper attempts to investigate the factors that influence hotel managers’ attitudes towards sustainable tourism practices (STP) in Kuala Lumpur and the state of Selangor in Malaysia. The study distributes 104 questionnaires to hotels ranging from one star to five-star categories including budget hotels. Out of this figure, 60 copies of the questionnaires were returned and analyzed. The finding revealed that of all the seven factors investigated, only the variables measuring incentives and knowledge have significantly influenced sustainable tourism practices in the country. Therefore, government and other green bodies within the country should continue to provide hotels with incentives for sound technologies. Moreover, the government agencies should continue to educate hoteliers on the relevance of environmental protection for the successful implementation of sustainable tourism practices.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Forestry Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
Notes:	Full text are available at Special Collection Division Office.
Keywords:	Attitude; Incentive; Knowledge; Sustainable tourism practices.
Depositing User:	Erni Suraya Abdul Aziz
Date Deposited:	07 May 2014 01:00
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2014 00:38
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27715
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